Gurugram-based Amplus Solar launches The MILES Challenge for clean energy startups
To encourage the deployment of clean energy solutions by startups, Amplus Solar announced the launched The MILES (M+Innovation Lab for Energy and Sustainability) Challenge.
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With the increasing need for clean energy becoming apparent with every passing year,
Amplus Solar announced the launch of The MILES (M+Innovation Lab for Energy and Sustainability) Challenge for startups that are aligned with and are ready-to-deploy clean energy solutions in India.
The challenge was launched in association with
GoMassive Earth Network, an angel investor forum aimed at sustainability. It will also provide the participants with mentorship as well as access to resources in the energy industry. Moreover, the Gurugram-headquartered organisation will support the winners of
It’s easy to see what’s motivating India’s emerging ecosystem of sustainable technology startups with a glance out the window from the office of Sangam Ventures in Gurugram, just outside of Delhi.
Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws, and cow patties on a rooftop that are being dried for use as cooking fuel. Above it all lies a blanket of yellowish smog.
“What we are trying to do as a fund is define what climate change entrepreneurship needs to look like,” Karthik Chandrasekar, the founder of early-stage cleantech venture capital firm Sangam, said in an interview at his office early last year.