Build 5.0
Awards up to Rs. 10 lakh to student and early-stage teams in aerospace, EV and green energy.
BUILD runs as a multi-stage regional-to-national competition: shortlisted applicants attend regional boot camps with mentoring from Boeing engineers and startup-ecosystem experts, the strongest teams advance to a Regional Finale, and top performers from each region go on to a National Finale where they pitch to a jury at a Boeing site. Boeing and FITT say they judge applications mainly on the prob…
BUILD backs early-stage startups and graduating students working in aerospace, spacetech, electric vehicles, e-mobility, green energy, sustainability or social impact. It targets pre-revenue, idea-to-MVP stage teams rather than funded, revenue-generating companies.
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