Meet 13 Startups Who Have Graduated From Bosch DNA Accelerator Programme

Bosch India has announced the graduation of 13 technology startups from its launch accelerator program- Discover, Nurture and Accelerate (DNA). After 18 weeks of intense development, mentoring and piloting, Bosch will partner and collaborate with these technology start-ups that work in the areas of, aerospace, mobility, social impact, healthcare and agriculture, apart from others. “Bosch has an inherent advantage. We draw on our years of experience, spanning across several industries, to mentor these start-ups. We support nascent teams by offering technological inputs. Such aspects, will help the eco-system in the long-term as we are geared towards improving their business sustainability,” said, Mr. Manohar Esarapu, head, Bosch India, corporate venture program D.N.A.

Industry estimates that roughly 95 percent of the start-up ventures in India fail owing to lack of guidance and maturity. This is especially true as far technology development and business planning is concerned. “By combining the creativity of start-ups with the experience of Bosch, significant value can be unlocked,” commented Mr. Esarapu.

The elected start-ups are those which find resonance with Bosch’s corporate strategic imperative “Invented for life”. On receiving 450 applications, the selected few were carefully sifted. Teams were eliminated on grounds of lack of clarity with respect to ideas, business plans not offering much potential for growth. Every passing round the teams were judged on their plan, their solution as well as their understanding of the market that they claimed to address. Based on these solutions, Bosch also assessed the value the Group could offer with respect to enhancing their existing business plan. “The chosen start-ups are in those areas that could add value to our existing business, as much as we can add to theirs,” commented Mr. Esarapu.

Here are the graduated startups of Bosch DNA Accelerator Programme



Collaboration with start-ups is part of Bosch India’s growth strategy

For Bosch India, DNA is not a one-off activity, but part of the group’s long-term growth strategy. Startups create significant value, and India is one of the crucial hotspots. A proof of that, is the variety of start-ups the Group is partnering with: from a team who converts soot (collected from a diesel generator) to printable ink using a proprietary liquid, to another team who provides customizable home automation solution. The chosen few also includes, a start-up who harnesses the power of virtual reality to save around 90 percent cost that is invested in life-size prototyping. Part of the same cohort, another includes a start-up that is developing a market viable diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) screening.

Taking forward its vision, in future, Bosch India’s accelerator program will increasingly look to collaborate with those who build technology solutions in areas such as, internet of things (IoT), deep learning, analytics, cloud, virtual reality and block chain.