IT services firm Wipro's newly launched Silicon Valley Innovation Center will support the work of the company's corporate venturing vehicle, Wipro Ventures.

India-based IT services firm Wipro has launched an innovation centre in Mountain View, California, which will work with local startups.

The company’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center will function as a research and development and incubation hub focusing on areas such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, hyperspectral imaging, machine vision, and collaborative robotics and automation technology.

In addition to forging technology research partnerships with US universities, the centre will support Wipro’s corporate venturing unit, Wipro Ventures, in its work with portfolio…