StartupIndia: Akamai Open Innovation Program - open for registrations
The challenge will enable Akamai Technologies to select few startups for their Cohort-3, where the selected startups will get an opportunity to be part of the 1:1 pitch round with stakeholders at Akamai.
The application to this challenge is free of charge.
Program Details
- We are looking for B2B startups with a few enterprise logos as customers.
RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER
- Validation Stage Startup
- Early Traction Startup
- Scaling Stage Startup
RELEVANT INDUSTRY
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Architecture Interior Design
- AR VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality)
- Automotive
- Art & Photography
- Animation
- Chemicals
- Computer Vision
- Telecommunication & Networking
- Construction
- Agriculture
- Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence
- AI
- Green Technology
- Events
- Fashion
- Finance Technology
- Enterprise Software
- Food & Beverages
- Design
- Dating Matrimonial
- Education
- Renewable Energy
- Technology Hardware
- Healthcare & Lifesciences
- Internet Of Things
- IT Services
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Nanotechnology
- Non- Renewable Energy
- Pets & Animals
- Media & Entertainment
- Retail
- House-Hold Services
- Professional & Commercial Services
- Sports
- Social Impact
- Social Network
- Textiles & Apparel
- Indic Language Startups
- Transportation & Storage
- Logistics
- Travel & Tourism
- Security Solutions
- Airport Operations
- Real Estate
- Other Specialty Retailers
- Safety
- Robotics
- Passenger Experience
- Biotechnology
- Waste Management
- Others
- Toys And Games
THEMES FOR CHALLENGES
- Gaming
- Carrier (5G)
- IoT Security
- Web Security
- Mobile Security
- Enterprise Security
- Network Security
- Behavioral Biometrics
- Traffic Profiling and Anomaly Detection
- Media security
- AdTech
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Media
1. Gaming:
- Game streaming
- In-game acceleration
- Game hosting
2. AdTech:
- SSP (Supply side platform)
- SSAI (Server side ad insertion)
3. Media Security :
- DRM (Digital rights management)
- Watermarking
4. Others:
- Real Time Streaming
- API Technology
- Edge Compute Technology
- Social Media (eg. fast file uploads)
- Machine Learning in Media
Carrier
1. Security:
- Network Security for Operators and their customers using DNS and other elements. These solution would include parental controls for end user, secure business using malware detection etc.
- Network detect and response providers (traffic profiling and anomaly detection)
2. IoT
- Secure connectivity of IoT devices globally using solutions such as DNS, VPN, eSIM and provisioning .
- IoT data stream and Analytics on the cloud for information exchange.
3. 5G
- Mobile Edge and Orchestration
- 5G private networks
Enterprise Security
1. DLP (Data Leakage Prevention)
2. CASB (Cloud access security broker)
3. Anomalous behaviour detection:
- Detect and trigger investigations based on anomalous events (with a focus on authentication and making intelligent decisions)
- E.g. If an employee on notice period plugs in a USB drive to copy data, download contracts from Salesforce, etc. If someone in Legal team logs into a finance DB. If someone in Finance ran security tools from their machine.
4. Behavioral biometrics and analytics for user authentication / fraud detection
5. Unique approach to bot or application attack traffic.
6. Network detect and response providers (traffic profiling and anomaly detection)
Incentives
USD 10,000 equity-free cash grant to each startup selected after pitch round
For startups selected after the pitch round:
1. Proof-of-concept (POC) with Akamai Technologies
2. Global Connects
3. Joint GTM Opportunity
Procedure Post Submission
All applications from Startup India will be considered and opportunity will be provided to selected startups (minimum 2 startups) to be part of the 1:1 pitch round with stakeholders at Akamai.
