Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Seven Startups Secure Boeing Backing in Fifth BUILD Edition
Boeing is a big company that makes airplanes.
In India, Boeing runs a special program called BUILD.
BUILD helps smart students and small new teams turn their ideas into real products.
This year is the fifth time the program has happened.
Seven teams won this year's competition.
Each winning team gets a prize of ₹10 lakh, which is a lot of money.
They also get help from Boeing's engineers for a whole year.
The teams are supported by experts at famous Indian colleges like IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay.
Since BUILD started, it has already helped more than 35 startups.
Boeing hopes these new ideas will make airplanes better and help protect the environment.
Boeing selected seven startups for the fifth edition of its BUILD program in India, each receiving a ₹10 lakh grant and a structured year-long incubation journey.
The program targets 2026 engineering graduates, postdocs, and ideation/pre-seed stage startups with proof-of-concept solutions.
Teams will work with Boeing's technical library and engineering mentors at the Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center to develop minimum-viable products.
The initiative is run through seven incubation centers including IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, T-Hub Hyderabad, and KIIT-TBI Bhubaneswar.
Since its launch, BUILD has attracted over 7,000 applications and incubated more than 35 startups across autonomous systems, deep tech AI/ML, sustainable aviation fuels, carbon footprint reduction, and medical devices.
- Who
- Boeing, together with seven incubation centers including IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, T-Hub Hyderabad, and KIIT-TBI Bhubaneswar, and the seven winning startup teams.
- What
- Seven startups were selected for the fifth edition of Boeing's BUILD program, earning a ₹10 lakh grant each and a one-year incubation journey to develop their ideas into market-ready products.
- When
- Applications were submitted through April, with regional bootcamp pitch competitions in May–June and the Boeing immersion and pitch finals held afterward for the 2026 cohort.
- Where
- India, across regional hubs covering Delhi NCR, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and East/Northeast India, with finals in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To support India's startup ecosystem and help early-stage innovators in aerospace and related fields move from ideas to real-world opportunities.
- Program
- BUILD (Boeing's university/startup incubation initiative)
- Edition
- Fifth
- Winning teams
- 7 startups
- Grant per team
- ₹10 lakh
- Target participants
- 2026 engineering graduates, postdocs, and ideation/pre-seed startups
- Incubation centers
- 7 (IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Gandhinagar, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, T-Hub Hyderabad, KIIT-TBI Bhubaneswar)
- Applications since launch
- Over 7,000
- Startups incubated since launch
- More than 35
- Boeing sourcing from India
- Over $1.4 billion annually from 300+ local companies