What do we do?
The “Vignana Jyothi Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence,” commonly known as “VJ Hub,” is a Section 8 company established on July 26, 2017, under the Companies Act (2013) in India. It is situated within the premises of VNRVJIET and VJIM in Pragathi Nagar, Bachupally, Hyderabad. VJ Hub specializes in providing pre-incubation, virtual incubation, and co-incubation support to startups. It has been an integral part of the Telangana Incubators and Enablers Network for over five years, contributing to the regional ecosystem.
Over the years, VJ Hub has nurtured more than 25 startups, with some being initiated by students, alumni, and faculty members of VNRVJIET. Notably, four startups have successfully graduated from the program in the past two years.
With a primary focus on the technology sector, VJ Hub extends support to startups in terms of infrastructure and mentorship. Startups are granted access to laboratory facilities at VNRVJIET and can leverage the opportunity to recruit interns or full-time employees from any educational institution affiliated with the not-for-profit society, Vignana Jyothi.
Startups founded by students, alumni, and faculty members are offered complimentary usage of VJ Hub’s facilities from the ideation stage onwards. Additionally, these startups are eligible to seek seed funding support from Vignana Jyothi. VJ Hub facilitates further investor connections through its extensive collaborations within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
