The collaboration will focus on providing support to startups in manufacturing and deep-tech domains, including co-hosting innovation challenges and hackathons, organising investor connect programmes, and facilitating pilot opportunities and market access.
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, March 27, 2026: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a fuel-tech company to promote innovation and support startups in fuel-tech, manufacturing, and allied sectors.
Under the MoU, the collaboration will focus on providing structured support to startups in manufacturing and deep-tech domains, including co-hosting innovation challenges and hackathons, organising investor connect programmes and skill development initiatives, and facilitating pilot opportunities and market access. The initiative will also support early-stage innovators from ideation to prototyping and leverage the Startup India platform for wider outreach and participation.
Speaking on the occasion, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Shri Sanjiv stated that the partnership reflects the Government’s continued commitment to strengthening India’s startup ecosystem by enabling access to infrastructure, mentorship, and market linkages. He noted that such collaborations help accelerate innovation in key sectors such as fuel-tech, manufacturing, and supply chain technologies.
Under the collaboration, DPIIT will work with Repos Energy India Private Limited to enhance industry–startup linkages and support the development of technology-driven solutions. The initiative is expected to foster indigenous innovation and facilitate the scaling of startups in emerging sectors.
The MoU was signed by Deputy Secretary, DPIIT, Shri T. L. K. Singh and Founder, Repos Energy India Private Limited, Ms. Aditi Bhosale Walunj, in the presence of senior officials.
