Dalmia Bharat AIM Smart City Accelerator Program (powered by Holostik) launched on December 25th, 2015 has entered Stage 2 with the Cohort launch that took place on 6th May, 2016 in New Delhi. As a part of the Cohort, eight selected start-up teams* out of 600 applications will receive mentorship and assistance for a period of four months from the faculties at DLabs, Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Ashoka University, through access to some of their finest academic and industry networks.
At the end of four months, the selected teams will be presenting their plans to a panel of investors to check their interest in funding. In addition to the private sector, various government bodies like The Ministry of IT and Urbanisation along with state level bodies are being tapped to deploy solutions developed by the selected teams. The program is aimed at nurturing the best start-ups focused on building a smarter and sustainable India. The teams are focussed on four broad verticals: healthcare, education, logistics/ transportation and infrastructure.
The eight selected teams include companies that have plans of building a sustainable community marketplace that connects urban India to rural Bharat by solving food and water crisis, another one that is a customized logistic solutions provider for merchants, a third one that offers a network of clinics that provide technology-enabled healthcare services to patients, at the same time helping increase revenues for the doctors. Others include those offering offline recharges and bill payments, mobile marketing, solar panels and digital bus depots.
About Dalmia Bharat Group:
Dalmia Bharat Group is a prominent player in India’s core manufacturing sector. With a turnover of over 7000 crore, it has a strong and growing presence in Cement, Sugar, Refractories and Power since 1939. A leader in the specialty cements space and the country’s largest producer of slag cement, Dalmia Bharat has a significant presence in generic sugar, with a nationwide presence. It caters to an enduring and growing customer base in refractories and has interests in sustainable power/energy. Visit us at http://www.dalmiabharat.com