A Nationwide Hackathon Driving E-Commerce Innovation
In January 2024, ONDC joined forces with Google, Antler, Protean and Paytm to launch “Build for Bharat”, a nationwide hackathon that aimed to democratise the digital commerce ecosystem in India. This initiative helped ONDC in leveraging community contribution to find innovative and scalable solutions to tackle the most critical challenges in ONDC adoption. This initiative created a unique opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to solve existing challenges on open networks, empowering them to develop solutions that address real-world problems faced by everyone involved, from merchants and MSMEs to delivery agents and brands.
This event invited startups, developers, and students to build solutions across three verticals:
New Ventures (Next Generation Start-ups): Founders, organisations, and professionals tackle tough problems across sectors in digital commerce, building scalable businesses with milestone-based grants and mentoring.
Scalable Solutions: Tech innovators/individuals address pressing needs and challenges of the ONDC ecosystem, creating implementable solutions.
Foundation Solutions: College students (18+) develop practical solutions to address holistic challenges.
A total of 17 problem statements were defined across three verticals and covered topics like cataloguing, inventory digitization and management, Indic language support, logistics, data as a service, financial services and more.
Problem Statements and Solution Briefs
Explore the groundbreaking solutions developed by working professionals, students, and industry experts through our “Next Gen Venture” and “Hackathon”. Each problem statement has been meticulously tackled, resulting in innovative solutions that address pressing industry challenges.
Visit the tabs to see detailed presentations and videos featuring the winners and finalists. This is an excellent opportunity for venture capitalists, government officials, and other interested parties to network with the visionary solution builders of Bharat.
We invite you to connect with these talented individuals and explore potential collaborations. Witness the future of innovation and be part of the journey to revolutionize industries.