Calling all startups, social enterprises, and innovators building the future of India’s circular economy.
Seeking affordable, scalable, and climate-positive solutions that transform plastic, textile, and food waste into valuable resources while strengthening India’s transition towards a circular economy.
An EarthON Initiative in Collaboration with Greenovation Hub
Challenge Overview
The Systemic Bottleneck Holding Back India’s Circular Economy
Behind India’s growing economy lies an equally growing waste challenge. Millions of tonnes of plastic, textile, and food waste are generated every year, yet much of it never returns to the economy as a valuable resource. Instead, recyclable materials remain contaminated, reusable textiles are discarded, and organic waste ends up in landfills.
The Greenovation Circularity Challenge, an EarthON Foundation initiative in collaboration with Greenovation Hub and SwitchON Foundation, steps in to change this narrative. We identify, support, and scale innovations that recover value from waste, strengthen circular supply chains, and create practical solutions that make circularity commercially viable across India.
The Reward
₹20 Lakh in Total Prize Pool | Up to 4 Crore Follow on Funding
Eligibility
Open Pan-India (Registered startups, SMEs, and social enterprises (Under 10 Years)).
Plastic
Building solutions that improve the recovery, reuse, and recycling of plastic waste.
Textile
Creating technologies and business models that extend textile life and recover value from textile waste.
Food
Transforming food waste into valuable economic and environmental opportunities.
Catalytic Capital: A share of the ₹20 Lakh prize pool to support winners in implementing and scaling immediate field solutions.
Long-Term Funding Pipeline: High-potential cohort graduates unlock access to future investment pathways through EarthON Gurukul, with opportunities for mentorship, blended finance, and investment support of up to ₹4 Crore through the EarthON Blended Finance Platform and GreenovatiON Fund.
The 2-Day Residential Bootcamp: An intensive programme designed to strengthen technology validation, business models, investment readiness, and go-to-market strategies through mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts.
Global Ecosystem Visibility: Show your work directly to policymakers, global climate finance networks, investors, and industry leaders.
Key milestones for the Greenovation Agri Mechanization Challenge
Collaborating with leading organisations
The Greenovation & ONganic Hub functions as SwitchON Foundation’s flagship accelerator network, nurturing eco-entrepreneurs and climate innovators who are actively reimagining India’s green economy through technical mentorship, bootcamps, and scaling support.
EarthON Foundation aims to empower 10,000 eco champions in the Global South and impact 1 billion lives. We support grassroots innovators through trust-based financial support, mentorship, and global network pipelines.
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