Chairperson
Shree Atar Singh
Chairperson of Aryabhata Innovation & Research Foundation.
About AIRF
A foundation built around regional enterprise and practical incubation.
Aryabhata Innovation & Research Foundation is a Section 8 technology business incubator based in Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh.
Vision
Make serious innovation possible outside the usual startup centres.
AIRF's published focus is rural, Tier-2 and Tier-3 founders and MSMEs. The institution is structured to connect practical learning, incubation, acceleration and partnerships.
FocusRural founders · Tier-2 and Tier-3 ecosystems · MSMEs
How AIRF works
A staged model rather than one generic programme.
Different founder stages need different forms of support. AIRF's programme structure reflects that distinction.
01
Learn
Bootcamps and Gyan Setu create practical skills and awareness.
02
Validate
Udbhav focuses on the problem, solution and early prototype.
03
Build
General Incubation provides structured support for registered startups.
04
Scale
Utkarsh addresses scale-readiness, fundraising and market access.
Team
The people behind AIRF.
Leadership names and roles are presented from the AIRF material supplied for this website. Where a final photograph was not supplied in the working package, the site uses a custom AIRF SVG visual rather than a stock image.
Advisor & Mentor
Mr. Prashant Singh
Advisor and mentor to AIRF.
Assistant Manager
Mr. Nishant Dixit
Assistant Manager at AIRF.
Executive
Risabh Katiyar
Executive at AIRF.
Governance
Institutional information should be clear.
AIRF is a Section 8 organisation. Public information should be published only after verification, including programme dates, fees, eligibility, partner relationships and any performance claims.
Business details
Legal name
Aryabhata Innovation & Research
Foundation
CIN
U88900UP2026NPL252885
Location
Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh