ABB Startup Challenge India 2025 winner advances smart drive technology with AI innovation
ABB India, in partnership
with Microsoft and SynerLeap, announced Cloudworx as the winner of the ABB
Startup Challenge India 2025, contributing to reshaping how Indian industries
adopt ABB’s drives and accelerating energy efficiency. ABB experts will
directly work with Cloudworx, which offers AI-powered 3D visualization, to
develop a market-ready solution with the opportunity to launch it globally for
ABB’s customers and partners.
Driving the next wave of
industrial innovation, the Bengaluru, India-based startup’s winning AI-powered
solution enables the creation of dynamic, AI-driven replicas of business
processes for real-time monitoring, simulation, and continuous improvement.
This solution will simplify motor and drive selection and enable easier
commissioning and maintenance by leveraging data-driven intelligence. The
winner was awarded a $30,000 project prize and will receive mentoring from
Microsoft and ABB’s startup accelerator, SynerLeap’s startup advisors, and a
six-month membership to SynerLeap.
With the theme of
‘Advancing smart drive technology with AI innovation,’ the competition invited
visionary startups to explore how AI can analyze drive data and application
needs to equip original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the ideal ABB
motor-drive match, meeting their unique needs.
“At ABB India, we see
startups as vital partners in shaping the future of industrial technology. With
India’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape and growing focus on energy
efficiency, enabling seamless adoption of drives is more important than ever,”
said AR Madhusudan, President and Local Division Manager, Drive Products, ABB
India. “The quality of applications and the insightful pitches truly
highlighted the strength of India’s start-up ecosystem, and we are proud to co-create solutions with visionary startups through
this platform.”
Kicked off earlier this
year, some of the most innovative startups were part of the pitching process in
the challenge. The challenge received over 100 applications, out of which seven
finalists pitched their solutions in Bengaluru. Hosted for the first time in
India, the challenge is in its sixth year and has been implemented in parts of
Europe and United States.
As ABB marks 50 years of LV
(low voltage) drives globally and two decades of drives production excellence
in India, the challenge reflects ABB’s continued efforts to promote open
innovation and create scalable, local solutions for global sustainability while
offering a rich legacy of technology and innovation.
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