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Welcome to

Connectivity Accelerator

Accelerating Digital India

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Structured Growth Focused Program

Network with Industry Stalwarts

Product Research & Business Support

Access to Investors, Customers & Partners

The Program

In Brief

BIF Connectivity Accelerator strives to accelerate the transition to a digitally connected and transformed India, with every person having access to a reliable, high speed and affordable internet connection.

Key Benefits

MENTORSHIP

Access 1:1 mentoring with successful entrepreneurs, and domain & subject matter experts across technology and business functions.

MASTERCLASS

Discover best practices for product development, strategy, scaling, and fundraising from industry stalwarts and business leaders.

NETWORK

Connect with ISP industry experts, strategic partners, investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, and access to research labs across academia and industries.

DEMO DAYS

Pitch to potential investors, customers, and business partners & win grants upto INR 20 Lakhs to fuel your growth.

Program Roadmap

Interviewing & shortlisting the startups

27th March - 24th April

20th January 2022

Program Announced.

27th March 2022

Application Deadline.

24th May 2022

Program Launch

17th August 2022

Grand Finale - Elevating PM-WANI (Demo Day with Award Ceremony)

Connectivity startups we are looking for

Based out of and Operating in India

Innovative technology or disruptive business model to bring Internet accessibility to everyone

Proven traction to validate Technology / Business Model

Improving Internet connectivity across India - Availability/ Reliability/ Capacity / Affordability

Sruthi Kannan, CISCO

Head, CISCO Launch Pad

Amey Mashelkar, Jio

Head, JioGenNext

Satish Mittal, Meta

Head, Meta Connectivity, India

Program Mentors

All Mentors

Investor Partners

All Investors

Hosted By

Broadband India Forum

TV Ramachandran

President, BIF

Rajat Mukarji

Director General, BIF

Broadband India Forum (BIF) functions as an independent policy forum and knowledge-based think-tank that works for the proliferation of high-quality broadband in the country in a technology-neutral and all-inclusive manner, to empower consumers with efficient and economical broadband to realize the true Digital India.