Boeing is committed to investing in the future of innovation by contributing to the robust
startup ecosystem in India through collaborations and partnerships. With Boeing University
Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD), Boeing works with the entire spectrum of the
student-to-start-up community to help young minds of today to develop breakthrough ideas
in India, for India, and for the world.
In 2026, continuing our partnership into the 5th edition of BUILD,
Boeing India is partnering with the
IITM Incubation Cell to engage with innovators, such as you,
to offer the necessary knowledge and expertise, helping refine and shape your ideas and
pitches into products.
BUILD 2026 is open to students who are either graduating or have graduated in 2026,
as well as early startup entrepreneurs at the pre-seed idea or conceptualization stage
who have not received any external funding are invited to apply too.
Receive coaching by incubators and get exposed to the ecosystem.
Use industry proven tools and practice essential skills.
Network with your peers & ecosystem to interact with expert entrepreneurs.
Compete for a ₹10 lakh as grant! to support further development of your idea.
If you have a start-up that is in the early stages
(pre-seed / pre-revenue) and
a recently graduated engineering student you can apply
for the BUILD program.
For more information on the program and for any queries download the
FAQs here – or reach out
pitch2win@incubation.iitm.ac.in
Building on the success of previous editions, BUILD 4.0 attracted the highest number of entries to date, with over 2,000 ideas submitted by more than 2,700 students and start-up participants applying from tier 1, 2, and 3 cities across India.
Following a stringent evaluation process, 75 shortlisted teams entered the regional boot camp, of which regional and national finalists received guidance from start-up ecosystem experts, incubator partners, and Boeing engineers to incubate ideas.
Seven teams comprising university students and early-stage start-up entrepreneurs were announced as winners of the fourth edition of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program 2024-25.
The seven winning teams were Thrustworks Dynetics, Nexus Power, Extrive Innovations, Qualivon Technologies, Rapha Bionics, HyPrix Aviation, and Trishul Space.
These winners were further supported by Boeing and their respective incubator partners over the next few months to help develop their ideas into market-ready and viable business solutions.
Each of these winning teams receives INR 10 lakh as a financial grant that will sponsor their ideas in the aerospace and defence, technology, social impact, and sustainability sectors.
In its fourth edition, BUILD continued to partner with seven incubators, namely, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – IIT Mumbai, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center – IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Madras Incubation Cell, Foundation for Science Innovation and Development – IISC Bengaluru, T-Hub Hyderabad, and KIIT Bhubaneshwar – Technology and Business Incubator (TBI). Applicants are invited nationwide to submit ideas in the fields of aerospace and defence, technology start-ups, social impact, and sustainability.
Riding on the success of the past editions, the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program
(BUILD) in its third edition attracted a record number of entries with more than 1200 ideas submitted by over
2200 students and start-up participants from all over the country.
Following a stringent evaluation process, 75 shortlisted teams entered the regional boot camp, of which
regional and national finalists received guidance from start-up ecosystem experts, incubator partners,
and Boeing engineers to incubate ideas. Participants further received access to Boeing's innovation
ecosystem.
The seven winning teams are Abyom SpaceTech and Defence Pvt. Ltd. and Green Aero Propulsion Pvt. Ltd. from
Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FIIT) - IIT Delhi, Glovatrix Pvt. Ltd. from Society for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) - IIT Mumbai, dVerse Technologies Pvt. Ltd. from IIT Madras Incubation
Cell, Backyard Creators Pvt. Ltd., BONV Technology Private Limited and Coratia Technologies Pvt. Ltd. from
Technology Business Incubator (TBI) - KIIT, Bhubaneswar. Each of these seven teams received INR 10 lakh as
a financial grant, and their ideas covered solutions for community development, the defence and space
industry, and sustainability.
The seven winning teams are SpaceFields Pvt. Ltd. from the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) – IISC Bengaluru;
HEM Dimensions Pvt. Ltd. from SID – IISC Bengaluru; Scavengex from IIT Madras Incubation Cell;
CeraTattvaInnoTech Pvt. LTD. from IIT Madras Incubation Cell; Modulo EV from the Foundation for
Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi; SAP AEROSPACE from FIIT – IIT Delhi;
and Galanto Innovations Pvt Ltd. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC) – IIT Gandhinagar.
The program offered opportunities to applicants to incubate ideas and access Boeing’s innovation ecosystem.
applying from tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 cities across India.
Boeing launched BUILD with an aim to nurture and support the start-up
ecosystem in the country. Over the years, Boeing has strategically invested
in developing talent for the Indian aerospace sector and inspiring the next generation
of engineering talent in India. Through its programs such as the HorizonX India Innovation Challenge,
the Accelerated Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Apprenticeship, and the National Aeromodelling Competition with IIT,
Boeing has made a significant impact in creating a skilled frontline workforce and empowered entrepreneurs in India.
Read more about BUILD 2.0 in the news here: The Times of India, Techcircle, News18
Riding on the success of the first edition of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program (BUILD) in 2019,
the second edition in 2022 attracted a record number of entries with more than 750 innovator teams from over
1,600 student and start-up participants from all over the country.
Following a stringent evaluation process, 70 shortlisted teams entered the regional boot camp,
of which seven teams comprising university students and early-stage start-up entrepreneurs were announced
as the winners of the second annual Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program 2022-23.
Winners were further supported by Boeing and the respective incubator partner for over six months, to help develop ideas into market-ready and viable business solutions.
Watch Boeing BUILD 1.0 Regional Bootcamp - Talks & Workshops
