About this Challenge

Open Challenge Program (OCP) is a platform where a startup gets an opportunity to solve problems through innovative solutions. The objective of Open Challenge Program (OCP) is to identity, recognize & reward aspiring and early-stage tech entrepreneurs. This platform facilitates aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators and their success through strategic networking, seed funding, mentoring, providing support for training, marketing, patenting, access to the CoE labs, tools, software and state-of-the-art incubation facility.

To create a holistic eco-system for encouraging R&D, Innovationand Entrepreneurship in the domain of Industry 4.0 i.e., Industrial IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Industrial Automation, Industrial Robotics, Industrial Drone, Industrial 3D Printing and other related technologies powered by AI were providing physical infrastructure and support services for prototyping, developing, testing & marketing through incubating start-ups in Industry 4.0.

STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth of PSUs with focus on Industry4.0. The selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

About this Challenge

Open Challenge Program (OCP) is a platform where a startup gets an opportunity to solve problems through innovative solutions. The objective of Open Challenge Program (OCP) is to identity, recognize & reward aspiring and early-stage tech entrepreneurs. This platform facilitates aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators and their success through strategic networking, seed funding, mentoring, providing support for training, marketing, patenting, access to the CoE labs, tools, software and state-of-the-art incubation facility.

To create a holistic eco-system for encouraging R&D, Innovationand Entrepreneurship in the domain of Industry 4.0 i.e., Industrial IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Industrial Automation, Industrial Robotics, Industrial Drone, Industrial 3D Printing and other related technologies powered by AI were providing physical infrastructure and support services for prototyping, developing, testing & marketing through incubating start-ups in Industry 4.0.

About this Challenge

Electropreneur Park, Bhubaneswar is organizing a Pan India Mining Challenge Program 2022 to solv real problems faced by Mining Companies, Industries & Citizens though Innovative solutions created by our Startups. The key takeaways of the challenge shall be paid POC for Startups, proper analysis of competitors, customers, problems and challenges faced in the mining industry, chalking out strategies and planning for building POC and prototyping. Solutions developed through these challenge contests could be applied for Heavy (e.g., Mining and Petrochemical) and Manufacturing Industries as well.

About this Challenge

OctaNE, a cluster of eight CoEs in the Northeast is inviting applications from the Startups/ Entrepreneurs for Open challenge Program in domain in IoT in Agriculture, Animation, Emerging Tech-AR/VR,IT Applications in Graphic Design, Gaming & Entertainment, Data Analytics & AI, IT Applications in Healthcare & Agritech and GIS Applications (incl. Drone Technology).
Open Challenge Program (OCP) is a platform where a Start-up gets an opportunity to get selected for CoEs to solve problems through innovative solutions. The objective of Open Challenge Program (OCP) is to identity, recognize & reward aspiring and early-stage tech entrepreneurs. This platform facilitates aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators and their success through strategic networking, seed funding, mentoring, providing support for training, marketing, patenting, access to the CoE labs, tools, software and state-of-the-art incubation facility.

About this Challenge

Creation of a holistic eco-system for encouraging R&D, innovation, Entrepreneurship in the AgriTech domain by providing physical infrastructure and support services for prototyping, developing, testing & marketing; to incubate start-up units to create innovative solutions to address the problems of farmers in the region; to provide business and technological mentorship & guidance in the domain; to provide networking services linking up with funding sources and other stakeholders (alumni, academic institutions,other incubators etc.); to enable creation of IPs domestically;

About this Challenge

“BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenge” is a joint initiative of STPI & Jio Things Pvt Ltd. (JTL) to encourage start-ups to brainstorm, design and build the next generation consumer/business centric innovative solutions for the next billion.

BuildForBharat initiative empowers startups to build great products and scale their offerings via multiple digital touchpoints on Jio Platforms with the support from best of Jio’s technology, platform, thought leadership, network and people.

Startups will receive mentorship and support around Tech, Product Strategy, UX, GTM, Business Models, Marketing, Monetization Strategy, Product Design, Customer Acquisition, Retention, Growth.

BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenge will also include deep dive sessions, workshops, one on one mentoring sessions. Basis the top challenges outlined by startups we look forward to pair them with those subject matter experts from Jio and the industry to overcome those challenges.

Who Can Apply

The challenge program invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups who are working in IoT domain. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India program are encouraged to participate in this program.

The start-up may be a

1. Private Limited Company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) or
2. Registered Partnership Firm (Regd. under section 59 of the Partnership Act, 1932) or
3. Limited Liability Partnership (under the Liability Partnership Act 2008)
4. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs.

The date of registration/incorporation must not be beyond 10 years.

Annual Turnover

Start-up should have an annual turnover not exceeding Rs. 100 crore for any of the financial years since its incorporation.

Original Entity

Entity should not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.

Innovative & Scalable

Entity working towards innovation, development or improvement of products, processes or services or if it is a scalable business model with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation.

General Guidelines

1. The contest is open to all where participants and teams can select problem statements which they wish to solve basis the defined themes.
2. Top 20 start-ups will be shortlisted across themes. Every Product Idea and Prototype will be offered mentorship by the respective Product Teams.
3. The shortlisted Top 20 start-ups have to be associated with anchor STPI CoE – IoT OpenLab, Bengaluru to avail benefits as per the Terms and Conditions.
4. The contest is open to all where attendees and teams can select problem statements which they wish to solve basis the defined themes.
5. The infrastructure / software(s) required for compiling / interpreting code solutions shall be borne by the team they represent.
6. Language compilers/ interpreters are open source applications that can be downloaded from the internet. Participants will need to submit the source code to a problem only. For example, codes written in Java should be submitted in .java format
7. The initiative supports coding in all languages of teams/individuals choice.
8. The team can have any combination of people with the maximum members being 4.
9. Teams can work on ideas that have already been done. If somebody wants to work on a common idea they should be allowed to do so and should be judged on the quality of their solution. These days it’s hard to find something that’s fully original and teams might not know an idea has been done before anyway.
10. Teams can work on an idea that they have worked on before (as long as they do not re-use code).
11. Teams can use libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects. Working on a project before the event and open-sourcing it for the sole purpose of using the code during the event is against the spirit of the rules and is not allowed.
12. Adding new features to existing projects is allowed. Judges will only consider new functionality introduced or new features added during the BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenging determining the winners.
13. Projects that violate the Code of Conduct are not allowed.
14. Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers’ discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the Competition Rules, breaking the Code of Conduct, or other unsporting behavior.

Focus Areas

1. Smart Assets
   1. Track and Trace
   2. Condition Monitoring
   3. Indoor and Outdoor Automation
   4. Industrial IoT (IIoT)
2. Smart Mobility
   1. Fleet Management
   2. Vehicle Diagnostics
   3. Connected Cars
   4. Cell based tracking
3. Smart Utilities
   1. Smart Energy Metering
   2. Smart Water Metering
   3. Smart Gas Metering

SELECTION PROCESS

Phase-1: Applications from start-ups are invited through an online contest portal

Phase-2: Shortlisting of 20 start-ups with Ideas, POCs and Solutions having strong potential through initial scrutiny

Phase-3: Selection of 3 winners through demonstration & pitch-in session followed by Build and deployment phase.

OFFERINGS

1. Monetary
   1. Total Prize Money: INR 10 Lakh
   1. 1st Prize Winner: INR 5 Lakh
   2. 2nd Prize Winner: INR 3 Lakh
   3. 3rd Prize Winner: INR 2 Lakh
2. Mentoring / Workshop
   1. Product Mentorship
   2. Engineering Mentorship
   3. In person Tech Workshops
   4. Forum and Community
   5. Exclusive community of leaders for mentorship within Jio’s rich leadership ecosystem
   6. Access to Nationwide STPI CoEs Network.
3. Technical
   1. IoT KICKSTARTER PACK – Total amounting to approx. INR 16 Lakh (~INR 80K per start-up for 20 start-ups)
   2. Ready-to-Work Plug & Play space as per requirement.
   3. Access to T&M Equipment, Tools and Sample Bank of Electronics.
   4. Full-time onsite experienced application engineering team and Technical and Business Mentoring by Chief Mentor.
   5. Internet Access.
   6. Access to Credits from the ECO system partners like Mathworks, AWS, etc.
   7. Direct Technical Support
   8. Specialized Pilot Support
   9. Access to world-class JTL IoT Experience Zone
   10. Training on JTL Tools
   11. Product Credits
   12. Membership on JTL Platform
   13. Access to Developer IoT Devices
   14. Exclusive Design Workshops
   15. Tools for Growth
4. Market Connect & Outreach
   1. Access to Customers / Partners
   2. Complimentary Premium Ad Marketing Campaigns on multiple digital touchpoints on Jio Platforms
   3. First Market Access to JTL Platform
   4. Go-To-Market (GTM) Support, Press Release / Social Media Coverage
   5. Insights into Growth Hack Strategies
   6. Equity Free Support

