About the India Australia RISE Accelerator

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[Images move through to show Tamara Ogilvie talking to the camera, a rear view of Tamara talking to a group of people, and wide views of a male giving a presentation, and text appears: Tamara Ogilvie RISE Program Director – CSIRO]

Tamara Ogilvie:  The RISE Accelerator program is ideal for startups and SMEs, with climate and environment solutions, ready to take their technologies into new markets.

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The benefits of participating in the RISE Accelerator program are the support and connections with undivided attention and mentorship.

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These companies are really ensured that they're making the right choices at the right times in their new market explorations.

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[Images moves through to show Abhishek Chhazed talking to the camera, two males giving a presentation, Abhishek talking into a microphone, and a female speaking in a group, and text appears: Abhishek Chhazed Co-founder, Recyclex, RISE Accelerator Participant]

Abhishek Chhazed:  The RISE Accelerator program has challenged us to understand the Australian ecosystem in depth, take necessary steps and then expand to this beautiful country.

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Tina Funder:  An incredible part of the RISE Accelerator program has been meeting the Australian and Indian participants because we get insight from startups who are based in those respective countries. Having local knowledge is key to success.

[Images move through to show Pramit Dash talking to the camera, a female giving a presentation, and an audience sitting at tables listening, and text appears: Pramit Dash RISE Program Director Atal Innovation Misson, NITI Aayog]

Pramit Dash:  So RISE provides a structured curriculum for the startups to follow that lays in front of them a pathway for international expansion.

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The startups also get an opportunity to pilot their solution in the target market in order to adapt, validate and repurpose their solutions for the local context.

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Meha Lahiri:  Working with the RISE Accelerator program has really helped us focus on going back to the drawing board, as to how you can really replicate your solutions in a developed nation. Problem solving in a developing nation like India really prepares you and makes you resilient to scale in developed countries.

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Daniel Ionita:  Accessing the resources and especially the coaching and the specialised advice we received, which wasn't just generic but quite specific and quite honest, I thought is invaluable.

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Tamara Ogilvie:  I highly recommend this program to startups and SMEs with climate and environment solutions who have big ambitions.

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