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Boeing is committed to investing in the future of innovation by contributing to the robust startup ecosystem in India through collaborations and partnerships. With Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD), Boeing works with the entire spectrum of the student-to-start-up community to help young minds of today to develop breakthrough ideas in India, for India, and for the world.
For BUILD 2026, Boeing India is partnering with T-Hub to engage with innovators like you. Together, we will provide access to industry knowledge and expertise, structured learning and mentorship to help you refine ideas, strengthen business models, and shape compelling pitches into viable products and offerings.
Who Can Apply
BUILD 2026 is open to:
- Students who are either graduating or have graduated in 2026
- Early startup entrepreneurs at the pre-seed idea/conceptualization stage, with no external funding.
Boeing and its partners bring you an opportunity to
Learn in a structured environment
Receive coaching by incubators get exposed to the ecosystem
Practice building ideas into business propositions
Use industry-proven tools
Practice essential skills
Share what you learn
Network with your peers & ecosystem Interact with entrepreneurship experts
- Compete with peers from across the country
- Receive mentorship from T-Hub, Boeing experts and startup ecosystem leaders.
- Travel to Boeing office to present to an eminent jury
- Compete for a ₹10L grant to support further development of your idea.
Aerospace & Defense
Technology Startup
Social Impact
Sustainability
Does your idea fit in these themes?
Program Timeline
FAQ'S
If you are a student graduating in 2026, select the region in which your college is located. If your team includes students from multiple colleges or regions, please choose a region where most of your team attends college
If you are a start-up, choose the region where you live and work.
Yes! We encourage you to apply. Applying is simple and we are looking for teams that are passionate about solving real-life problems. Problems that can be solved in innovative ways that may be related to one of our themes.
We focus on two key questions:
- What problem are you trying to solve and how?
- Why should we work with your team
To help your application stand out:
- Respect the word limit for the application.
- Be clear and concise.
- Avoid the marketing language; Demonstrate a strong understanding of the problem.
- Explain why you chose this problem, how you plan to address itm and what differentiates your team.
- Tell us what motivates you to solve the problem.
Uniqueness of the idea is not as important as your approach. We are open to working with multiple teams addressing similar problems.
Yes. Links to videos or demo websites that substantiate your application/entry are permitted. However, links that are added just to fill more space and have no correlation with the application will not be counted
No. Applying to BUILD is free, there are no fees for the program coursework. Limited travel support will be provided for teams selected for workshop. Day-to-day expenses may be borne by participants.
Yes. We are looking to work with pre-seed / early-stage startups to develop their business skills. Typically, such startups are in the conceptual stage and have no funding, no revenue, no Minimum Viable Product (or only the outlines of one), and limited customer validation.
Selected teams will receive learning opportunities and access to experienced professionals from the Indian startup ecosystem. Resources will be provided to help refine business propositions and strengthen investor pitches. Teams will also compete with peers.
While BUILD does not guarantee funding or a fixed number of winners, high-performing teams will have the opportunity to win ₹10 lakh in grant funding, to be used at the team’s discretion.
The regional boot camp will run for three to four days (details may vary by region). Full in-person participation is required. The program will conclude with a pitch presentation to a jury, which may require a full day.
Selected teams may also travel to Bengaluru for one to two days to participate in Boeing Innovation Day, where final pitches will be presented at the Boeing campus. Teams are expected to take full ownership of refining their pitches ahead of the competition.
No. We are looking to work with you, and the team, and not on the idea itself. Submitting more than one application is counterproductive.
No. BUILD is not a recruitment program. However, it offers valuable networking opportunities and a platform to demonstrate your team’s passion, innovation and business acumen.
Some dates will be finalized closer to program milestones. Please refer to the published timeline for the most up-to-date information.
Of course! We are looking to work with a diverse range of teams. But we do look for how well your team’s qualifications fit your idea.
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Past Success with BUILD 4.0
Building on the success of previous editions, BUILD 4.0 attracted the highest number of entries to date, with over 2,000 ideas submitted by more than 2,700 students and start-up participants applying from tier 1, 2, and 3 cities across India. Following a stringent evaluation process, 75 shortlisted teams entered the regional boot camp, of which regional and national finalists received guidance from start-up ecosystem experts, incubator partners, and Boeing engineers to incubate ideas.
Seven teams comprising university students and early-stage start-up entrepreneurs were announced as winners of the fourth edition of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program 2024-25.
The seven winning teams were Thrustworks Dynetics, Nexus Power, Extrive Innovations, Qualivon Technologies, Rapha Bionics, HyPrix Aviation, and Trishul Space.
These winners were further supported by Boeing and their respective incubator partners over the next few months to help develop their ideas into market-ready and viable business solutions.
Each of these winning teams receives INR 10 lakh as a financial grant that will sponsor their ideas in the aerospace and defence, technology, social impact, and sustainability sectors.
In its fourth edition, BUILD continued to partner with seven incubators, namely, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – IIT Mumbai, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center – IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Madras Incubation Cell, Foundation for Science Innovation and Development – IISC Bengaluru, T-Hub Hyderabad, and KIIT Bhubaneshwar – Technology and Business Incubator (TBI). Applicants are invited nationwide to submit ideas in the fields of aerospace and defence, technology start-ups, social impact, and sustainability.
Past Success with BUILD 4.0
Riding on the success of the past editions, the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program (BUILD) in its third edition attracted a record number of entries with than 1200 ideas submitted by more than 2200 students and start-up participants from all over the country. Following a stringent evaluation process, 75 shortlisted teams entered the regional boot camp, of which regional and national finalists received guidance from start-up ecosystem experts, incubator partners, and Boeing engineers to incubate ideas. Participants further received access to Boeing’s innovation ecosystem.
The seven winning teams are Abyom SpaceTech and Defence Pvt. Ltd.
and Green Aero Propulsion Pvt. Ltd. from Foundation for Innovation and
Technology Transfer (FIIT) – IIT Delhi, Glovatrix Pvt. Ltd. from Society
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – IIT Mumbai, dVerse
Technologies Pvt. Ltd. from IIT Madras Incubation Cell, Backyard
Creators Pvt. Ltd., BONV Technology Private Limited and Coratia
Technologies Pvt. Ltd. from Technology Business Incubator (TBI) – KIIT,
Bhubaneswar.
Each of these seven teams received INR 10 lakh as a financial grant,
and their ideas covered solutions for community development, the
defence and space industry, and sustainability.
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