INCENTIVES

IoT KICKSTARTER PACK for Start-ups

1. JTL will help start-ups begin their IoT journey with a “Kickstarter” kit and access to bleeding-edge technologies like NB-IoT and 5G
2. This kit will provide the start-ups with the technology backbone and enable them to focus on the business aspect of their solutions
3. The kit would include:
   1. NB-IoT/ LTE enabled Modules and NIC Cards
   2. SIMs and Connectivity
   3. Software Development Kits
   4. Integration with Jio Things Cloud Server
   5. Jio Things Platform Subscription

The PACK would help the start-ups in following ways:-

1. Software Development Kits/ Libraries enable easy development of applications
2. SIMs and Nationwide connectivity
3. Device Management
4. FOTA
5. Module diagnostics
6. Edge processing algorithms
7. Common protocol for all applications
8. Secure data storage on JTL’s cloud server
9. Subscription to JTL platform providing
   1. Tracking and Monitoring
   2. Analysis
   3. Alerts

TIMELINE

About this Challenge

OctaNE, a cluster of eight CoEs in the Northeast is inviting applications from the Startups/ Entrepreneurs for Open challenge Program in domain in IoT in Agriculture, Animation, Emerging Tech-AR/VR,IT Applications in Graphic Design, Gaming & Entertainment, Data Analytics & AI, IT Applications in Healthcare & Agritech and GIS Applications (incl. Drone Technology).
Open Challenge Program (OCP) is a platform where a Start-up gets an opportunity to get selected for CoEs to solve problems through innovative solutions. The objective of Open Challenge Program (OCP) is to identity, recognize & reward aspiring and early-stage tech entrepreneurs. This platform facilitates aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators and their success through strategic networking, seed funding, mentoring, providing support for training, marketing, patenting, access to the CoE labs, tools, software and state-of-the-art incubation facility.

About this Challenge

Creation of a holistic eco-system for encouraging R&D, innovation, Entrepreneurship in the AgriTech domain by providing physical infrastructure and support services for prototyping, developing, testing & marketing; to incubate start-up units to create innovative solutions to address the problems of farmers in the region; to provide business and technological mentorship & guidance in the domain; to provide networking services linking up with funding sources and other stakeholders (alumni, academic institutions,other incubators etc.); to enable creation of IPs domestically;

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 TN economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through Chunauti 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Smart Manufacturing IT Solutions in emerging technologies like AI in Fintech, IoT, etc. that can ENHANCE experience of Digital India with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Financial Services, E-Governance Solutions, Tourism & Hospitality, Cyber Security, Supply Chain & Logistics and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected start-ups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Finance Services
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Smart Agriculture
4. AI in Fintech
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Cyber Security
7. Education & Skill Enhancement
8. Tourism & Hospitality
9. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

