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Join Shell E4 at Changemakers of Tomorrow, 2023
Oct 15, 2023
About Changemakers of Tomorrow 2023
This initiative by Shell India brings together industry leaders and aspiring changemakers in the energy space to be part of the journey to accelerate progress towards a sustainable, energy-rich, and lower-carbon future. The program offers participants* a chance to be a part of a meaningful dialogue for change.
Shell Launches ‘Digital Track’ For Start-ups Under its E⁴ Programme
Jul 7, 2021
E4 will collaborate with technology, venture, government, academia partners, eminent coaches & industry expert mentors to enable digital start-ups to achieve industry readiness and implement strategies for scaling & global expansion in the Industrial & Energy verticals. The Digital Track is built for mature, digital start-ups, that are simplifying some of the most crucial problems across sectors that require rapid automation to become more energy efficient.
Partners on board for this track are Tata steel, AVL, Last mile Ventures, IBM, Intel, EPRI, AWS & Maharashtra State Innovation Society to name a few.
Shell drives sustainable energy solutions through energy entrepreneurs at the Shell E4 Start-Up hub
Jul 17, 2020
Shell E4 start-up hub's second cohort demonstrates energy and sustainability solutions Bengaluru, July 17, 2019: After a successful first edition in 2018, Shell returned with its second edition of Shell E4 Demo Day, the largest Energy Entrepreneurship Conference in India on July 16, 2019 in Bengaluru. The event included a unique gathering of energy focused start-ups along with the attendance of Arvind Tiwary, Chair, IoT Forum, TiE and Subhashini Chandran, EVP and Managing Director - India at Xynteo. The day also witnessed the graduation of ten start-ups which were selected by Shell for incubation at the Shell Technology Centre Bangalore in January 2019.
How startups can help India make the switch to clean energy in the next 10 years
Jul 17, 2020
Discussing the way forward for energy startups, panellists at Shell E4 Demo Day 2019, advised founders not to build incremental technology, but ‘solve a larger need for the consumer or business’.
ABB Technology Ventures has signed a letter of intent with the startup accelerator
Mar 06, 2020
ABB’s venture capital unit has signed a letter of intent with Shell E4 Startup Hub, Bangalore, to empower Indian entrepreneurs in building sustainable, profitable and impactful organizations.
ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) will extend access to ABB expertise for selected startups in the Shell E4 Scale track program, which is designed for growth stage startups in the energy sector that have a deployable product or solution. The program focusses on helping scale their business and market share by leveraging the global reach of Shell and partners, such as ABB.
Meet The 10 Startups Shortlisted For Shell E4 Scale Track 2020
Feb 18, 2020
- Shell has partnered with ABB, Indian Angel Network and Ola for this cohort.
- Most startups in the cohort are in the mobility segment including electric vehicles.
- Selected startups include the likes of Magenta Power, Eee-Taxi, Energos and others.