India, April 30 -- The IIT-Madras announced that it has achieved a milestone in deep-tech entrepreneurship, incubating over 100 startups for the second consecutive year under its 'Startup Shatam' mission. Through its nodal incubator, IITM Incubation Cell (IITMIC), the institute incubated 112 startups in FY 2025-26, building on last year's milestone. In parallel, IIT Madras sustained its innovation momentum, filing 431 patents during the year and reinforcing its leadership in translating research into real-world impact, a release from IIT-Madras said.

Professor V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, who had set the goal of '100 startups a year' in 2024 and 'one patent a day' in 2023, made the announcements to students, faculty, researchers and...