ixigo Co-founder Rajnish Kumar Launches Rs 1 Crore Fund for IIT Kanpur Startups
ixigo co-founder and Group Co-CEO Rajnish Kumar launched the Made in Fire Fund, a Rs 1 crore initiative to support graduating IIT Kanpur students pursuing entrepreneurship. The fund will provide Rs 10 lakh in non-dilutive prototype funding to 10 technology-led startups from each graduating batch. Beyond funding, selected founders will receive mentorship, product guidance, hiring support, and investor introductions. The initiative focuses on ventures addressing meaningful problems across emerging technology sectors.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (69/100). Lens Score 37/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, news18, moneycontrol. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (62–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
moneycontrol broke this story on 28 Oct, 09:00 am. Other outlets followed.