Climate Smart Innovation
Climate Smart Innovation (CSI) is a platform to connect startups working on climate tech innovation for the building sector, with investors, and potential customers. The CSI exhibition and pitches are held at the Solar Decathlon India (SDI) Finals attended by 800 people, where these innovators also inspire the next generation of students and connect with leading practitioners from the design, construction, and real estate industry. The innovations on display have ranged from new, low-carbon building materials to technology that captures water from the atmosphere.
Why Buildings?
Carbon emissions from the construction and operation of buildings in India and other rapidly urbanising countries are expected to grow significantly. Reducing these emissions through high performance and net-zero energy buildings can unlock billions in energy savings for businesses and individuals, while reprioritising investments that would otherwise go into building new power plants.
Why Innovation?
Over 80% of the budget of constructing and operating buildings is spent on technologies developed in the last century. The opportunity for innovation is huge. Recently we have seen startups that are working in prop-tech, climate-tech, and construction-tech. As the construction and real estate investment sector consolidates and experiences sustainability and carbon disclosures, they have started looking for scalable innovations.
Why should you participate?
Showcase Your Innovation
Present your solution to potential investors, real estate developers, incubators, accelerators, leading industry practitioners, media, faculty, and students.
Enhance Your Pitch
Refine your product pitch to attract interest and support.
Boost Visibility and Outreach
Reach a wider audience of industry professionals and potential collaborators as CSI and its organisers amplify your solution in the climate change and building sectors.
Meet the future of net-zero buildings
Participate in the Career Fair to connect with and recruit future-ready professionals specialising in sustainability and climate change.
Interact with
Potential Investors
Like India Angel Network, Brigade REAP, ClimateXCapital, Nirman Ventures, Unitus Capital, and SusVenture.
Potential Customers
Like Mahindra Lifespaces, Carrier Corp, Lodha Group, Brigade Group, Tata Realty, Sumadhura, Nucleus Business Parks, Purvankara, Godrej Properties, Prestige Group, Infosys, and JLL.
Past Participants
Like Ambiator, Hexpressions Megatech, NIE-CREST, Urban Air Labs, VayuJal, Zypp Electric, and more.
CSI Exhibition and pitch presentation at the SDI Finals
Attendees
Investors
Experts from the Industry
Viewers online
How do you participate?
Any business, start-up, or organisation from the building industry with a market-ready product or solution that addresses climate change, mitigation, or adaptation is eligible to participate.
- The product should go beyond the conventional performance standards to be innovative in terms of performance or benefits.
- Participants must be willing to come to the net-zero Infosys Campus in Mysore and exhibit the innovation from 23 to 24 May 2025
The 2025 Shortlist
Meet the top 35 organisations exhibiting at the Climate Smart Innovation Exhibition at the #SDIfinals2025. These industry innovators will exhibit their solutions that address climate change mitigation or adaptation in the building industry.
Select participants will present their solutions to a jury at the Infosys Mysuru campus, to fight for the Climate Smart Innovation Award 2025.
The Shortlist
- Airveda Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- AirX Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
- AmpCycle
- Angirus Ind Pvt. Ltd.
- Biome Build
- Carbon Craft Design Pvt. Ltd.
- Dura Composites Pvt. Ltd.
- EarthFokus Earthwise Pvt. Ltd.
- Electica Energy
- Enlite Research
- EPVI New Technological Epoch Pvt. Ltd. (Enlog)
- Excel Coatings India Pvt. Ltd.
- FluxGen Sustainable Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Glorifac Green Forms Pvt. Ltd.
- Gridmats by PotHoleRaja®
- Hivericks Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- i47 Labs Pvt. Ltd.
- i47 Labs Pvt. Ltd.
- Kre38 Labs Pvt. Ltd. (Waltr)
- Lambert Technovation Pvt. Ltd.
- Leadsun Lighting India Pvt. Ltd.
- Nebeskie Labs Pvt. Ltd.
- Nivkriti
- Pavakah Energy Pvt. Ltd.
- Paving+
- Pi Green Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
- Prayogik
- Purewatt Renewables Pvt. Ltd.
- Saltech Design Labs Pvt. Ltd.
- Satiq Concrete Manufacturer Pvt. Ltd.
- Schillings Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
- SmarterHomes Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Subtlebotic Pvt. Ltd.
- Versa Drives Pvt. Ltd. (Superfan)
- WATTHOUR Pvt. Ltd.
- Zodhya Tech
Meet the Jury for CSI 2025
Aiyappa Somayanda
Chief Business Officer, Brigade REAP
Guruprakash Sastry
AVP and Head – Climate Action, Infosys
Hari Prasad Hegde
Founding Partner, Edhina Capital
Harleen Oberoi
Sr. VP & Head – Project Management, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd. & Tata Housing Development Company Ltd.
Johann Fernandes
Co-Founder, climateXcapital
Priyank
Garg
Managing Partner, IAN Alpha fund
Sunita Purushottam
Head of Sustainability and CSR,
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. & Chair, GBPN Board
Mentorship Session at FEED
Select organisations from the early bird registrations were shortlisted to be a part of the CSI Mentorship Session at AEEE’s Forum for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation (FEED) Conference. They received one-on-one mentorship from industry experts in three critical areas: technology and sustainability, market and customers, and funding and investors. Participants gained actionable insights to refine their solutions, align with market needs, and overcome barriers to scaling their innovations.
Mentors were able to understand and address the concerns that start up founders had. Founders got insights on how to tighten their pitches, scale up their solutions, explore new avenues of funding and more.
Timeline
Investor Network
Climate Smart Innovation (CSI) Exhibition and Award is a platform for startups working on climate tech innovation for the building sector. It showcases cutting-edge innovations and connects startups with investors and potential customers at the SDI finals event. CSI also inspires the next generation and creates a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange and business networking. The Investor Network for CSI helps in outreach for CSI within their network of startups, investors, and other suitable stakeholders.
