WaveX, the dedicated startup accelerator platform under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting’s WAVES initiative, has announced the launch of seven new incubation centers across India, in addition to the existing facility at the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai. This marks the first time that a dedicated accelerator-cum-incubator program has been rolled out specifically for startups in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics) and XR (Extended Reality) domains.

The newly announced centers will be established at the following institutions: • Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi • IIMC, Jammu • IIMC, Dhenkanal, Odisha • IIMC, Kottayam, Kerala • IIMC, Amravati, Maharashtra • Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pun

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