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The Hindu
17-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Programme for early stage startups
Flipkart Ventures, the investment arm of Flipkart, has launched the fourth edition of its flagship accelerator programme, Flipkart Leap Ahead (FLA). The cohort will focus on startups innovating at the intersection of tech and emerging fields such as generative and agentic AI, drone-tech, and quick commerce enablement, technologies poised to reshape industries and accelerate the next wave of India's innovation. Selected startups will receive equity investments of up to $500,000 alongside a high-impact mentorship programme, said a press release. Participants will also gain access to Flipkart's broader ecosystem, including opportunities to explore commercial partnerships and integrations. The programme is open to early-stage, India-based startups with an established minimum viable product, full-time founding teams, and a core focus on AI-native technologies, drone-tech or quick commerce enablers. Applications will be accepted till August 10, 2025 via A call to clean technology startups The Confederation of Indian Industry is inviting startups for the first edition of CII-ASCEND Innovation Challenge. Open to Indian CleanTech startups, technology providers, public R&D labs, technical institutes, universities, MSMEs, and government-affiliated research centres working on transformative clean technologies, the solutions must be at 'Technology Readiness Level 5–7' and demonstrate strong potential for scale, with no adverse environmental or safety impacts. Priority thematic areas include energy efficiency, water management, waste management, renewable energy, IoT solutions, resource efficiency, decarbonisation solutions, energy storage, green hydrogen, electric vehicles and infrastructure, circular economy and low carbon materials among others. Selected innovators will receive access to a robust support ecosystem including financial support of up to USD 30,000 for pilot deployment, direct market access through CII's extensive industry network, events and curated matchmaking and mentorship. Applications close on July 31. For details, visit: Interview preparation tool driven by AI has launched AI Job Prep — a new AI-powered interview prep tool designed to close the preparation gap in the job market. Over 7.6 lakh AI interviews have been completed on Apna's platform, across 900 cities, logging more than 39 lakh minutes of interviews — signalling a growing demand for smarter, tech-enabled ways of interview preparation. The tool offers realistic interview simulations, instant performance feedback and personalised improvement tips to help candidates build interview confidence, said a press release.
Entrepreneur
11-07-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Flipkart Ventures Launches Leap Ahead 4.0 to Support Early-Stage Startups
The initiative offers equity investments of up to USD 500,000, along with structured mentorship from Flipkart leaders, industry experts, and venture partners. You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Flipkart Ventures has announced the launch of Flipkart Leap Ahead 4.0, the latest edition of its accelerator program aimed at supporting early-stage startups in India. The initiative offers equity investments of up to USD 500,000, along with structured mentorship from Flipkart leaders, industry experts, and venture partners. This year's focus includes AI-native startups, drone technology firms, and companies enabling quick commerce. The program seeks to foster innovation that supports India's evolving digital economy. Since its inception in 2022, Flipkart Leap Ahead has backed startups like Dopplr, Livwell, Rightbot, Saara, and FlexifyMe. These startups have reportedly scaled with strategic guidance and have secured additional funding. By launching Leap Ahead 4.0, Flipkart reinforces its ongoing commitment to empowering entrepreneurs and creating scalable solutions for India's rapidly expanding internet user base, targeting the next 500 million online consumers.
