STEP
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Apply
Tell us what you are building. One application, whichever track fits, through a Grand Challenge, the Fellows programme or the Accelerator.
INITIATIVES
Built for every builderin India’s energy story.
Whether you are an early-stage aspiring entrepreneur, a researcher with a lab‑stage IP, or an institution ready to co-build the next decade of energy technology, MC²+ is for you.
Capital, infrastructure and mentorship support every stage, from lab access to pilot sites across the seven energy majors. See the full support stack
HOW IT WORKS
From idea, to deployment.
Come in through a Grand Challenge, as a Fellow, or as an existing venture. Every builder moves through the same four steps.
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Get matched with energy majors
We match you to the energy majors who own the problem and the assets, your sponsors, mentors and first reference customers.
STEP
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Build, test, iterate
Prototype and validate on real infrastructure, with labs, pilot sites and hands-on mentorship to reach a field-ready product.
STEP
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Scale with capital
Turn a successful pilot into procurement, and raise growth-stage capital through the affiliated India Energy Fund to scale.
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FOR RESEARCHERS SOLVING INDUSTRY PROBLEMS
Grand Challenges
ENERGY-MAJOR-DEFINED PROBLEM BRIEFS
Real problems, posted by the people who own the assets. Energy majors publish challenge briefs tied to live operational needs, and researchers solving a specific, industry-relevant problem respond. Winners earn pilots, awards and a fast track into the Accelerator.
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FOR FOUNDERS BUILDING FROM SCRATCH
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
The MC²+ Fellows track
For builders who want to start from zero. Fellows embed in energy major and academic labs to shape a venture around a real problem or a piece of IP, with a stipend and seed funding while they find product-market fit.
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EXISTING VENTURES READY TO SCALE
Accelerator
The flagship six-month cohort
For ventures that already exist and are ready to scale. A six-month, TRL-gated cohort maps each startup to a named energy major challenge brief, with seed and scale-up capital and pilot access, ending in a Demo Day in front of real buyers.
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REGULATORY SANDBOX OIL & GAS
Regulatory Sandbox
A live, controlled space to test regulatory relief
A joint initiative of CHT (MoPNG) and MC²+, offering innovators a formal, time-bound framework to trial products, technologies and business models under temporary, targeted regulatory relaxations — with safety, environmental and consumer protections fully in force throughout.
Found your entry point?
The first MC²+ cohort launches soon.
Tell us what you're building in the meantime.