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Wadhwani INNOVATION

Research. Innovate. Impact.

INNOVATION & RESEARCH

Accelerating Innovation. Advancing Research. Creating Impact.

We bring together researchers, academic institutions, industry, governments, philanthropies, and ecosystem partners to accelerate the translation of breakthrough research which are >TRL 4 into products, startups, technologies, and scalable solutions that improve lives and strengthen innovation ecosystems.

Building Momentum. Impact in Our First Two Years

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Building India's Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation thrives through collaboration. Wadhwani Foundation brings together leading academic institutions, researchers, industry, governments, philanthropies, and ecosystem partners to accelerate research translation, commercialization, and real-world impact.

Today, this work is advanced through the Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) in India in collaboration with leading research institutions and ecosystem partners. Separately, Wadhwani Electronic Labs (WEL), established at IIT Bombay, continues to support hands-on engineering education and electronics innovation. Both initiatives receive philanthropic grant support from the Wadhwani Charitable Foundation (WCF).

Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN)

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Researchers • Universities • Research Institutions • Startups • Industry • Innovation Ecosystem Partners

The Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) is Wadhwani Foundation’s flagship innovation initiative in India. Through partnerships with leading academic and research institutions including IITs, IISc and C-CAMP, WIN accelerates the translation of breakthrough research into products, startups and scalable solutions.

WIN advances interdisciplinary research across priority areas including Artificial Intelligence, Advanced AI, Critical Minerals, Mining Semiconductor Technologies, Quantum Computing, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, HealthTech, Space Technologies and Critical Minerals.

Building India’s Translational Innovation Infrastructure

WIN is establishing a network of Innovation Centres across leading academic and research institutions, complemented by two flagship Innovation SuperHubs—the Wadhwani School of AI & Intelligent Systems at IIT Kanpur and the Wadhwani Health & Bio Hub at IIT Bombay. Together, these initiatives strengthen India’s translational innovation ecosystem through world-class research infrastructure, translational funding, commercialization support, mentorship and industry partnerships.

Scaling Innovation Through the National Innovation Network (NIN)

Building on the success of WIN, the National Innovation Network (NIN) is a collaborative initiative designed to extend the WIN model across India through partnerships with governments, philanthropies, CSR initiatives, corporates, academic institutions and research organizations.

NIN seeks to democratize access to translational research infrastructure and innovation support through a shared operational and governance framework developed by the Wadhwani Foundation. Through Innovation Access and strategic partnerships—including with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)—NIN aims to expand translational funding, strengthen innovation capacity and accelerate the commercialization of research across India.

Wadhwani Electronic Labs (WEL)

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Engineering Students • Researchers • Faculty • Academic Institutions

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Established at IIT Bombay, Wadhwani Electronic Labs (WEL) provides world-class infrastructure for electronics design, prototyping and hands-on engineering education. WEL enables students, researchers and faculty to transform ideas into working technologies while strengthening practical learning, research excellence and engineering innovation.

Advancing Innovation Together

Whether you’re a researcher, academic institution, startup, industry partner, philanthropist or government organization, collaborate with us to accelerate research translation and innovation that creates lasting societal impact.

What they say

Success Stories

With the Wadhwani Ignite Program at PEC, we saw a clear improvement in student confidence and clarity of thought. Students actively participated in pitch rounds and became sharper in articulating problems and solutions through continuous mentor feedback. Entrepreneurial activity on campus also strengthened, with teams building prototypes, engaging customers, and refining their ideas.

Rajesh Bhatia

Director - Punjab Engineering College

What makes Wadhwani Ignite special is their commitment to helping students develop entrepreneurial mindsets without asking for anything in return. After training more than 200 faculty members and reaching hundreds of students, we’re witnessing meaningful transformation across all our affiliated colleges.

Prof. Dr. C.S.R.K Prasad

Vice Chancellor, JNTU Kakinada

Ignite transforms students from job seekers into job creators while simultaneously enhancing their confidence, personality, and placement outcomes. The benefits extend far beyond entrepreneurship alone.

Prof. H. Sudarsana Rao

Vice Chancellor, JNTU Anantapur

Ignite platform’s strength is its ability to connect the dots—transforming abstract ideas into viable ventures through actionable frameworks delivered with clarity and precision. The transformation we’ve witnessed in our students has been truly remarkable.

