Three Indian Ventures Win ASME ISHOW India 2025 for Impactful Hardware Innovations
April 25, 2025 | Hyderabad — The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) successfully concluded its flagship social innovation accelerator, ISHOW India 2025, on April 25 at T-Hub, Hyderabad. The two-day event brought together some of the most promising hardware-led social entrepreneurs from across India, all working on scalable solutions to address critical challenges in agriculture, energy, healthcare, and transportation.
Seven shortlisted ventures — Caruna Mobility (Puducherry), DARTML (Kerala), FastSense Innovations (Pune), Kisan Rover (Rajasthan), Neenva Innovations (Kanpur), Newrup Tech Solutions (Bhubaneswar), and RE4BILLION.AI (Chennai) — participated in the intense accelerator program. They received technical feedback and mentorship from leading global experts in engineering design and impact entrepreneurship.
The event culminated in a high-energy product showcase and an awards ceremony on April 25, where three winning ventures were selected to join the prestigious ASME ISHOW 2025 global cohort. The winning ventures were:
- Chuliv (Newrup Tech Solutions Private Limited)
- Sep-Scan (FastSense Innovations)
- Solar-Powered Agricultural Robotic Bull (Kisan Rover)
The awardees will receive a share of $30,000 in grant funding, alongside design and engineering support and access to ASME’s global innovation network. These resources will help them scale their prototypes into market-ready solutions capable of delivering long-term social and environmental impact.
The awards were presented in the presence of industry leaders, and senior ASME leadership. Tom Costabile, Executive Director and CEO of ASME, highlighted the significance of the event: “Through the vision and creativity of these talented entrepreneurs and the guidance of expert mentors, ASME ISHOW is transforming groundbreaking ideas into market-ready products that improve lives. This program is a key component of ASME’s support for the future of energy and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”
Iana Aranda, ASME Managing Director of Sustainability, noted, “Hard-tech innovators addressing urgent social and environmental challenges must be better equipped to overcome significant obstacles. We are dedicated to building on a decade of experience to ensure that social ventures realize their vision for a better world, for everyone.”
The winning teams will now advance to an international ISHOW bootcamp, where they will receive further guidance in refining their solutions and scaling their operations. They will also become part of ASME’s expanding global ecosystem of social entrepreneurs, opening doors to international collaborations, technical partnerships, and greater funding opportunities.
The conclusion of ISHOW India 2025 reaffirms ASME’s commitment to nurturing India’s vibrant hardware innovation landscape. By bringing together engineers, investors, mentors, and policymakers, the event showcased how tangible solutions can be developed and deployed to address some of the most urgent challenges facing our communities.
The conclusion of ISHOW India 2025 reaffirms ASME’s commitment to nurturing India’s vibrant hardware innovation landscape. By bringing together engineers, investors, mentors, and policymakers, the event showcased how tangible solutions can be developed and deployed to address some of the most urgent challenges facing our communities.
About ASME ISHOW
The prestigious ASME ISHOW hardware accelerator is open to individuals and organizations taking physical products to market that will have a positive social and environmental impact and that improve the quality of life around the world. ASME annually matches up to 30 carefully selected innovators/ventures with appropriate engineering experts to ensure that the proposed hardware solutions are technologically, environmentally, culturally, and financially sustainable. To date, ASME has provided support to over 250 startups from more than 35 countries to solve critical quality-of-life challenges for vulnerable populations worldwide. ISHOW alumni have developed affordable devices to address key issues related to clean combustion, crop threshing, fetal health, food waste prevention, health diagnostics, safe drinking water, and many more that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
ASME ISHOW judges and facilitators include experts in research, sustainability, mechanical engineering and product design, manufacturing, startup financing, supply chain, and business strategy, representing industry, nonprofit organizations, and academia. These subject matter experts provide technical and strategic guidance based on ISHOW’s five key pillars: customer/user knowledge, hardware validation, manufacturing optimization, implementation strategy, and impact. For more information, visit https://www.asmeishow.org.
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About ASME
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. In 2020, ASME formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) II & III LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community. For more information, visit www.asme.org.
About the ASME Foundation
The ASME Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, supporting an array of programs in three core pillars: engineering education, career engagement, and global development. With the goal of empowering tomorrow’s technical workforce, the ASME Foundation advances equitable access both to professional opportunities and to engineering innovations that improve quality of life. For more information, visit www.asmefoundation.org.