Emerge is a challenge program for innovators working on ideas, solutions or products based on Emerging Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML/DL), ADAS & Mobility, IoT, Silicon Design & Manufacturing (IIoT), Cloud Computing/Big Data/Analytics, 5G & Edge, Blockchain, GIS Mapping & Drones and Robotics & Nanotech.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Urban development
2. Healthcare & Pharma
3. Automotive, Aerospace and Defence
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Industrial products
7. Digitization and telecommunication
8. Agricultural
9. Infrastructure and logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through NGIS CHUNAUTI CONTEST STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Digital India enabling Social Empowerment with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through NGIS CHUNAUTI CONTEST STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Digital India enabling Social Empowerment with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Technology Solutions using high end technology like AI/ML, IoT etc that can ENHANCE experience of Digital India with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 TN economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Transforming Digital India by developing innovative solutions using emerging technologies in Banking & Financial Sector which helps start-up to create application for domains such as Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, E-Governance Solutions, Tourism & Hospitality, Cyber Security, Supply Chain & Logistics and Environment etc to make financial transaction . As in the previous contests, selected start-ups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, Through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI at NGIS-Bhubaneswar location is looking to identify and support promising start-up working in Deep-Tech sector with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Emerging Technologies
2. Healthcare
3. Industrial Automation
4. Disaster Management
5. Smart City Solutions
6. Agri-Tech
7. Education
8. Energy

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Challenge

“BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenge” is a joint initiative of STPI & Jio Things Pvt Ltd. (JTL) to encourage start-ups to brainstorm, design and build the next generation consumer/business centric innovative solutions for the next billion.

BuildForBharat initiative empowers startups to build great products and scale their offerings via multiple digital touchpoints on Jio Platforms with the support from best of Jio’s technology, platform, thought leadership, network and people.

Startups will receive mentorship and support around Tech, Product Strategy, UX, GTM, Business Models, Marketing, Monetization Strategy, Product Design, Customer Acquisition, Retention, Growth.

BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenge will also include deep dive sessions, workshops, one on one mentoring sessions. Basis the top challenges outlined by startups we look forward to pair them with those subject matter experts from Jio and the industry to overcome those challenges.

Who Can Apply

The challenge program invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups who are working in IoT domain. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India program are encouraged to participate in this program.

The start-up may be a

1. Private Limited Company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) or
2. Registered Partnership Firm (Regd. under section 59 of the Partnership Act, 1932) or
3. Limited Liability Partnership (under the Liability Partnership Act 2008)
4. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs.

The date of registration/incorporation must not be beyond 10 years.

Annual Turnover

Start-up should have an annual turnover not exceeding Rs. 100 crore for any of the financial years since its incorporation.

Original Entity

Entity should not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.

Innovative & Scalable

Entity working towards innovation, development or improvement of products, processes or services or if it is a scalable business model with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation.

General Guidelines

1. The contest is open to all where participants and teams can select problem statements which they wish to solve basis the defined themes.
2. Top 20 start-ups will be shortlisted across themes. Every Product Idea and Prototype will be offered mentorship by the respective Product Teams.
3. The shortlisted Top 20 start-ups have to be associated with anchor STPI CoE – IoT OpenLab, Bengaluru to avail benefits as per the Terms and Conditions.
4. The contest is open to all where attendees and teams can select problem statements which they wish to solve basis the defined themes.
5. The infrastructure / software(s) required for compiling / interpreting code solutions shall be borne by the team they represent.
6. Language compilers/ interpreters are open source applications that can be downloaded from the internet. Participants will need to submit the source code to a problem only. For example, codes written in Java should be submitted in .java format
7. The initiative supports coding in all languages of teams/individuals choice.
8. The team can have any combination of people with the maximum members being 4.
9. Teams can work on ideas that have already been done. If somebody wants to work on a common idea they should be allowed to do so and should be judged on the quality of their solution. These days it’s hard to find something that’s fully original and teams might not know an idea has been done before anyway.
10. Teams can work on an idea that they have worked on before (as long as they do not re-use code).
11. Teams can use libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects. Working on a project before the event and open-sourcing it for the sole purpose of using the code during the event is against the spirit of the rules and is not allowed.
12. Adding new features to existing projects is allowed. Judges will only consider new functionality introduced or new features added during the BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenging determining the winners.
13. Projects that violate the Code of Conduct are not allowed.
14. Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers’ discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the Competition Rules, breaking the Code of Conduct, or other unsporting behavior.

