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TinkerHub Foundation, a Kerala-based non-profit startup fostering a technology learning culture among students and youth, has received a grant of ₹1 crore from Zerodha as part of their CSR activities.
The funding comes through the FOSS United Foundation, a non-profit established by Zerodha and ERPNext to promote a free and open-source coding culture in India. This grant is for a period of three years to support the activities of the organization, deepen impact, and set up physical spaces for open learning.
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Tinkerspace, a new initiative from TinkerHub, is a community learning space that offers anyone the opportunity to acquire and refine sought-after technology skills without any fees, facilitated by experienced industry mentors. It will improve employability, upskilling, and entrepreneurship and will open up in December at Kalamassery.
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Decline in late-stage investments and muted seed stage rounds cited as reasonsBeyond helping the organization grow, the support from one of the leading technology companies in India has lent credibility to the model that TinkerHub is creating, said Moosa Mehar MP, Co-Founder & CEO, TinkerHub.
TinkerHub began in 2014 as a small peer learning group within Cochin University and has since then expanded into a large community and non-profit organization. The TinkerHub model works through the creation of small, peer-to-peer learning communities within campuses where students help each other learn.
TinkerHub has over 14,000 registered members and operates in 75 college campuses throughout Kerala. They experiment with coding, future technologies, and tools, imbibing industry-relevant skills through learning while doing.
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