Catalysing disruptive tech to create large-scale impact in India
Marico Innovation Foundation is a philanthropic institution committed to nurturing and catalysing India’s innovation landscape and ground breaking technologies that can create large-scale social, economic, and environmental impact for millions of people.
Our areas of focus are startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our sectoral focus is on climate adaptability solutions, including plastic waste management, clean technology, and agriculture-technology.
Our pursuit of innovation predates the days of CSR mandates, before 'innovation' became a buzzword. Today our goal is focussed on building ecosystems to create a future where true innovation results in large-scale impact for millions of people.
Harsh Mariwala Founder, Marico Innovation Foundation & Chairman, Marico Limited
Indian Innovation Icons
Indian Innovation Icons is MIF’s biennial program that aims to showcase and celebrate currently hidden, potentially game-changing Indian innovations, offering them a getaway to recognition and a symbol of excellence in innovation.
Scale-Up With MIF
Scale-Up is MIF’s no-equity acceleration program offering bespoke mentorship to for-profit startups on their INR 1-100 crore annual revenue growth journeys, while addressing India’s urgent challenges in plastic waste management, clean technology, and agriculture-technology.
Think: Bespoke Personalised Mentorship + Community for Potential Soonicorns!
Your portal into the innovations we’re nurturing, the ecosystems we’re building & the big ideas we’re tinkering with.
Alankrita Khera, Director at ACT Grants, unpacks the multilayered support required by startups in plastic waste management, from infrastructure and policy reform to mentorship.
On World Creativity & Innovation Day 2025, we explore what truly defines transformative innovation through the eyes of India's most impactful innovators.
Sparking strategic connections to help breakthrough Indian innovations transform from lab success to market revolution
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