Catapult - Mahindra Logistics

About Catapult

Innovation is our way of thinking. We want to make it yours.

Catapult by Mahindra Logistics aims to transform the Indian Supply Chain & Mobility sector and co-create future-ready tech-powered solutions with the Indian startup ecosystem. Catapult offers a unique world-class platform that supports, enables, accelerates, and empowers the Logistics startup community to Rise. The Program will catapult innovative solutions to market maturity, by refining PoCs to industry-ready solutions, and will also provide access to the Mahindra leadership and its partner ecosystem.

The first edition of Catapult saw a participation of over 300 start-ups from the Supply Chain & Mobility ecosystem. After a robust evaluation process, 16 start-ups were shortlisted for the Cohort. The Cohort participants then collaborated with Mahindra companies on some real-world use-cases for a period of 3 months to develop market-ready solutions.

Focus Areas

Catapult 2.0 will be focused on identifying technology solutions in the Logistics & Supply Chain and Mobility space.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Blockchain

Internet of Things (IoT)

Robotics & Automation

Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)

Drones

Big Data & Analytics

Low-Cost Hardware/ Connectivity/ GPS Based Solutions

E-Mobility Solutions

Our Offerings

Anchor Customer

Validate solutions in a real-world business environment
Access Mahindra Logistics’ sophisticated business and technology environment to acquire an immersive understanding of how businesses work
Gain domain specific mentorship through to refine solutions and business model

Network

Tap into a wide array of benefits from our partner ecosystem which includes academic institutes and government programs.
Collaborate with world-renowned technology companies, and benefit from platform credits, knowledge sharing-sessions and special access

Long-term Engagement

Long-term contract opportunities for exponential scale-up
Strategic investment and acquisition opportunities by Mahindra Group

Eligibility

Scope

Location: Start-ups registered in India or those planning to expand to India
Field of operation: Should operate in the technologies mentioned in the Focus Areas section above and should be applicable to Logistics & Supply Chain and Mobility industry
Time Commitment: at least 8 to 10 hours per week

Business Maturity

Should demonstrate a working MVP (validated product / solution)
Should have at least one revenue generating client

Who will not qualify

Start-ups in concept stage or prototype stage where the product is not fully validated
Start-ups with validated product that have already established a strong pan-India presence