Focus Areas

1. Smart Assets
   1. Track and Trace
   2. Condition Monitoring
   3. Indoor and Outdoor Automation
   4. Industrial IoT (IIoT)
2. Smart Mobility
   1. Fleet Management
   2. Vehicle Diagnostics
   3. Connected Cars
   4. Cell based tracking
3. Smart Utilities
   1. Smart Energy Metering
   2. Smart Water Metering
   3. Smart Gas Metering

SELECTION PROCESS

Phase-1: Applications from start-ups are invited through an online contest portal

Phase-2: Shortlisting of 20 start-ups with Ideas, POCs and Solutions having strong potential through initial scrutiny

Phase-3: Selection of 3 winners through demonstration & pitch-in session followed by Build and deployment phase.

OFFERINGS

1. Monetary
   1. Total Prize Money: INR 10 Lakh
   1. 1st Prize Winner: INR 5 Lakh
   2. 2nd Prize Winner: INR 3 Lakh
   3. 3rd Prize Winner: INR 2 Lakh
2. Mentoring / Workshop
   1. Product Mentorship
   2. Engineering Mentorship
   3. In person Tech Workshops
   4. Forum and Community
   5. Exclusive community of leaders for mentorship within Jio’s rich leadership ecosystem
   6. Access to Nationwide STPI CoEs Network.
3. Technical
   1. IoT KICKSTARTER PACK – Total amounting to approx. INR 16 Lakh (~INR 80K per start-up for 20 start-ups)
   2. Ready-to-Work Plug & Play space as per requirement.
   3. Access to T&M Equipment, Tools and Sample Bank of Electronics.
   4. Full-time onsite experienced application engineering team and Technical and Business Mentoring by Chief Mentor.
   5. Internet Access.
   6. Access to Credits from the ECO system partners like Mathworks, AWS, etc.
   7. Direct Technical Support
   8. Specialized Pilot Support
   9. Access to world-class JTL IoT Experience Zone
   10. Training on JTL Tools
   11. Product Credits
   12. Membership on JTL Platform
   13. Access to Developer IoT Devices
   14. Exclusive Design Workshops
   15. Tools for Growth
4. Market Connect & Outreach
   1. Access to Customers / Partners
   2. Complimentary Premium Ad Marketing Campaigns on multiple digital touchpoints on Jio Platforms
   3. First Market Access to JTL Platform
   4. Go-To-Market (GTM) Support, Press Release / Social Media Coverage
   5. Insights into Growth Hack Strategies
   6. Equity Free Support

INCENTIVES

IoT KICKSTARTER PACK for Start-ups

1. JTL will help start-ups begin their IoT journey with a “Kickstarter” kit and access to bleeding-edge technologies like NB-IoT and 5G
2. This kit will provide the start-ups with the technology backbone and enable them to focus on the business aspect of their solutions
3. The kit would include:
   1. NB-IoT/ LTE enabled Modules and NIC Cards
   2. SIMs and Connectivity
   3. Software Development Kits
   4. Integration with Jio Things Cloud Server
   5. Jio Things Platform Subscription

The PACK would help the start-ups in following ways:-

1. Software Development Kits/ Libraries enable easy development of applications
2. SIMs and Nationwide connectivity
3. Device Management
4. FOTA
5. Module diagnostics
6. Edge processing algorithms
7. Common protocol for all applications
8. Secure data storage on JTL’s cloud server
9. Subscription to JTL platform providing
   1. Tracking and Monitoring
   2. Analysis
   3. Alerts

TIMELINE

About this Challenge

Apiary – Centre of Entrepreneurship in Blockchain Technology is a Technology Business Incubator located at STPI, Gurugram. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Electronics & Information technology (MeitY). Apiary CoE has a mandate to onboard 100 start-ups over 5 years.

Objectives: To identify & support potential cutting-edge IT entrepreneurs especially in the field of Blockchain and significantly contribute towards product development, job creation and enhance economic health of the region.

Theme: The theme for the ICP 3.0 is “BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION THRU WEB 3.0”.

Location: The Apiary CoE is located in Gurugram, Haryana at C/o STPI, Plot No. 30, Electronic City, Phase IV,Udyog Vihar, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana (INDIA) – 122015.

