List of all the Winners of the National Startup Awards 2020!

The government on Tuesday announced the winners of the first edition of the National Startup Awards. The NSA seeks to recognize entities that build innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises. The startups ought to have a high potential to generate employment, create wealth and above all, demonstrate measurable social impact.

The first edition of the National Startup Awards saw the participation of 1640 startups. Here's a state-wise round-up of the applications.

State-wise round-up of the applications

The National Startup Awards did to just measure the startup success in financial gains, but also innovation, scalability, inclusiveness and diversity; economic, environmental and social impact. Several startups from 12 different sectors received the national award from commerce minister Piyush Goyal.

The Winners of the National Startup Awards 2020 are:

1. Agriculture

Allied Areas: Cornext Agri Products Pvt Ltd

Farmer Engagement and Education: Mandya Organic

Post-Harvest: Intello Labs

Productivity: Nava Design Innovation & Innovation

2. Education

Access to Institutional Education: Robotguru Education Technologies

Access to Open Education: Kickhead Softwares

3. Enterprise

Unnati Online: Enterprise Solutions

4. Energy

Clean Energy: Aloe E-Cell

Energy Efficiency: Esyasoft

5. Fintech

BharatPe or Resilient Innovations

6. Food

Access to Food: Food Cloud

Food Processing: God’s Own Food Solutions

7. Health

Access to Healthcare: Wellthy Therapeutics

Diagnostics: Niramai Health Analytix

Life Sciences: Bonayu Lifesciences

Medical Devices: Innaumation Medical Devices

8. Industry 4.0

Big Data: Uptimeai Tech

Internet of Things: Minionlabs India

3D Printing: Fabheads Automation

Augmented Reality Products/Wearables: Scapic Innovations

Robotics: Planys Technologies

Computer Vision: Gingermind Technologies

9. Space

Launch Vehicles: Skyroot Aerospace

Satellite Technology: Dhruva Space / Bellatrix Aerospace

10. Security

Citizen Security Solutions: Staqu Technologies

Cyber Security: Lucideus Tech

11. Tourism

Hospitality: Feeinsta Consulting & Services

Travel Planning and Discovery: Param People Infotech

12. Urban Services

Construction Development Monitoring Solutions: SnPC Machines

Traffic Management: Wickedride Adventure Services

Waste Management: Sukriti Social Foundation

Water and Water Networks: Taraltec Solutions

Other Winners

Top Incubator: Villgro Innovations Foundation

Top Accelerator: Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Program (REAP)

Campus Initiated Startups: Genrobotic Innovations

Startups Having a Rural Impact: Bodhami

Women-Led Startups: Azooka Labs

What will the winners get?

The winners will get cash prizes of INR 5 Lakh each. They will also get the opportunities to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates, for potential pilot projects and work orders. DPIIT also launched a website called ‘Startup India Showcase’ which will capture details about the startups.

It will include startups from across sectors such as fintech, enterprise tech, social impact, health tech, and edtech, among others.

The nascent India startup ecosystem, which came into relevance from 2014, has grown to register over 36,000 startups across sectors. According to data shared by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), India has at least one startup from 586 districts of the 739 districts in India.

“It is an effort to identify startups that have demonstrated measurable social impact and high potential of employment generation or wealth creation," said Union minister Piyush Goyal.

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