Deadline: 20-Sep-22
Villgro is seeking applications for its Sustainable Mobility Challenge, a multi-pronged program targeting startups at different stages of maturity who are focussed on solving problems related to sustainable mobility.
In a rapidly urbanizing country like India, although there is an increased focus on public infrastructure, there is a large gap when it comes to sustainable, convenient and cost-effective modes of transportation for large sections of society. At Villgro we believe that data and data-related technology can bridge this gap and hence are focused on creating a cohort of tech startups to bring about a socially impactful change in the mobility sector.
Focus Areas
- Early-stage, Market-ready and Revenue stage, For-profit enterprises that are working on areas of sustainable mobility as per the below sub-categories are encouraged to apply:
- Multi-modal transport fulfillment
- Optimization – traffic flow, routes, fleets
- Road Safety
- Shared mobility and better access to transport
- Application of Electric Vehicles to one or more of the above areas
Incentives
Selected startups receive the following benefits:
- Access to Market
- Support for connections with public stakeholders, think-tanks and relevant networks
- Access to Villgro’s network of startups, corporates and impact ecosystem
- High-quality tech mentoring through program partners
- Access to Finance & Capacity Building
- Up to INR 50 lakhs funding support per startup
- Business and tech mentoring
- Technical assistance
For more information, visit https://villgro.org/current-programs/