HCL Co-Founders Ajai Chowdhry, Arjun Malhotra Launch EPIC Foundation To Promote 'Atmanirbhar' In Electronics Manufacturing, Dr Satya Gupta Roped In As CEO

HCL Co-Founders Ajai Chowdhry And Arjun Malhotra have announced the formation of EPIC (Electronic Products Innovation Consortium) Foundation, a non-profit organization with the objective to create Indian Electronics products and Indian Brands in high-impact/high-Volume categories and manufacturing semiconductor chips by scaling volume of Indian Electronics products.

The foundation has roped in noted industry expert Dr Satya Gupta as the CEO. Several industry leaders, academicians, venture capitalists and management experts will serve as advisors to the foundation.

EPIC team is already working with various partners on 2 'National importance' products from the list of 10 focus products.

A 'Made in India' 10.1 Inch tablet for education based on AI/ML driven inter-lingual translation across Indian Languages (Voice-2-Voice, Text-2-Text etc.) and an Indian LED driver chip for LED Bulbs have been identified as the key priority.

EPIC foundation will be officially inaugurated on 13th April.