Welcome to PwC India’s Emerging Tech Startup Challenge—a distinctive and exciting platform for startups to prove their mettle and deliver impact on the area that matters most to the industry - growth.

As organisations face industry reconfiguration, blurred sector boundaries, and intensified competition, traditional business models are no longer sufficient. To thrive and grow, businesses must reinvent themselves.

This is where you come in.

Emerging tech startups act as catalysts for growth, enabling companies to establish new business models and identify new areas for growth and profit. 

If your startup is re-defining customer interactions, unearthing new growth paths, generating game-changing insights from data, or turning traditional business models on their head, we want to hear from you.

The Emerging Tech Startup Challenge programme is open to all India-based startups working across the areas of artificial intelligence, data analytics, blockchain/Web 3.0, space tech, Industry 4.0, spatial reality, and more. We would be excited to see wide ranging innovations across industries in B2B/B2C segments, such as, retail and consumer, manufacturing, financial services, infrastructure, healthcare, telecom.

March 5, 2025 to May 5, 2025.

You may already be helping your clients by transitioning to ‘Anything as a Service (XaaS) model’ or enabling fusion of physical and digital worlds, or creating digital products, even causing channel disintermediation by going D2C – the possibilities are endless.

Whatever be your idea, if you believe you are helping clients to achieve accelerated growth, we would like to hear from you.

The programme runs for three months from the selection announcement. The 15 selected entities will be assigned a mentor from PwC to work with them through this period. PwC will invest up to 25 hours of pro-bono consulting support and also actively work with you to network and build access. 

PwC India’s accelerator is a unique opportunity for startups in emerging technologies to further their ambition and mission to solve problems within their industry. The accelerator programme is open to all India startups working in the areas of blockchain, artificial intelligence, sports technology, data analytics and spatial reality. The application period is August 1 to August 15, 2024.

This is the first accelerator programme launched by PwC India in a bid to boost the startup ecosystem. The focus of this programme is to aid startups working in emerging technologies to finetune their solution and accelerate their market penetration.

PwC India will select the top 15 startup applications. The programme runs for three months from the allocation of the award. The selected entities will be entitled to 25 hours of pro-bono consulting in management, technology, deal support and go-to-market strategy, valuation and funding, tax among other categories.

And how do I go about it?

Curriculum

Our programme is tailored to your startup's specific needs, featuring dynamic workshops, one-on-one sessions, and demo days. Consulting themes include: (Hover over the tiles to read more)

So excited yet? Get ready to ignite growth and transform the future with PwC India’s Emerging Tech Startup Challenge!

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Participation in the programme

• Eligibility criteria: Only startups that meet our eligibility criteria as described on our website may apply to the programme.
• Application process: To apply, you must complete and submit the application form by the stated deadline. PwC reserves the right to accept or reject any application at its sole discretion.
• Programme terms: If selected, you must comply with all programme requirements and deadlines. Failure to do so may result in your removal from the programme.
• Award: The decision taken by the PwC jury with regard to the award shall be final and binding.
• Consulting hours: Selected startups will receive 25 hours of pro-bono consulting from PwC. The allocation of these hours will be determined in consultation with PwC.
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