Brief
In alignment with India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision to accelerate global competitiveness and innovation-led growth, the Grand Challenge for Frontier Tech Innovation 2024-25 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.
550+
Applications
~ 1.5 Cr
Grants Enabled
50+
Partnerships Enabled
Problem statements
550+
Applications
~ 1.5 Cr
Grants Enabled
50+
Partnerships Enabled
Benefits to startups
Monetary rewards and industry recognition
Mentorship opportunities with Grand Challenge partners
Winners awarded at Startup Mahakumbh, world's largest startup gathering
Grants by ShelterTech for promising startups in the Built Environment stream
Access to grants from ACT Grants and Marico Innovation Foundation for selected startups
Corporate Credits worth ₹35 Lakhs along with tech support from Mathworks
Our partners
Grand Jury Members
Amit Chandra
MD,
Bain Capital (India)
Amitabh Kant
G20 Sherpa
Dr. Arvind Gupta
Head and Co-Founder, Digital India Foundation
Anjali Bansal
Founding Partner,
Avaana Capital
Dr. Arunabha Ghosh
CEO,
CEEW
Caroline Flammer
A. Barton Hepburn Prof. of Economics,
Columbia University
Muthu Murugappa
CEO,
EID Parry India Ltd
Nandini Piramal
Chairperson,
Piramal Pharma Ltd
Naveen Tewari
Founder and CEO,
InMobi
Rajat Gupta
Senior Partner,
McKinsey & Company
Sally Taylor
Minister Counsellor,
UK Government
Vasanthi Ramesh
VP Engineering and MD,
NetApp India
Stream Jury Members
Ajith Pai
COO,
Delhivery
Akhil Airan
Regional Manager (India, APAC & EMEA), NetApp
Akshima Ghate
Managing Director, RMI India
Alankrita Khera
Director,
ACT Grants
Ankit Todi
Lead - Sustainability Strategy and Partnerships, Mahindra
Anson Sando
Head of Energy Programs, IITMRP
Ashish Goel
Founder, OctoLife
Founder, Urban Ladder
Avinash Punekar
CEO,
iCreate
Dr. G Ganesh Das
Chief - Collaboration & Innovation, TATA Power
Gayathri Reddy
Founder,
NOW Venture Studio
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund
Himanshu Joshi
Director,
NITI Aayog
Jagjeet Sareen
Partner,
Dalberg Advisors
Mirik Gogri
Principal,
Spectrum Impact
Dr. Mohammed Adil
MD,
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre
Mridula Ramesh
Founder,
Sundaram Climate Institute
Prashanth Venkatesh
Marketing Director, Brand Unilever & Sustainability
Priya Mohan
Entrepreneurship Lead (India), ShelterTech
Sangeeta Mamgain
Senior Core Team Member, Piramal Foundation
Shashidhar Subramanya
Head of Corporate Technology, Bühler
Sidhartha Sankar Das
GM - ESG & CFU, State Bank of India
Sophia Nadur
Managing Director, BP Ventures
Suranjana Ghosh
Head,
Marico Innovation Foundation
Tejas Rao
External Ventures Manager, Saint-Gobain
