Delighted to share a new feather in the cap - Champion - NBEC!
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 (𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗖𝗔) 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗕𝗘𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗖-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲! 🏆✨ This was no small feat: 🌍 3100+ applications from 34 states & UTs 💡 370+ startups pitched ideas 🚀 65 startups reached bootcamp & pre-finals 🎯 25 startups in the grand finale 🏅 Award presented by the billionaire industrialist - Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder of Biocon A jury member called our solution “the game-changing smart irrigation technology.” Beyond the numbers, the real journey has been about tackling the toughest challenge in agri-tech – not just irrigation, but farmer adoption. Legacy solutions were never designed for Bharat’s farmers. We’ve built technology they embrace from Day 1 – saving water, improving yields, and giving them true convenience and control. A huge thank you to my incredible co-founders Faizan and Gajanan – this win belongs as much to them and our entire team as it does to me. ❤️ On a personal note – while I was in Bangalore receiving this award, my little boy had his first-ever stage performance at the Gurdwara. I missed it. But coming home and celebrating the trophy with him turned that missed milestone into a memory we’ll both treasure forever. 🏆❤️ This trophy is more than recognition – it’s a reminder of why we’re building for Bharat’s farmers and the next generation. 🌱🚀 Waterfall Automation Pvt Ltd Esteemed Jury: Dr. Ekroop Caur, IT BT Department, Karnataka Priyank M Kharge, Government of Karnataka Taslimarif, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Paresh Vora, WIN Foundation Nagarajan, Omnivore Manoj Kumar, Social Alpha Vipul Patel, IIMA Ventures Bharat Char, Mahyco Ashwin kashikar, Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd Official Suryaprakash, Ideaspring Capital Jayshree, Enzia Ventures Himanshu Sharma, Theia Ventures Dhruv Ranjan, Anicut Capital Shekhar, Accel in India Harish, Novonesis Ramjee, Atal Incubation Centre - CCMB