Mangaluru: Niveus Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an award-winning Google Cloud partner on Thursday inaugurated its largest office in the country here in Mangaluru.

Sprawling across 16,000 sq. ft, with a seating capacity of 210 staff, it is the largest office of the company in India. The company has around 300 employees working from various locations in India and Singapore.

Speaking after the inauguration of the new office, actor Rakshith Shetty said he was surprised to see Mangaluru and Udupi becoming base for a global cloud engineering organization such as Niveus. He said there was lot of untapped potential in the region, be it in technology, medicine, or even arts. When the talent gets access to the right infrastructure, there was no limit to what they could achieve, he said.

Niveus CEO Suyog Shetty said the organization has seen tremendous growth in business and operations in recent times, registering an over 300% growth year on year. The Mangaluru office offers opportunities to software professionals in the region where the immense pool of talent is available from the education hub. The setup is another key step to attracting and retaining the best of talents in the region, he said.

Niveus has been empowering industry leaders, including top private banks and leading asset management companies, and customers to leverage cloud technologies and harness the power of cloud services to build resilient infrastructures that scale. It recently expanded to the ASEAN region, setting up a hub in Singapore and onboarding new customers.

Niveus was funded in 2013 by Suyog Shetty, Rashmi George, Roshan Bava, and Mohsin Khan.

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Mangalore: The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), Mangalore, successfully hosted a two-day workshop on “The Indian Startup and MSME Ecosystem in the Age of AI” on December 4th and 5th, 2024. The event, aimed at equipping participants with knowledge about the evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem and the transformative role of artificial intelligence, was attended by around 150 students, faculty also Research Scholars and facutly from other institutes as well participated in the event.

The workshop commenced with a Welcome Address by Dr. Vasantha Kumar, Organizing Chair and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, emphasizing the importance of startups and MSMEs in India’s economy and the potential of AI in fostering innovation and sustainability.

The Inaugural Speech was delivered by Dr. S I Manjur Basha, Patron of the event and Principal of BIT, who spoke about the institution’s commitment to bridging the gap between academia and industry through such initiatives.

Prof. Gokuldas M, Assistant Professor and one of the Event Coordinators, introduced the Chief Guest, Mr. Chetan Kumar G S, Founder and CEO of Initium Incubation and Mentoring Consultancy and Mr. Santhosh V., Project Director at Skill & MSME,Initium Incubation and Mentoring Consultancy Bengaluru.

In his keynote address, Mr. Chetan Kumar shared his experiences as a national startup mentor and provided deep insights into navigating the challenges of the startup ecosystem in the AI age.

The workshop featured technical sessions by the speakers. Their presentations covered government support schemes, funding opportunities, and AI-driven business models, offering actionable insights for budding entrepreneurs.

A key highlight of the event was the Student Activity Session, where participants pitched innovative ideas with the potential to become startups. This session provided a platform for students to showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills while receiving constructive feedback from the Chief Guest and Resource Person.

The event concluded with a Valedictory Note and Vote of Thanks by Dr. Sandeep Nambiar , Assistant Professor and Event Coordinator.

During the Validity Ceremony, the Chief Guest, Resource Person, were honored for their invaluable contributions. Certificates of participation were distributed to all attendees.

The workshop culminated with participants motivated to apply their learnings and contribute to India’s startup and MSME ecosystem.

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