Target Beneficiaries: 100 start-ups are expected to be benefitted over a period of 5 Years

Chief Mentor: Sh. Pankaj Thakar, Co-founder, PadUp Ventures Private Limited

Who Can Apply

Technology Domain:

The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups& Entrepreneurs who are working in Blockchain domain.

Company Type:

The start-up must be incorporated as a

1. Private Limited Company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) or
2. Registered Partnership Firm (Regd. under section 59 of the Partnership Act, 1932) or
Limited Liability Partnership (under the Liability Partnership Act 2008).

DPIIT Registration:

Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme. This is not a mandatory requirement for applying. However, start-ups must confirm to the definition of Start-ups prescribed by DPIIT.

Company Registration:

The start-up must be registered/incorporated within last 10 years as on date of opening of challenge. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate. However, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

Annual Turnover:

Start-up should have an annual turnover not exceeding Rs. 100 crore for any of the financial years since its incorporation.

Original Entity:

Entity should not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.

Innovative & Scalable:

Entity working towards innovation, development or improvement of products, processes or services or if it is a scalable business model with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation.

Haryana Registered Start-ups:

Start-ups from Haryana State are encouraged to participate in this program

Focus Areas

1. Blockchain Technology
2. Capital Markets &Financial Services
3. Global Trade & Commerce
4. Digital Identity
5. E-Governance
6. Agriculture
7. Industrial IoT
8. Supply chain Management
9. Energy & Sustainability
10. Healthcare &Lifesciences
11. Insurance, Law, Media & Entertainment
12. CBDC & Cryptocurrency
13. Gaming & E-Sports

SELECTION PROCESS

Apiary CoE Selection Process would be organized in three (3) phases: –

1. Phase-1: Applications from start-ups are invited through an online contest portal
2. Phase-2: Short listing of Ideas, POCs and Solutions having strong potential through initial scrutiny
3. Phase-3: Selection of start-ups for this program through pitch-in session.

The final set of companies shall present their business plan to the Start-up Evaluation & Selection Committee.

OFFERINGS

1. Prize Money to the tune of Rs. 200,000/- for the ‘Best 3 Start-ups of the ICP 3.0’, selected & onboarded to Apiary CoE through ICP 3.0
2. Apiary Selected Start-ups will get access to pitch to STPI’s Investors’ Partners Network to raise Seed / Angel & VC funding
3. State of Art Plug & Play Office Space at STPI, Gurugram
4. Opportunities to participate in various Governments’ Programme & Digitization Initiatives
5. Opportunities to work with various Governments’ problem statements
6. Opportunities to work with various Industries’ problem statements
7. Structured Training & Mentoring by Industry Expert / Domain Mentors
8. Access to IBM, Intel & Amazon Blockchain Platform
9. Secretarial Support for Company Formation, IPR Filings & Regulatory Compliances

TIMELINE

About this Challenge

Electropreneur Park (EP), Bhubaneswar is an ESDM Incubation Centre set up by STPI, with support from Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), Govt. of India and Govt. of Odisha as part of its PAN India initiative to create a network of Centres of Entrepreneurship. EP-BBSR is equipped with state-of-the-art advanced Lab, plug & play facilities for incubatees in the CoE. EP BBSR brings in a pool of mentors, academicians, investors & consultants in market intelligence with the major focus on patenting, converting ideas into successful products. This will help in accelerating innovation, enabling industry-oriented research and development of the talent pool in the ESDM domain.

Who Can Apply

1. Entity working towards innovation, development or improvement of products, processes or services or if it is a scalable business model with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation. Entity should not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this program.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate. However, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

Focus Areas

1. Startups, Innovators working in Deep-Tech sectors including Embedded system, Robotics, IoT, Computer Vision with applied Nextgen Technologies including AI, ML etc.
2. Startups working on Design of Low power Analog & Digital circuits, Low power hardware design, Semiconductor design etc.
3. ESDM solutions to solve challenges faced by Mining, Power transmission & Distribution corporation and other industries by using innovative technologies including IIoT, AI/ML, Wireless sensor network, Wearables etc.
4. ESDM solutions to Manage, Prevent the pre and post Disaster impacts faced using Innovative Technology applications.
5. Smart city Solutions which can be implemented across smart cities to solve problems in areas such as Traffic Management, Safety & Surveillance, Energy conservation, Lighting etc.
6. Agri-Tech Solutions to cater the challenges faced by Agri industry, Farmers etc. using Technology areas like Robotics, UAV, IoT, Computer Vision etc.
7. ESDM solutions to facilitate Energy monitoring, Logging, Conservation and Domestic/Corporate automation using Embedded system, IoT, AI/ML and sensor networks.

