CleanEdge

CleanEdge was AspireLabs' clean-technology accelerator, run in Delhi-NCR from February to May 2019 with Shriram Institute for Industrial Research and its technology business incubator, and with Polyplex Corporation Limited. The Department of Science & Technology supported the programme. It is closed and no repeat has been announced, but it is the programme AspireLabs has documented most fully, so it is the best guide to how it selects and what it offers.

What you get

• Four months of intensive mentoring from startup experts, functional strategy experts and sector specialists.
• Access to lab, prototyping, plastic processing and specialty chemicals facilities at Shriram Institute's incubator in North Delhi.
• Co-working at AspireLabs in Noida.
• The chance to pitch for investment, and introductions to impact investors and potential customers.
• Support after the programme ends.

Who can apply

• Startups in clean technology, read broadly: circular economy, waste management, recycling and up-cycling, plastic and rubber, clean water and clean air, renewables, 3D printing, smart city solutions, environment sustainability.
• Either a working minimum viable product, or an early-stage company with some customer traction, validation and revenue.
• A direct or indirect impact across social, financial and environmental measures.
• You could be based anywhere; there was no requirement to move to Delhi-NCR.

How selection works: applications were reviewed within twenty days. Shortlisted teams had a telephone conversation with the review team, and teams that did not progress were given a reason. Those who went through presented in person or by video to a selection committee, were offered a term sheet, and joined after basic due diligence.

How to apply: closed. Fifteen places were planned and sixteen startups are listed in the batch.