
K. T. Rama Rao
Minister of MA&UA, Industries and IT&CK. T. Rama Rao
Minister of MA&UA, Industries and IT&C
Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Principal Secretary, ITE&CJayesh Ranjan, IAS
Principal Secretary, ITE&CWhat is TSIC?
The Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) was set up in 2017 under the State Innovation Policy with a three-fold mandate.
1)To promote the culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the state.
2)To promote Innovation in Government departments and organizations.
3)To build a culture of Innovation from the school stage.
The Innovation Cell is headed by the Chief Innovation Officer, Ravi Narayan. The team includes the CIO along with 6 fellows who work towards nurturing young talent, foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the State.

Team

Akshita Kanthala
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Social Innovation
Previous: Research Associate at Poverty Learning Foundation
Akshita Kanthala
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Social Innovation
Previous: Research Associate at Poverty Learning Foundation

Annie Vijaya
Program Manager | Head- Sustainability & ScalabilityFocus Area: College Innovation | Grassroots Innovation
Previous: Lead Partnerships at Deshpande Foundation
Annie Vijaya
Program Manager | Head- Sustainability & ScalabilityFocus Area: College Innovation | Grassroots Innovation
Previous: Lead Partnerships at Deshpande Foundation

Apoorva Bhaskar Dasyam
Part-time FellowFocus area: School Innovation
Previous: Innovation Fellow at TSIC
Apoorva Bhaskar Dasyam
Part-time FellowFocus area: School Innovation
Previous: Innovation Fellow at TSIC

Dhruti Kalavapudi
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Creative Content Wizard at Whitenoise Design
Dhruti Kalavapudi
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Creative Content Wizard at Whitenoise Design

Gurkirat Singh
Innovation FellowFocus Area: District Innovation
Previous: Research Intern at Chief Minister of Office, Government of NCT of Delhi
Gurkirat Singh
Innovation FellowFocus Area: District Innovation
Previous: Research Intern at Chief Minister of Office, Government of NCT of Delhi

Krishna Chaitanya Kathala
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Member Research Development at International Association for the Engineers (IAENG)
Krishna Chaitanya Kathala
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Member Research Development at International Association for the Engineers (IAENG)

Manish Kumar Jaiswal
Program Manager | Head- Innovation OfficeFocus Area: Policy, Rankings, and Strategy
Previous: Associate at Chief Minister's Good Governance Associated Programme, Haryana
Manish Kumar Jaiswal
Program Manager | Head- Innovation OfficeFocus Area: Policy, Rankings, and Strategy
Previous: Associate at Chief Minister's Good Governance Associated Programme, Haryana

Pola Niharika
Project CoordinatorFocus area: Telangana Social Startups Network (TSSN)
Previous: Aptitude Trainer at Talentio Solutions
Pola Niharika
Project CoordinatorFocus area: Telangana Social Startups Network (TSSN)
Previous: Aptitude Trainer at Talentio Solutions

Prannay Kumar
Senior Innovation FellowFocus Area: Communication for Innovation
Previous: Journalist at The Pioneer, Hyderabad
Prannay Kumar
Senior Innovation FellowFocus Area: Communication for Innovation
Previous: Journalist at The Pioneer, Hyderabad

Ramesh Goud
TraineeFocus Area: Logistics & Admin Operations
Ramesh Goud
TraineeFocus Area: Logistics & Admin Operations

Ravi Narayan
Chief Innovation Officer, Govt. of Telangana(Also, CEO at T-Hub, Hyderabad)
Previous: Global Director, Microsoft for Startups
Ravi Narayan
Chief Innovation Officer, Govt. of Telangana(Also, CEO at T-Hub, Hyderabad)
Previous: Global Director, Microsoft for Startups

Rithika Reddy
Project Coordinator - Media & CommunicationsFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Core Team Member at I-PAC
Rithika Reddy
Project Coordinator - Media & CommunicationsFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Core Team Member at I-PAC

Rohit Pothukuchi
AdvisorFocus Area: Impact Assessment
(Also, Founder of Verdentum)
Rohit Pothukuchi
AdvisorFocus Area: Impact Assessment
(Also, Founder of Verdentum)

Samyuktha Ekkirala
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Innovation in School
Previous: Manager, State Operations at Indus Action
Samyuktha Ekkirala
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Innovation in School
Previous: Manager, State Operations at Indus Action

Simrith Kaur Hundal
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Associate Manager at TrueNature Learning & Development
Simrith Kaur Hundal
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Associate Manager at TrueNature Learning & Development

Srujana Yadav
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Research Consultant at Kabes Media
Srujana Yadav
Project CoordinatorFocus Area: State Startup Ranking
Previous: Research Consultant at Kabes Media

Viiveck Verma
Senior AdvisorFocus Area: Telangana Social Startup Network
(Also, Founder of Upsurge Global)
Viiveck Verma
Senior AdvisorFocus Area: Telangana Social Startup Network
(Also, Founder of Upsurge Global)
Alumni

Meraj Faheem
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Incubators
Meraj Faheem
Innovation Fellow
Phanindra Sama
Ex-Chief Innovation OfficerPhanindra Sama
Ex-Chief Innovation Officer
Prasad Boominathan
Innovation FellowFocus Area: School Innovations
Prasad Boominathan
Innovation Fellow
Simran Mehdiratta
Sr Innovation FellowFocus Area: Media and Communication
Simran Mehdiratta
Sr Innovation Fellow
Sri Nikitha Thummanapalli
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Innovation beyond Hyderabad
Sri Nikitha Thummanapalli
Innovation Fellow
Spoorthi Madhavaram
Innovation FellowFocus Area: VC connect
Spoorthi Madhavaram
Innovation Fellow
Tarun Kumar Davuluri
Sr Innovation FellowFocus Area: Community & Ecosystem Building for Startups; Mentor & Investor networks, Incubators;
E-cell activation in Colleges.
Tarun Kumar Davuluri
Sr Innovation Fellow
Tatta Mohan Krishna
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Government-Startup Relations
Previous: Manager, Business Development at Indifi
Tatta Mohan Krishna
Innovation FellowFocus Area: Government-Startup Relations
Previous: Manager, Business Development at Indifi