SELECTION PROCESS

1. Pre-Screening, Screening &Onboarding
2. Startup Selection & Evaluation Committee for Screening, Evaluation & Selection/Onboarding.
3. All the applications received shall be subject to a rigorous centralized multi-tier screening process with involvement of appropriate experts from respective domain and/or location as deemed fit.
4. Decision of the SSEC shall be final & binding on all.

OFFERINGS

The services available for the beneficiaries of Electropreneur Park, Bhubaneswar includes:

1. Physical infrastructure including state-of-the-art Ready-to-Work Plug & Play space
2. Pre-Incubation, Incubation & Virtual Incubation
3. State-of-the-art FabLab &ESDM Lab with advanced testing & measuring equipment, Double-layer PCB Prototyping machine, SMT Line, HV testing equipment, Domain specific software tools for the startups including MSOs, DC programmable power supplies, electronic load, ORCAD PCB design suite, Arbitrary Signal generators, Environmental test chambers etc.
4. Inhouse component bank covering wide range of evaluation boards, components to quick support the ESDM startups during their product development.
5. Financial assistance up to 50k for Components and Other services on onboarding.
6. Seed grant of Rs. 2 Lakhs to the startups incubated at Electropreneur Park-Bhubaneswar
7. Access to Reference Design Library
8. High Speed Internet Access
9. Direct mentoring from stalwarts of business/tech domain
10. Access to VC funding
11. Technical & Marketing Support
12. Access to 19+ CoE Labs PAN India
13. Facilitate collaboration with Government agencies & Industry
14. On-field demonstration of the solutions/products developed by startups
15. Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting Facilitation & other support Service.
16. Cross border collaboration via international promotional agency partners.
17. Selected startups get opportunity to pilot their product in global markets
18. Sponsorship to National/International level events to showcase your products for global exposure
19. Opportunity for joint R&D with corporate houses, industry & academia

INCENTIVES

Key take-aways on onboarding:

1. 12 months free software: MATLAB, Simulink and 90+ add-on products with up to 10 licenses per company Training on MATLAB, Simulink and deep learning onramps, online self-paced tutorials and 50% off Training Credits usable for all on-line and public classes
2. Portfolio Package: $5,000 AWS Promotional Credit, valid for up to 2 years. AWS Promotional Credit is designed to help you get started on AWS.
3. Financial assistance up to 50k for Components and Other services.

TIMELINE

 

 

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through NGIS CHUNAUTI CONTEST STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Digital India enabling Social Empowerment with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 TN economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through Chunauti 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Smart Manufacturing IT Solutions in emerging technologies like AI in Fintech, IoT, etc. that can ENHANCE experience of Digital India with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Financial Services, E-Governance Solutions, Tourism & Hospitality, Cyber Security, Supply Chain & Logistics and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected start-ups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Finance Services
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Smart Agriculture
4. AI in Fintech
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Cyber Security
7. Education & Skill Enhancement
8. Tourism & Hospitality
9. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

Emerge is a challenge program for innovators working on ideas, solutions or products based on Emerging Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML/DL), ADAS & Mobility, IoT, Silicon Design & Manufacturing (IIoT), Cloud Computing/Big Data/Analytics, 5G & Edge, Blockchain, GIS Mapping & Drones and Robotics & Nanotech.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Urban development
2. Healthcare & Pharma
3. Automotive, Aerospace and Defence
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Industrial products
7. Digitization and telecommunication
8. Agricultural
9. Infrastructure and logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through NGIS CHUNAUTI CONTEST STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Digital India enabling Social Empowerment with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising startup working towards digital transformation & accessible products/solutions enabling equitable & inclusive growth with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. Financial Services
5. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through NGIS CHUNAUTI CONTEST STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Digital India enabling Social Empowerment with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India domain specific CoEs of STPI may be leveraged.
7. Mentor, experts, industry network of STPI and MSH.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

