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Innovation

December 2025: Innovation Index, Women Entrepreneurs & MIF in Action

A snapshot of how December unfolded at MIF—through ideas, partnerships, and on-ground engagement.

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December 26, 2025
This image includes portrait photos of all the 2025 winners of Earthshot prize.
Scale-Up Program

South Asia Shines Bright at the Earthshot Prize 2025

How Bangladesh, India, and MIF-backed innovators are redefining climate leadership for the Global South.

December 24, 2025
A farmer standing in a marigold field inside a Kheyti greenhouse alongside a close-up of a Neoperk soil-testing device held in a hand. The image showcases agritech solutions supported through MIF and NAFPO partnerships.
Agri-Technology

Innovation meets Community: Key Takeaways from the NAFPO–MIF Agritech Technology Showcase

How FPOs, agritech innovators, and ecosystem leaders came together to advance climate-smart, data-driven solutions for smallholder farmers.

December 10, 2025
Entrepreneurship

Scaling Sustainable Innovation With Entrepreneur Mukesh Malik

Why sustainable innovation must go beyond compliance—and how to make it commercially viable.

November 28, 2025
A graphic illustrating India’s innovation ecosystem, featuring a human hand and a robotic hand framing a city skyline with upward-moving charts and arrows. A map of India appears in the background, symbolizing progress highlighted in the Global Innovation Index 2025.
Innovation

India’s Innovation Rise: What the Global Innovation Index 2025 Reveals, and How MIF Is Powering the Momentum

India climbs to 38th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025. Here’s what the ranking tells us about the country’s innovation story, and how Marico Innovation Foundation is working to deepen and sustain this progress.

November 26, 2025
Collage of women founders and leadership at Marico Innovation Foundation reflecting themes of Women's entrepreneurship Day 2025.
Entrepreneurship

Learning from Women Entrepreneurs

Women leaders across the Marico Innovation Foundation (MIF) network share what truly powers their journeys and what needs to change.

November 19, 2025
Team members from startups Zerocircle, Padcare Labs and Without by Ashaya, during mentoring sessions under Marico Innovation Foundation’s Scale-Up program. The collage shows founders and teams interacting in lab and field settings, reflecting MIF’s no-equity, bespoke mentorship approach for sustainable innovation.
Scale-Up Program

From Guidance to Growth: MIF Mentors Visit Scale-Up Startups Across India

As part of Scale-Up, MIF’s no-equity accelerator, industry experts provide bespoke, long-term mentorship to help startups overcome growth challenges and scale sustainably.

November 12, 2025
Leaders’ Talk session at SICA’25: Suranjana Ghosh with Sapna Moudgil (CEO, NIIT Foundation), Dr. Neeraj Agrawal (Chief Program Officer, Wadhwani AI), and Pankaj Tripathi (Principal Consultant, The Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives).
Leadership

Why Scale Needs More Than Just Great Tech & AI

Scaling innovation takes more than tech — it takes mentorship, trust, and ecosystems that turn breakthrough ideas into lasting impact.

October 31, 2025
Collage of event highlights of the Samunnati Conclave 2025, attended by Vartika from MIF.
MIF In The Press

How Farmer Producer Organisations and Agri Startups Can Co-Lead India’s Agricultural Transformation

Marico Innovation Foundation sees Farmer Producer Organisations as critical collaborators in building a climate-resilient, innovation-driven agri ecosystem.

October 15, 2025
Visual showing the transformation of natural hemp fiber into soft, cotton-like material, representing Canvaloop's sustainable textile innovation. The image includes three fiber stages arranged left to right with an upward arrow and hemp plant at the bottom, part of Scale-Up program by Marico Innovation Foundation.
Agri-Technology

Canvaloop: Building India’s Green Textile Supply Chain

Transforming agricultural waste into textile-grade fibres, creating scalable climate impact for India’s fashion ecosystem with MIF’s Scale Up.

September 26, 2025

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