Amrita Singh

Principal, Parul University

.ساعدني تدريب التواصل على استعادة طلاقتي في اللغة الإنجليزية، ومن خلال دورة التواصل، كان التعلم عن التفاوض والتواصل في بيئة العمل فعالًا جدًا بالنسبة لي

Ragesh

Student, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore

.حالياً، قمت بإنشاء سيرتي الذاتية وتدربت على مقابلات تجريبية من خلال دورة مهارات التوظيف التابعة لمؤسسة وادواني. شكراً لكم

Linet D Souza

Student, Manjunath Pai Memorial 1st grade College, KGTTI

During the training program, it helped me to prepare for the competition in person and write good email messages.

Manisha

Student, St Agnes College Autonomous, KGTTI Managlore

.ساعدني جزء المهارات الشخصية في دورة مهارات التوظيف من مؤسسة وادواني على الاستعداد لمقابلتي الشخصية وما بعدها

Karri Sai Kumar

Student, B. Sc. Samhitha Degree College

In the communication part it helps me to regain my fluency in English and with that in the communication course the learning about negotiation & workplace communication was an effective one for me.

Ragesh

Student, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore

Currently I have created Resume and practiced Mock interviews through the Wadhwani Employability Skills Course. Thank You

Linet D Souza

Student, Manjunath Pai Memorial 1st grade College, KGTTI

From the Wadhwani Skilling Program it helped me to get prepared for the interview and to write good emails.

Manisha

Student, St Agnes College Autonomous, KGTTI Managlore

The Soft skills part of the Wadhwani’ Foundation Employability Skills course helped me prepare for my interview and beyond.

Karri Sai Kumar

Student, B. Sc. Samhitha Degree College

As a Wadhwani participant, I learned valuable communication skills, enhanced by graphic design that visualized real-life learning situations.

Calista Rianti

Student, Pembangunan Panca Budi University

The EDL course at WEL allowed us to develop a precise, high-load programmable current source, addressing real-world needs in power electronics.

Harish Mokashi

B.Tech Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

WEL gave us the chance to design something practical and impactful.

Sahil Wani

B.Tech Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

Wadhwani Electronics Lab allowed us to turn our passion for robotics into a project with real-world applications.

Adityaya Dhande

Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

Wadhwani Foundation’s Entrepreneurship programs built my entrepreneurial mindset, refined our startup journey, and connected us to mentors who truly shaped ZephDroids UAVs into what it is today.

Shraddha Kale

Co-Founder, ZephDroids UAVs

The WGDT sessions provided valuable AI insights, benefiting all departments. We’re excited to implement these ideas, thanks to Wadhwani Foundation.

Keshav Chandra

IAS, Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration

The Wadhwani Foundation’s workshop has been immensely beneficial for our scientists, equipping us with crucial tools to enhance decision-making for a sustainable future.

Participant

Officer, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)

Through our partnership with WGDT, we aim to drive AI adoption for better public services, aligning with our goal of minimum government, maximum results.

Neha Jain

IAS, Special Secretary, IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh and State Coordinator for the Centre for e-Governance

We are pleased to collaborate with Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation. Their expertise has provided valuable insights to IFS officers.

Jagmohan Sharma

Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun

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Rajesh Bhatia

Director - Punjab Engineering College

Prof. Dr. C.S.R.K Prasad

Vice Chancellor, JNTU Kakinada

Prof. H. Sudarsana Rao

Vice Chancellor, JNTU Anantapur

Amrita Singh

Principal, Parul University

Ragesh

Student, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore

Linet D Souza

Student, Manjunath Pai Memorial 1st grade College, KGTTI

Manisha

Student, St Agnes College Autonomous, KGTTI Managlore

Karri Sai Kumar

Student, B. Sc. Samhitha Degree College

Ragesh

Student, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore

Linet D Souza

Student, Manjunath Pai Memorial 1st grade College, KGTTI

Manisha

Student, St Agnes College Autonomous, KGTTI Managlore

Karri Sai Kumar

Student, B. Sc. Samhitha Degree College

Calista Rianti

Student, Pembangunan Panca Budi University

Harish Mokashi

B.Tech Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

Sahil Wani

B.Tech Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

Adityaya Dhande

Student, WEL, IIT Bombay

Shraddha Kale

Co-Founder, ZephDroids UAVs

Keshav Chandra

IAS, Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration

Participant

Officer, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)

Neha Jain

IAS, Special Secretary, IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh and State Coordinator for the Centre for e-Governance

Jagmohan Sharma

Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun

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