Our Innovation Philosophy
STARTUPS
We are a digital infrastructure services enabler serving Fortune 500 and large Enterprises globally, looking for disruptive start-up innovations. If you can help us drive that digital, hybrid environment of the future, then we promise to help you scale faster on back of our global market reach.
Our promise.
Network | Cloud | Security | IoT and Mobility
CUSTOMER AND PARTNERS
We are looking for ecosystem partners to collaborate with. Whether you are an Innovative Enterprise, VC / CVC, accelerator or trade group, if you have an idea or an innovative start-up looking to scale, then we’ll listen. We have an established program to engage with your portfolio in an agile way.
Let’s engage.
Collaborate | Co-create | Disrupt | Scale
EMPLOYEES
We believe innovation is a skill, not a talent. We employ a continuous, interactive, experiential learning and creation program called “Shape the Future”. We empower and fund our employees to incubate their startup ideas and take them to product-market fit and scale or spin out.
We create value.
Daring | Responsive | Inclusive | Venturing | Ethical
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STARTUPS
We are a digital infrastructure services enabler serving Fortune 500 and large Enterprises globally, looking for disruptive start-up innovations. If you can help us drive that digital, hybrid environment of the future, then we promise to help you scale faster on back of our global market reach. Our promise.Network | Cloud | Security | IoT and Mobility ![]()
CUSTOMER AND PARTNERS
We are looking for ecosystem partners to collaborate with. Whether you are an Innovative Enterprise, VC / CVC, accelerator or trade group, if you have an idea or an innovative start-up looking to scale, then we’ll listen. We have an established program to engage with your portfolio in an agile way. Let’s engage.Collaborate | Co-create | Disrupt | Scale ![]()
EMPLOYEES
We believe innovation is a skill, not a talent. We employ a continuous, interactive, experiential learning and creation program called “Shape the Future”. We empower and fund our employees to incubate their startup ideas and take them to product-market fit and scale or spin out. We create value.Daring | Responsive | Inclusive | Venturing | Ethical
“STF enables its portfolio of startups to act with the irrational exuberance required to innovate and break paradigms. It is difficult for a corporate startup incubator to promote that type of revolutionary mindset when the parent usually has more of an evolutionary mindset, but Tata Communications STF has managed to do it.”
Galeal Zino
Associate Vice President
Innovations Group – Netfoundry
Core Themes
Internet / Connectivity
Cloud / UC enablement
Cyber Security solutions
Cross-border Mobility / IoT
AI / Analytics
API Economy
Internal Ventures
“Shape the Future” program, focused on creating disruptive new businesses and a culture of innovation, right from our annual employee start-up competition to start-up incubation and acceleration, funding, scale up / spin out, and, employee-driven innovation clubs. Innovation starts from within.
Our Startups
External Venturing
We partner with a wide-range of ecosystem players from VC firms to corporate venture and innovation teams, disruptive start-ups, universities, accelerators and industry bodies to drive innovation. Our diverse and flexible partnership arrangements allow us to create truly collaborative relationships that add value to our customers in their digital transformation journey.
Startup Partnerships
Ecosystem Partnerships
“Innovation is about being daring. People remember your successes, not your failures.”
Ankur Jindal
Global Head – Corporate Venturing & Innovation
Tata Communications
Ankur Jindal
Global Head – Corporate Venturing & Innovation
Rashi Bedia
India Lead – Corporate Venturing & Innovation
Subhabrata Ganguly
America Lead – Corporate Venturing & Innovation
Gurdeep Singh
Lead – University collaboration
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Ankur Jindal
Global Head – Corporate Venturing & Innovation![rashi]()
Rashi Bedia
India Lead – Corporate Venturing & Innovation![Shubh-G]()
Subhabrata Ganguly
America Lead – Corporate Venturing & Innovation![Gurdeep-S]()
Gurdeep Singh
Lead – University collaboration