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
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!
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.
Your portal into the innovations we’re nurturing, the ecosystems we’re building & the big ideas we’re tinkering with.
The Innovation for India Awards have been ‘un-awards’ of a kind, going beyond trophies to amplify groundbreaking innovations. A spirit now embodied in their evolution to Indian Innovation Icons.
As India celebrates its 76th Republic Day, Marico and Marico Innovation Foundation stand as leaders exemplifying corporate citizenship through distinguished contributions to business sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
In an interview with The Indian Express, Mr Mariwala discusses his efforts to build mentorship and peer support networks for Indians startups to foster impact-driven innovation, particularly in the circular economy space.
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