Hyderabad- E-mobility Week

C.A.S.E. Mobility Grand Start-up Challenge

T-Hub, world’s largest innovation center, in collaboration with Telangana Mobility Valley (TMV), India’s first cluster focusing on new and sustainable mobility, and Tihan, presents C.A.S.E. Mobility Grand Start-up challenge. The Grand challenge is being conducted as a part of the marquee Hyderabad E Mobility week to be held during 5th to 11th February, 2023.

The objective of the challenge is to accelerate innovation in areas of Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric (C.A.S.E.) mobility by supporting growth of start-up ecosystem in India. As part of the Grand challenge, start-ups are expected to share innovative, feasible and scalable solutions for tangible problems prevalent in India.

Focus Areas

Start-ups are expected to submit original ideas solving real problems in urban mobility in India though technology. An illustrative list of topics which could be solved for can include technologies for getting vehicle health reports, driver analysis, identification of potholes, shared mobility as a service, safety innovations for Electric Vehicle and many more. The innovation is boundless in these domains and the start-ups are encouraged to come up unique solutions to advance the fields of CASE mobility.

CASE Challenge Finals

Venue: 5th Floor, Events Room, T-Hub Phase 2

Time: 1:30 pm to 6 pm

Agenda

Registrations of Start-ups & attendees

Lunch & briefing for Jury Members

Inauguration of the event

Details of the challenge & FAQs

Presentation by Start-ups

Break (Hi Tea & Refreshments)

Presentation by Start-ups

Collation of results for jury

Announcement of Winners of CASE Challenge
(Post collation of marks)

Announcement of Winners T-AIM Grand Challenge
(Post collation of marks)

Closing Remarks

Registration & Participation

For participating in the challenge, the start-up should register and submit their presentations within the timelines on the Grand Challenge website. Any entry based on false and inaccurate information will lead to disqualification from the challenge. The Management Committee reserves the right to verify the details submitted on the website.

For Registration

The key milestones and timelines for the Grand Challenge are as follows

Registration of teams and submission for Preliminary Round: 29th January, 2023
Announcement of Top 10 selected ideas for Final Round: By 30th January, 2023
Final Presentations & Announcement of Final results: 7th February,

Eligibility

Participating start-up should be an entity registered in India as a start-up. Start-ups across the country are encouraged to participate and present their ideas.

Format of the Challenge

The challenge will be conducted in two rounds

Preliminary Round : The deliverable should be submitted within the deadlines on the website in a digital format. The Top 10 ideas evaluated based on the Selection Criteria mentioned below from the pool of submitted ideas will qualify for the Final Round.

Final Round : The Top 10 selected start-ups will be presenting their idea along with the proof of concept, if any, in front of the eminent jury.

Process

Preliminary Round : The start-ups will have to submit their ideas as a presentation giving an overview of their solution. The presentation should be in a digital format such as doc, docx, pdf or ppt and should include the following (max of 15 slides/pages)

A brief overview of the team
Problem which is being addressed (should be relevant to problems faced by Indian ecosystem)
Summary of idea (Originality of idea should be ensured)
Current stage of development (ideation/proof of concept/prototype)
Market size and opportunity
Feasibility, viability, and scalability
Revenue Model and Forecasts for at least next 2 years
Milestones and Key Success Factors

By submitting the deliverable, the participating entity should agree to

Exclusive content of the start-up is presented in the deliverable
All the copyrights and IP have been obtained if any third party’s idea has been used for the creation of the deliverable ensuring it doesn’t violate any rights of third parties
No other entity is entitled to claim rights for the deliverables.

Final Round : The Top 10 ideas from the Preliminary round will be given 10 minutes to present their ideas to the jury.

Evaluation Criteria

The presentation submitted for the Preliminary Round will be evaluated by the management committee considering the following metrics

Originality of the Idea

Innovation of the proposed solution compared to the existing

Feasibility

Is the solution proposed financially feasible? Practicality of the implementation targets

Applicability

Relevance of the problem and applicability of the proposed solution

For the evaluation of the Final Round, the jury will award marks to the presentations and rank the finalists. The Top 3 ideas will be selected basis the evaluation by the jury on the final day of the event.

Rewards

Grant in Aid : A grant of upto INR 15 lakhs will be awarded as under
a. Upto INR 10 lakhs for the 1st ranked start-up in the Final Round
b. Upto INR 5 lakhs for the 2nd ranked start-up in the Final Round
Additionally, the first ranked start-up will be eligible to get an additional funding of up to INR 60 lakhs once the start-up to is able achieve commercial production, and will be awarded at sole discretion of the Government of Telangana.
Access to incubation facilities at T-Hub for the Top 3 start-ups
Mentorship from industry leaders for the Top 3 start-ups

Management Committee

The Management Committee for the CASE Mobility Grand Start-up challenge will comprise of T-Hub, world’s largest innovation center, TiHan and TMV. The decision of Management Committee regarding eligibility, evaluation, and rewards will be final and binding. The management committee reserves the right to modify the rules for the Grand Challenge.

Partner Organizations :

T-Hub

TiHan

Telangana State Innovation Cell

Exclusive Industry Partner :

TVS Motor

Confidentiality

The Management Committee has no obligation to keep the submissions confidential. The evaluation will be carried out by a team selected by the management committee. The final presentations will be conducted in front of a jury and a broader audience