LPU Student's Start-up Scores Rs. 1.70 Cr. from Google Cloud, Eyes USD 3M Seed Funding

Rounak Adhikary, a tech-oriented BSc Design student at Lovely Professional University (LPU), is making waves in the field of technological innovation. As the Founder and CEO of ProjectX.Cloud, Rounak has developed a groundbreaking cloud-based operating system aimed at eradicating hardware dependency across devices.

Rounaks visionary project has recently received a significant boost with an infusion of $200,000 (approximately 1.70 Crore INR) in infrastructure support from Google Cloud. This generous support not only highlights the tremendous technological potential of ProjectX.Cloud but also marks a crucial milestone in its growth trajectory, enabling enhanced development and scalability of its innovative cloud-based solution.

To add to the projects impressive achievements, Rounak is also about to secure a remarkable seed funding of 3 Million dollars (Approx. 24 Crore INR), signifying the strong investor interest in his venture.

The recognition for Rounaks groundbreaking work started with grants from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Ministry of Electronics and IT, amounting to Rs. 10 lakh. In addition to these grants, he has also been honoured with awards from the Microsoft Founders Program and AWS Activate Founders Program, totalling more than Rs. 50 lakhs in funding.