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Building on the successful completion of multiple evaluation rounds and the final prototype showcase, we are excited to announce that 4 startups have been shortlisted to progress to full-scale solution development under the MInTathon for Startups program.

✨ Finalist Startups:

🔹 iRama.AI
🔹 Evtron
🔹 Nayatransit (https://lnkd.in/gXtdFjuU)
🔹 QPo

Over the course of the program, these startups have:

• Demonstrated strong innovation and real-world relevance
• Developed functional prototypes with support from MInT | Airawat
• Successfully presented their solutions across multiple evaluation stages

💡 Each of the shortlisted startups has already received prototype development support of up to INR X lakhs per team, enabling them to build and validate their solutions.

As the next step, the teams will now:

• Receive further funding support based on their project requirements
• Advance towards full-scale solution development
• Showcase their final solutions in person at the upcoming summit
📍 MInT Mobility Summit 2026
🗓 06th–08th July 2026 | IIT Madras

This marks a key milestone in the journey from concept → prototype → scalable deployment, as these startups prepare to present solutions with real-world impact.

🙏 Acknowledgements:

We sincerely thank our esteemed jury members for their valuable time, insights, and continued support throughout the program

• Prof. Nisheeth Srivastava – Co-Director, Airawat; Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur
• Mr. Sabareesh Kornipalli – CFO, Airawat Research Foundation
• Mr. Manpreet Singh – COO, Airawat Research Foundation
• Prof. Gitakrishnan Ramadurai – Faculty In-Charge, MInT; Professor, DSAI, IIT Madras
• Dr. Ramki Srinivasan – CEO, MInT; Professor of Practice, DSAI, IIT Madras
• Mr. Ravichandran Srinivasan – Startup Advisor & Mentor
• Dr. Ajay Gummalla – Co-founder & VP, Bedrock Robotics
• Dr. Ramachandran Balakrishna – Principal Scientist, Caliper Corporation
• Mr. venkat vedam – Principal Project Manager, MInT
• Mr. Manish Srivastava – CTO, eGov Foundation

We thank AI CoE for Sustainable Cities (Airawat) for supporting the MInTathon for Startups program and enabling innovation in mobility.

We look forward to seeing these solutions come to life at the summit!