ISB unveils AI Factory Building as part of AI Venture Initiative

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched the AI Factory under its AI Venture Initiative (AIVI) to convert India’s AI potential into scalable, responsible solutions. The platform integrates research, entrepreneurship, and industry to accelerate AI-driven innovation and market readiness

Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched the AI Factory, as part of the AI Venture Initiative (Aivi), a first-of-its-kind platform aimed at translating India’s AI potential into impactful, market-ready solutions.

The launch at the ISB Hyderabad campus brought together over 650 entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, corporate leaders, and innovators, reflecting the full spectrum of India’s AI ambitions, a press release said.

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The event featured over 30 speakers, including Abhishek Singh, CEO, India AI Mission, Additional Secretary, MeitY, and DG, NIC, Prof Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, Prof Bhagwan Chowdhry, Faculty Director, ISB I-Venture and others.

The AI Factory at ISB is designed to help innovators, startups, and researchers transform bold AI ideas into deployable, responsible, high-impact solutions that can revolutionise industries and improve lives.

The platform combines ISB’s academic rigour with market relevance through six integrated engines – AI labs and testbeds, a discovery marketplace, go-to-market and scale support, infrastructure access, responsible AI frameworks, and research-to-venture translation.