
Incubated at IIT Kanpur, CRUBN was started by the researchers, engineers, and leaders who created, innovated, and adopted cutting-edge blockchain technology under the aegis of the National Blockchain Project, IIT Kanpur. CRUBN provides state-of-the-art tools and technologies exclusively designed and adapted for Indian e-governance scenarios.
About Us
This phase target was to conduct a feasibility study to decide the blockchain technology to use, and to outline the research and validation as well as incubation plan.
Phase I
Feasibility study and report.
Development of blockchain technology, protocols, formal validation of tamper resistance property, and prototype development. An application on top of the prototype at the campus level will be used as a demonstration vehicle.
Phase II
Research and Development Phase.
The project is currently in Phase III. It includes implementation from prototype to production level application development, and working with government entities to demonstrate the use of the developed blockchain.
Phase III
Implementation and Incubation Phase.
This project has been funded by the National Security Council Secretariat to develop e-governance solutions using blockchain technology.
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Partner
Team
Promoters
Nilesh Vasita
Nilesh graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2020 with a B.Tech - MTech (Dual) Degree in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Kanpur. Since 2018, he has been involved in research and applications related to blockchain in which he worked on use cases like electronic health records, identity management, renewable energy, electronic voting, and land records. Apart from being adept in blockchains, he also specializes in creating privacy-preserving digital identity and credentialling ecosystems for large scale. He became a member of the National Blockchain Project at IIT Kanpur in 2019 and subsequently co-founded CRUBN Foundation in March ’20 for developing solutions to enable trustworthy digital interactions.

Co-Founder
Tanmay Yadav
Tanmay graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2021. He has been working in the blockchain space for the past 3 years and joined National Blockchain Project in 2019, during which he developed several blockchain POCs around e-governance. Later, he co-founded CRUBN Foundation in March’20 to pursue his interest in blockchain technology and deliver its benefits to the digital India ecosystem. Being a core team member of various student bodies at IITK, Tanmay possesses strong networking, collaboration, and management skills. He is a goal-driven executive who offers his expertise in business administration, achieving optimal growth, profitability, and strategic alliances. In addition,he is an empathetic leader and analytical thinker able to inspire and cultivate productive working relationships with coworkers and partners.

Co-Founder
Ras Dwivedi
Ras Dwivedi graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2011, and since then, he has been working in the critical infrastructure domain. He joined Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur under the supervision of Dr. Manindra Agarwal and Dr. Sandeep Shukla. His interest lies in blockchain, cryptography, and the formal verification of smart contracts. Working at National Blockchain Project since 2018, He has been instrumental in developing various privacy-preserving data-sharing frameworks that could be used in health records, identity management, renewable energy, electronic voting, and land records. In 2020 he cofounded CRUBN Foundation with a mission to bring transparency and accountability to e-governance using blockchains.

Co-Founder
Manindra Agarwal
Mukul graduated from IIT Bombay in 2017. Over the course of his 4+ years of professional experience he has been involved in various projects in the financial, e-governance and open-source domain. He has been a part a part of the National Blockchain Project at IIT Kanpur from February 2019 and is one of the Co-Founders of CRUBN Foundation. He has in-depth knowledge of various Blockchain platforms and is adept at software design and development.

Board Member
Sandeep K. Shukla
Mukul graduated from IIT Bombay in 2017. Over the course of his 4+ years of professional experience he has been involved in various projects in the financial, e-governance and open-source domain. He has been a part a part of the National Blockchain Project at IIT Kanpur from February 2019 and is one of the Co-Founders of CRUBN Foundation. He has in-depth knowledge of various Blockchain platforms and is adept at software design and development.

Board Member
Mukul Verma
Mukul graduated from IIT Bombay in 2017. Over the course of his 4+ years of professional experience he has been involved in various projects in the financial, e-governance and open-source domain. He has been a part a part of the National Blockchain Project at IIT Kanpur from February 2019 and is one of the Co-Founders of CRUBN Foundation. He has in-depth knowledge of various Blockchain platforms and is adept at software design and development.

Co-Founder
Media
NBP
PM Narendra Modi praises IIT-Kanpur for innovations, research and support. . .
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e-Procurement
IIT-K backed company to help Karnataka Government develop Blockchain Network
NBP appreciation post and tweet from PM Modi
e-Procurement
IIT-K incubated CRUBN to ease hassles of existing e-governance systems
NBP appreciation post and tweet from PM Modi
e-Procurement
IIT-K backed company to help Karnataka Government develop Blockchain Network
NBP appreciation post and tweet from PM Modi
Land Registry
Karnataka to use blockchain for property registration
NBP appreciation post and tweet from PM Modi
e-Procurement
IIT-K backed company to help Karnataka Government develop Blockchain Network
NBP appreciation post and tweet from PM Modi