Overview

• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the flagship facility at Mangalagiri and virtually launched centers in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajamahendravaram, Tirupati and Anantapur, with Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran and other industry leaders in attendance.
• The hubs will be funded and managed by private partners, with partial seed capital and grants provided via the A.P. Innovation Society under the 2024–2029 innovation and startup policy.
• Zonal mentorship was assigned to major groups: GMR for Visakhapatnam, Greenko for Rajamahendravaram, MEIL for Vijayawada, Adani for Tirupati and Jindal for Anantapur.
• The Anantapur spoke is housed at the JNTU-Anantapur administration building, with local universities identified as knowledge partners to channel student innovators.
• The state’s Aavishkarana Andhra drive received a Guinness World Records mention for 1.67 lakh online registrations in 24 hours, reinforcing the goal of one entrepreneur in every family.