Brief
The Grand Challenge for Climate Tech Innovation 2023-24 served as a transformative platform to identify and empower breakthrough innovators developing high-impact solutions across critical sectors - catalyzing India’s long-term growth, resilience, and global leadership.
400+
Applications
~ 1 Cr
Grants Enabled
40+
Partnerships Enabled
Problem statements
400+
Applications
~ 1 Cr
Grants Enabled
40+
Partnerships Enabled
Benefits to startups
Monetary rewards and industry recognition
Mentorship opportunities with Grand Challenge partners
Seed funding opportunities with SIDBI
Follow-on funding opportunities from ACT Grants
Corporate Credits worth ₹88 Lakhs/startup from Google and Amazon Web Services
Access to IC evaluations from various Grand Challenge partners
Our partners
Grand Jury Members
Amitabh Kant
G20 Sherpa
Anjali Bansal
Founding Partner, Avaana Capital
Caroline Flammer
A. Barton Hepburn Prof. of Economics,
Columbia University
Chintan Vaishnav
Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission
Jon Creyts
CEO, RMI
Ravi Chhabria
MD, Netapp India
S Ramann
CMD, SIDBI
Sally Taylor
Minister Counsellor, UK Government
Stream Jury Members
Aakanksha Gulati
Director, ACT Grants
Aakrit Vaish
Co-founder and CEO, Haptik
Ajith Pai
COO, Delhivery
Akshay Panth
Chief Investment Officer, Neev Fund
Akshima Ghate
Managing Director, RMI India
Anil Kumar
GM, ESG and CFU, SBI
Ankit Todi
Lead - Sustainability Strategy and Partnerships, Mahindra
Ashish Goel
Founder, OctoLife
Founder, Urban Ladder
Aun Abdullah
Deputy Vice President, Lodha Group
Dr. G Ganesh Das
Chief - Collaboration & Innovation, TATA Power
Gopi Pepakayala
Venture Capital and Startup BD, AWS
Harsh Thacker
Director and Analyst - Emerging Tech, CES
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund
Himanshu Joshi
Director, NITI Aayog
Jagdeep Marahar
Head, Nestle R&D Centre, India
Ketav Mehta
Director of BD, Institute of Carbon Management, UCLA
Madhavan Nair Rajeevan
Vice Chancellor, Atria University
Mahua Acharya
Chief of Staff, C-Quest Capital
Manmohan Rathi
Jt President - Power Plant,
Shree Cement
Manoj Kumar
Founder, Social Alpha
Mirik Gogri
Principal, Spectrum Impact
Mridula Ramesh
Founder, Sundaram Climate Institute
Neeraj Verma
AGM and Lead - Energy Efficiency, SIDBI
Pranava Sinha
AGM, Lead - Circular Economy, SIDBI
Rajiv Kumar
GM, Green Vertical, SIDBI
Saji Joseph
Director of Engineering, Netapp
Sangeeta Mamgain
Senior Core Team Member, Piramal Foundation
Sanjay Khajuria
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Nestle
Saurabh Kumar
CEO, GEAPP
Sophia Nadur
Managing Director, BP Ventures
Suranjana Ghosh
Head, Marico Innovation Foundation
Swapna Gupta
Partner, Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund
Vineet Agarwal
MD, Transport Corporation of India