1. A seed funding of up to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs will be provided through Financial Institution to each beneficiary/supported Start-ups selected through CHUNAUTI under NGIS based on innovative idea, novel solutions, strong team & sound business proposal.
   1. Disbursal of seed fund to Start-ups will be based on milestones achieved, periodic review and recommendations.
   2. Seed funding to Start-ups will be against equity participation by STPI or its affiliate.
2. Start-ups who are in ideation stage may be selected under pre-incubation programme & mentored for up to six months to evolve their business plan & solution around the proposed idea. Each intern (max 3 interns per start-up under pre-incubation) will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Cloud Credits from leading third-party service providers.

TIMELINE & Duration

About this Contest

Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.

NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online Challenges under NGIS.

STPI has been strengthening the start-up ecosystem, through policies, initiatives, and creation of 360-degree ecosystem. The current digital era where technology adoption has been high in the urban, educated and high to mid income group population, the rural, less formally educated and low-income group population is still in the digital inaccessibility group. The ecosystem trends also clearly highlight that the sectors contributing significantly towards $1 Tn economy focus on the inaccessibility group. It is also seen that physically disabled population also forms a significant share of digital inaccessibility group. The inaccessibility group mostly resides in and around Tier II and III cities therefore the need is for hyper localized digital products/solution. Accordingly, to boost the localized innovations from Tier II & III cities, through CHUNAUTI 4.0 STPI is looking to identify and support promising start-ups working towards Technology Solutions using high end technology like AI/ML, IoT etc that can ENHANCE experience of Digital India with focus on sectors like Agriculture, Education, Healthcare & Wellness, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, and Environment etc. As in the previous contests, selected startups would be given physical infrastructure, funding assistance, access to networks, connects, learning and resources that are needed to build a scalable, profitable and global business.

WHO CAN APPLY

The eligibility criteria for a start-up to apply in the CHUNAUTI3.0 program shall be as follows:

1. The challenge invites the proposals/applications from Indian Start-ups# who are working in domain related to software product development.
2. Start-ups registered with DPIIT under start-up India programme are encouraged to participate in this programme.
3. Individual Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, partnership firms, LLPs may also participate, however, if they are selected then they will have to register as private limited company in a stipulated time (preferably within 3 months).

#At least 51% shareholding with Indian citizen or person of Indian origin. The applicant’s entity should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.

Note: The Start-ups submitting the proposals/applications can be in any of the following stages.

1. Ideation Stage Start-up: An individual or team of individuals has an innovative product idea and wish to focus on developing that idea into a business.
2. Validation Stage Start-up: A validated proof-of-concept exists in a way that the prototype is anticipated to be ready in the foreseeable future.

Alternatively, the prototype is ready and awaiting testing and validation.

3. Early Traction Start-up: The product has been validated and the start-up needs support in establishing itself as a business.
4. Scaling Stage Start-up: The start-up has initial revenue from customers and needs support in scaling its business & product portfolio.

Idea / Product / Solution Focus:

Key Focus Sector:

Startups having innovative Idea/Product/Solution focused including but not limited to the following:

1. Agriculture
2. Healthcare & Wellness
3. Education & Skill Enhancement
4. E-governance Solutions – last mile online delivery of services to citizenry
5. Financial Services
6. Tourism & Hospitality
7. Cyber Security
8. Supply Chain and Logistics

OFFERINGS

1. Ready to work Plug-n-Play incubation space along with highspeed internet access within the constraint of lockdown & thereafter.
2. Networking opportunities/Industry connect and Go-to market support for exhibiting/showcasing products/solutions through various National/International events/workshops/exhibitions.
3. Full-fledged security & vulnerability testing of Software Products through the dedicated Software Product Security Testing (SPST) facility.
4. Access to VCs for funding support.
5. Advisory Services such as HR, Legal, Accounting, IPR/Patenting and other support services.
6. Facilities and services including mentoring, networking/industry connects, marketing support, etc. of the pan-India