In 2018, Facebook launched the Innovation Accelerator Program a startup accelerator program together with T-Hub in India. With this initiative, Facebook will push the technical startups towards more advancement with mentorship and also provide some go to market strategies.
Selected startups will go through a two-week mentorship boot camp and also receive access to T-Hub’s ecosystem of mentors, corporates and industry network enabling them to scale their business prospects.
First edition of India Innovation Accelerator Program
The First edition of India Innovation Accelerator Program was focused on AR/VR startups to create an impact on health tech, industrial manufacturing, education, corporate learning and development, hardware and accessories. Startups were given the opportunity to create Proof of Concept (POC) and finally, they have to showcase their product at Demo Day at T-Hub Hyderabad.
Below is the clip of the launch day of the Innovation Accelerator Program at T-Hub Hyderabad.
The second edition of India Innovation Accelerator Program
The second edition of the Innovation Accelerator program were introduced again by Facebook in partnership with T-Hub to empower AI (Artificial Intelligence) focused startups working to create a social impact on the community.
Top 10 startups that made up to the second edition of India Innovation accelerator program are listed below:
- ftcash aims to empower micro-merchants and small businesses with the power of credit using digital payments.
- StaTwig is building blockchain-based solutions to ensure that every child is vaccinated with high-quality vaccines.
- Signzy has built a digital trust infrastructure that enables completely secure digital onboarding using the following three products: Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted onboarding (RealKYC), Algorithmic Risk Intelligence (ARI), Blockchain technology to store and verify consumer information.
- Blue Sky Analytics is a geospatial data intelligence startup, leading the fight against air pollution, water crisis, and environmental degradation by building a stack of environmental indicators.
- Pensieve aims to democratize legal data and make it accessible to the common man. They do this through two tools – Mitra (providing access to judicial cases and an AI algorithm that provides the most relevant responses) and Smriti (enabling people to build, amend, review and analyse their contracts)
- Greenturn Idea Factory helps enterprises reduce energy spends through realtime data driven insights from their IoT based analytics platform, Greenie.
- Sensegrass deploys Smart Soil Sensing NPK Sensors for pesticide and fertilizers detection using IoT and AI algorithm-based prediction software to help farmers by transferring real time for better decision making, reduce fertilizers and to maximize crop yield.
- Marut Drones uses AI powered computer vision to identify the mosquito infestation and hyacinth growth in urban ponds. Based on the information, repellents are sprayed to safeguard localities from various diseases caused by mosquitos.
- Shortlist Professionals is helping enterprises in recruiting through their platform that screens candidates using predictive chat-based interviews and online competency-based assessments, letting employers skip these stages altogether and hire candidates based on demonstrated skill, not just what’s on their CV.
- Innerhour provides access to psychological tools and services through their emotional health app which helps in fighting the stigma and lack of access of qualified professionals in the mental health space.
The three finalists chosen by the India Innovation Accelerator program are ftcash, Marut Drones and Innerhour. The selected startups will further receive mentorship from Facebook on go-to-market strategies for a month.
Who Should Apply?
- Each team must have at least 1 full-time employee.
- The product or service is generating recurring revenue.
- The product or service provides a functionality or capability not currently available in any off the shelf product, or a functionality/capability that can be demonstrated to possess a significant advantage over current offerings in some aspect.
- The product or service represents original ideas wholly-owned with the freedom to use or is licensed by the team.
- The team is based in India, and is working to serve the Indian market; teams aren’t limited to working in India but must have customers in India.
- The team has formed or is a part of a recognized, legal entity for the company structure.
Program Benefits
- Mentorship from Facebook’s engineering and product teams
- Impactful Training Sprints at Facebook & T-Hub
- Access to Facebook Programs FbStart & Resources
- Access to T-Hub’s ecosystem partners
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