BuildForBharat IoT Start-Up Challenge in India

Deadline: 30-Sep-22

Applications are now open for its BuildForBharat IoT Startup Challenge, 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.

Focus Areas

Smart Assets

Track and Trace
Condition Monitoring
Indoor and Outdoor Automation
Industrial IoT (IIoT)

Smart Mobility

Fleet Management
Vehicle Diagnostics
Connected Cars
Cell based tracking

Smart Utilities

Smart Energy Metering
Smart Water Metering
Smart Gas Metering

Offerings

Monetary

Total Prize Money: INR 10 Lakh
- 1st Prize Winner: INR 5 Lakh
- 2nd Prize Winner: INR 3 Lakh
- 3rd Prize Winner: INR 2 Lakh

Mentoring / Workshop

Product Mentorship
Engineering Mentorship
In person Tech Workshops
Forum and Community
Exclusive community of leaders for mentorship within Jio’s rich leadership ecosystem
Access to Nationwide STPI CoEs Network.

Technical

IoT KICKSTARTER PACK – Total amounting to approx. INR 16 Lakh (~INR 80K per start-up for 20 start-ups)
Ready-to-Work Plug & Play space as per requirement.
Access to T&M Equipment, Tools and Sample Bank of Electronics.
Full-time onsite experienced application engineering team and Technical and Business Mentoring by Chief Mentor.
Internet Access.
Access to Credits from the ECO system partners like Mathworks, AWS, etc.
Direct Technical Support
Specialized Pilot Support
Access to world-class JTL IoT Experience Zone
Training on JTL Tools
Product Credits
Membership on JTL Platform
Access to Developer IoT Devices
Exclusive Design Workshops
Tools for Growth

Market Connect & Outreach

Access to Customers / Partners
Complimentary Premium Ad Marketing Campaigns on multiple digital touchpoints on Jio Platforms
First Market Access to JTL Platform
Go-To-Market (GTM) Support, Press Release / Social Media Coverage
Insights into Growth Hack Strategies
Equity Free Support

Incentives

IoT KICKSTARTER PACK for Start-ups
- JTL will help start-ups begin their IoT journey with a “Kickstarter” kit and access to bleeding-edge technologies like NB-IoT and 5G
- This kit will provide the start-ups with the technology backbone and enable them to focus on the business aspect of their solutions
- The kit would include:
  - NB-IoT/ LTE enabled Modules and NIC Cards
  - SIMs and Connectivity
  - Software Development Kits
  - Integration with Jio Things Cloud Server
  - Jio Things Platform Subscription
The PACK would help the start-ups in following ways:-
- Software Development Kits/ Libraries enable easy development of applications
- SIMs and Nationwide connectivity
- Device Management
- FOTA
- Module diagnostics
- Edge processing algorithms
- Common protocol for all applications
- Secure data storage on JTL’s cloud server
- Subscription to JTL platform providing
  - Tracking and Monitoring
  - Analysis
  - Alerts

Eligibility Criteria

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