ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Empowering Changemakers to Create Impactful Solutions
Catalyse Tech 2025: Innovations in climate resilient agriculture and allied technologies is a program to spark innovation and create lasting change in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Designed to address real-world challenges faced by grassroots communities, the program empowers innovators to develop practical, inclusive, and impactful solutions. By fostering collaboration, leveraging purposeful technology, and integrating hardware, this program aims to build solutions that not only solve immediate problems but also create long-term resilience for marginalized communities.
We are on a mission to co-create a thriving, equitable future where farmers, innovators, and communities rise together. The program offers onboarded partners a transformative journey, providing mentorship, financial support, design expertise, and access to critical resources for developing and refining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). This program is more than just innovation—with a strong commitment to systemic change on inclusive hardware-based R&D for agri-allied sectors, it’s about building an ecosystem where meaningful connections and purposeful actions pave the way for a sustainable future.
Application Criteria
Who can Apply?
The program seeks passionate innovators, startups, and enterprises ready to address pressing challenges in agriculture and allied sectors, provided they meet the following essential criteria:
Technological Innovation
Your solution must include a technological component that is original and/or addresses a gap in the sector, with the potential to create meaningful, real-world impact.
Hardware Integration
Innovations should incorporate hardware or phygital elements that deliver tangible, on-ground solutions for communities.
Impact on Farmers
Your solution should demonstrate measurable and observable benefits for farmers, either directly or indirectly, contributing to their livelihoods and resilience.
Problem-Solution Readiness
Applicants must have a clearly defined problem within agriculture or allied sectors and a conceptualized solution that addresses it effectively.
Note: Applicants can apply regardless of their enterprise’s registration status. However, registration will be mandatory to move beyond the initial stages of the program.
Application Criteria
Who can Apply?
The program seeks passionate innovators, startups, and enterprises ready to address pressing challenges in agriculture and allied sectors, provided they meet the following essential criteria:
Technological Innovation
Your solution must include a technological component that is original and/or addresses a gap in the sector, with the potential to create meaningful, real-world impact.
Hardware Integration
Innovations should incorporate hardware or phygital elements that deliver tangible, on-ground solutions for communities.
Impact on Farmers
Your solution should demonstrate measurable and observable benefits for farmers, either directly or indirectly, contributing to their livelihoods and resilience.
Problem-Solution Readiness
Applicants must have a clearly defined problem within agriculture or allied sectors and a conceptualized solution that addresses it effectively.
Note: Applicants can apply regardless of their enterprise’s registration status. However, registration will be mandatory to move beyond the initial stages of the program.
Application Categories
Step Into Your
Innovation Journey
The program empowers innovators with tailored categories, resources, and guidance—choose the one that aligns with your goals to drive impact.
If you have identified a pressing problem and conceptualized a solution but haven’t yet built or tested it, this category is for you. This program will help you move from idea to reality by supporting the creation of a Proof of Concept (POC), testing its feasibility, and developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready for early users. This category is perfect for those at the starting line of creating something tangible and impactful.
This category is for innovators who already have a working prototype or Proof of Concept (POC) that has been tested in controlled environments. If you’re ready to refine and validate your solution in real-world settings, this program provides the resources to improve your POC, test it effectively, and transition into creating a robust MVP for deployment and feedback from users like farmers or cooperatives.
If you’ve developed an MVP and are ready to test it in pilot projects, this category is for you. This program will support you in refining your MVP based on real-world feedback, testing it with users such as farmers and cooperatives, and preparing it for broader adoption. This category is ideal for those seeking to fine-tune their solution and ensure it meets user needs effectively
Want to know more about the categories and application? Download brochure for more details.
Timelines
15th January 2025
Call for Applications
15th February 2025
Deadline for Application Submission
22nd February 2025
Decision on Applications
3rd-5th March 2025
Jury Round
7th March 2025
Announcements
Selected innovators are notified and onboarded to begin their journey with Catalyse Tech 2025.
1st Apr 2025 - 30th March 2026
Programme Phase
Jury members
Guiding Change
Through Expertise
Our jury comprises experts from diverse fields, including technology, hardware, design, and agriculture, bringing together the knowledge and insights needed to identify impactful and innovative solutions.
Program Support
The program provides support designed to empower innovators addressing critical challenges in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. The support focuses on enabling the creation of refined Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and their testing, ensuring innovators have the additional resources needed to develop impactful, contextual solutions.
FAQ's
Do solutions need to be fully developed?
Not at all. If you have a strong idea and the ability to build and test a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) within 12 months, you’re eligible to apply.
Can startups/enterprises with ongoing projects apply?
Yes! As long as your project aligns with the goals of Catalyse Tech 2025 and fits within the program timeline, you’re welcome to join the program.
Can enterprises apply for the program with more than one product?
Absolutely. If all your products meet the eligibility criteria, you can submit multiple entries.
What kind of support will be provided?
Onboarded partners will receive comprehensive support, including design expertise mentorship, financial support, assistance in creating MVPs, and access to valuable resources and other need based support.
How will the selection process work?
Applications will go through a structured evaluation process. This includes screening based on predefined criteria, shortlisting, thorough due diligence, and final selection by a jury.
What is the timeline for the program?
The program runs over 12 months, from application to final demonstration and impact evaluation. A detailed timeline will be shared to selected applicants.
Are collaborations with other entities allowed?
Yes, we encourage collaborations! Working with other organizations can strengthen your solution and make it more impactful.
What if I don’t have a ready solution but a strong concept?
We’re looking for bold ideas. If you have a well-thought-out concept with a clear plan to develop an MVP within the program timeline, we’d love to hear from you.
Is there any financial commitment required from applicants?
No, there’s no financial commitment needed to participate in Catalyse Tech 2025.
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