NXP India, a prominent R&D hub within NXP Semiconductors, has launched the fourth edition of the NXP India Tech Startup Challenge 2024. In collaboration with Startup India, this endeavor underscores NXP's dedication to encouraging cooperation, fostering innovation, and nurturing the development of budding startups in India.

The NXP India Tech Startup Challenge offers an exceptional platform tailored for deep tech startups specializing in areas such as IP, Processor development, Semiconductor fabless ASIC design, Systems Solutions, Embedded product development, and design houses, as well as Tier 1 & Tier 2 technology product companies across diverse sectors. Through engagement and support for these startups, our goal is to advance India's tech ecosystem onto the global stage.

In collaboration with Startup India, this event is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry designed to foster connectivity within the Indian startup ecosystem. The program is geared towards elevating the visibility and network reach of Indian startups on a global scale, offering them the opportunity to showcase their innovations to a wide audience of tech leaders. Deep tech startups specializing in various technology domains such as AI (Accelerators, Trained Models, Software Enablement), ML, Edge Computing, Secured Connectivity, Software Defined Vehicle, Functional Safety, Human Machine Interface, Security, Motor Control, Ultra-Wideband, Voice, Wifi, 5G, RISC V, Quantum, Digital Twins (Software Modelling), In-Memory Computing, Body Wireless-LAN, etc. are encouraged to participate in this challenge.

Hitesh Garg, Vice President & India Managing Director, NXP Semiconductors, "We are thrilled to launch Season 4 of the NXP India Tech Startup Challenge, building on the success of the previous three seasons. These successive years have strengthened our commitment, aligning with the Government of India's vision to foster startups. The challenge is designed to connect, collaborate, and nurture Indian technology startups as it catalyzes global visibility and network scalability for tech startups. Our goal is to contribute to making India a global leader in sustainable tech innovation, support the ecosystem for global impact and showcase untapped talent on a global stage".