SBI Foundation, Social Alpha launch challenge for assistive tech start-ups Each of top 4 to receive ₹15 lakh, incubation support for one year KR Srivats
New Delhi, December 24 SBI Foundation, the CSR arm of State Bank of India, and Social Alpha have jointly launched the challenge ‘Techtonic: Innovations in Assistive Technology’ for innovators and entrepreneurs working on products and services that address the difficulties faced by people with disabilities and enable them to lead an empowered life. The programme will extend support to 10 start-ups towards accelerating their lab-to-market journey. Of these, the top 4 will receive ₹15 lakh and incubation support for 1 year. The challenge focuses on visual impairment, developmental disorders and chronic neurological conditions, locomotor disabilities, and speech and hearing disabilities. Manjula Kalyansundaram, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Foundation, told BusinessLine that the mission of the programme was to create an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities. The initiative will seek to ensure that assistive tech solutions are sustained and scaled up across India. The challenge is structured to support early-stage assistive technology start-ups. They will be provided with ₹15 lakh for ideating, prototyping and growth. They will also get access to R&D labs for prototyping and infrastructure for scaled-up manufacturing; access to mentors, incubation facilities, industry players and end-users for product testing; and business model validation. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAFtb3Ofp%3DQ%2B1GyjenotJ8EvNmNjehQ05RHnOireQjkbzktzMVg%40mail.gmail.com.
