Call for Startup 2025: DKST ITB Seeks Potential Startups to Develop Innovations

The Directorate of Science and Technology Area (DKST) of the Bandung Institute of Technology officially opened the Call for Startup 2025 program from September 10–16, 2025. This program aims to source and nurture potential startups based on technological, artistic, or design innovations, with team members consisting of ITB students, alumni, or academic community members.

Through this program, selected startups will receive business assistance, mentoring from practitioners and academics, access to industrial and investor networks, as well as coworking space facilities at the Science and Techno Park ITB Ganesha and the ITB Innovation Park Summarecon Gedebage.

This program is open to teams of 2–5 members, with at least one member possessing relevant technological expertise. Registering startups must already have an early prototype or minimum viable product (MVP), a business model design, and have previously tested their product on prospective users.

The focus areas designated this year include :

• Food and Health

• Energy and Environment

• Transportation, Infrastructure, and Disaster Mitigation

• ICT, AI, IoT, and Services

• Defense

In addition to intensive mentoring, selected startups will also have the opportunity to gain market access, legal and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) support, and recommendation opportunities for relevant grants or funding through ITB.

Targeting to recruit 5–10 potential startups, this program is expected to foster a young generation of technopreneurs who are ready to face global challenges.

📌 Further information and registration can be accessed through the following link:
👉 https://bit.ly/DKST-CallStartUP2025