SAAF Cities 2.0
Backs 3–4 Indian urban-waste startups with a shared INR 2.4 crore grant pool.
Selected startups share access to an INR 2.4 crore grant pool over a 12-month programme, plus technical assistance, specialised mentorship, connections with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and corporates, and deployment support to test, validate and scale their solutions. Applicants must already have proven pilots or early commercial traction and be ready to work with ULBs; this round's applications are…
SAAF Cities 2.0 backs a small cohort of deployment-ready startups tackling India's urban waste and wastewater management, across digitisation of waste, waste-to-value and waste-to-energy, wastewater management, and lake restoration.
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