The TRANSFORM India Challenge is an initiative that aims to identify and support impactful enterprises working to improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers OR plastic circularity and recycling solutions.
Up to four start-ups will receive grants and a wide range of innovative, technology and business support through TRANSFORM and its partners:
– Innovation grants of up to ₹ 1.30 Cr per start-up, for the duration of the 12–18-month project.
-Hands-on support from Unilever Professionals, including an opportunity to test products or services in Unilever’s Value Chain
-Hands-on support from EY Professionals, including the opportunity to access EY Professional Consulting (EY Teams work with enterprises for up to 12 weeks, offering support to improve their businesses’ productivity, resilience, and capacity to scale), dedicated 1:1 business Coaching, skills development workshops and training.
-Network Access – Exposure to the wider network of stakeholders (corporates, government agencies, international development agencies etc.) as well as high visibility opportunities offered by TRANSFORM, through its partners Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and EY.
-Knowledge Services – Monitoring and evaluation technical assistance to enable evidence-led socio-economic impact assessment.
Timeline:
15th Nov ‘24 – Applications open
15th Dec ‘24 – Applications deadline
31st Jan ‘25 – First Round of Evaluations
31st March ‘25 – Grand Jury Round Pitch Day
April ‘25 – Announcement of selected start-ups
