National Science Day Marks Launch of DreamXec Platform Connecting 43.3 Million Students to Research Funding

Ashish Trivedi, Founder and CEO, DreamXec, outlines ₹5,000 crore student innovation vision as Sanskar Seth, Co-Founder and Tech Lead, introduces milestone-based funding model

India, February 27, 2026: On National Science Day 2026, DreamXec has launched a dedicated student research and innovation crowdfunding platform aimed at widening access to funding for India’s 43.3 million higher education students.
Across more than 43,000 higher education institutions in the country, student projects in healthcare devices, irrigation systems, clean water solutions and renewable energy often remain incomplete due to limited access to early stage funding. While established institutions receive structured grants, students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 colleges frequently struggle to secure even ₹50,000 to develop prototypes.

DreamXec positions itself as a structured bridge between student ideas and potential supporters. The platform enables verified college students to create institutional profiles, upload projects with defined funding goals, secure optional faculty endorsements and publish them for public support through a transparent tracking system.
Supporters, including alumni, individual contributors and corporate CSR partners, can review projects, fund them directly and monitor milestone based progress.

Ashish Trivedi, Founder and CEO, DreamXec, said, “We are building the missing bridge in India’s research ecosystem. Alumni want to give back, CSR funds are available, institutions are under pressure to expand research output, and students have ideas worth backing. There has not been a structured way to connect all of them. DreamXec is designed to make research funding more transparent, accountable and accessible.”
Referencing the emphasis on research under policy frameworks such as NEP 2020 and the RDI scheme, he added that the platform seeks to support collaboration between students, faculty, alumni, institutions, CSR stakeholders and government systems to close funding gaps.

Sanskar Seth, Co-Founder and Tech Lead, DreamXec, said, “India has scale in education. What has been missing is accessible infrastructure. DreamXec is built to support large volumes of student participation while maintaining verification and accountability at every stage. Innovation should not depend on geography.”
At launch, DreamXec aims to onboard 100 colleges and 50 verified student projects across high impact sectors including agriculture, climate technology, healthcare and sustainable engineering. Over the next five years, the platform projects support for 400,000 students and mobilisation of ₹5,000 crore toward student led innovation.
Founded in 2025 and launched on National Science Day 2026, DreamXec positions itself between early ideation programmes and later stage startup funding, focusing exclusively on structured support for student research projects.

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