Bosch India has launched ‘discover, nurture and align-DNA’, its first accelerator programme for start-ups, which offers start-ups the opportunity of gaining access to Bosch’s working environment.

The 18-week programme is an intense development, mentoring and piloting platform for start-ups.

Furthermore, start-ups will also be able to pitch to Bosch’s management- Business Unit heads and other external investors.

“Bosch India is looking to partner and collaborate with start-ups that work on disruptive solutions in the areas of mobility solutions, smart manufacturing, smart cities, Meditech, Agritech and energy,” said Manohar Esarapu, Head of Bosch India’s Start-Up Alliance programme.

“Bosch is also looking to work with start-ups who could help build solutions in enabling technology areas such as internet of things (IoT), deep learning, analytics, cloud, virtual reality and block chain,” he added.

These start-ups would receive personalised mentorship from Bosch experts in areas such as engineering, scope specific domains, product design, operations, finance and legal.

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