Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 2017

Organisation : Boeing India
Competition Name : Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 2017
Website : http://www.boeing.co.in/boeing-in-india/horizonx-india.page

Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 :

Boeing is launching the HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 to energize aerospace innovation in India. The challenge is in collaboration with T-Hub, India’s fastest growing startup.

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The HorizonX India Innovation Challenge will attract the best Indian startups to propose disruptive solutions and tackle complex challenges in the areas of:
The 22-week long challenge will kick-off on 28 November 2017 and will be open to startups across the country. Regional outreach events at T-Hub centers will be organized in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Chennai, followed by final selection in Hyderabad.

The finalists will then participate in a 3-month accelerator program at T-Hub, where they will be mentored by Startup India, Boeing subject matter experts and industry experts to shape their ideas.

The winners of the competition will receive a grant and an opportunity to engage with Boeing on future partnerships.

Eligibility for Participation:
** Seed stage tech startups
** Indian startups
** Each team must have at least 1 full time employee. A ‘full time employee’ is defined as a person that maintains standard business hours working on the technology or venture (at a minimum, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm).
** The product or technology the team is offering for consideration 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 technology the team is offering for consideration represents original ideas wholly owned with freedom to use or is licensed by the team.
** Individuals or teams incubating innovative ideas around the globe.
** The team has formed or is a part of a recognized, legal entity for the company structure.

T-Hub and Boeing is partnering to leverage the Indian innovation ecosystem to get access to the innovative products and services developed by the Indian start-ups in specific capability areas. Boeing is also nurturing internal startups and is launching this challenge to select 3 startups who will work side by side with 3 Boeing teams in a tailored startup accelerator.

Focus Areas :
** Autonomous & Unmanned Systems
** Advanced Manufacturing
** Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) & Automation
** Analytics, Artificial intelligence (AI), and Machine learning (ML)

Boeing HorizonX :
Boeing has been active in India for 75 years with its commercial airplanes providing the mainstay of India’s civil aviation sector. In addition, Boeing’s military aircraft and services business is playing an important role in the modernization and mission-readiness of India’s defense forces.

Boeing is focused on delivering value to Indian customers with advanced technologies and performance driven aircraft underscored by lifecycle support services.

Boeing is also committed to creating sustainable value in the Indian aerospace sector – developing local suppliers, pursuing business partnerships and shaping research and technical collaborations with Indian companies and institutions. For more information, visit boeing.co.in For more information on Defense, Space & Security, visit boeing.com

“India is home to the third largest startup ecosystem in the world. We want to capture the imagination of these young entrepreneurs and bring our expertise and strategic investment to these ideas,” said Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India. “The HorizonX India Challenge 1.0 is Boeing’s way of accelerating technology solutions that we feel will be key to unlocking the potential of Indian innovators and answer the question of ‘what next?’ in aerospace.”