Capgemini

Capgemini is a global IT services, consulting, and technology company headquartered in Paris, France, and founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf. It employs over 350,000 people across 50 countries, and in India it runs major delivery centres in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, and other cities, making it one of the country's largest IT employers.

The organisation works with Indian startups through innovation challenges, co-innovation partnerships, and its Capgemini Ventures arm. It has partnered with Startup India and AGNIi (Accelerating Growth of New India's Innovations) to run open innovation challenges that connect startups with enterprise problem statements. Rather than operating as a traditional accelerator, Capgemini focuses on building commercial partnerships where startups can pilot their solutions within Capgemini's client engagements.

Its programmes include the Capgemini Innovation Challenge, run with AGNIi and Startup India, which invites startups to address specific technology problems in areas such as enterprise AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and sustainability, with winners receiving mentorship, visibility, and potential commercial engagement. The Capgemini Tech Challenge is one of India's largest hackathons, with over 7.5 lakh participants across multiple editions, attracting engineering talent and startup teams working on emerging technologies. Capgemini Ventures, the company's innovation and investment arm, explores strategic partnerships and co-development with startups in areas aligned with Capgemini's technology practice.

B2B technology startups building enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, IoT, cybersecurity, and cloud solutions stand to benefit, as do startups focused on sustainability, manufacturing, automotive, and life sciences, which align with Capgemini's client base and industry verticals. The value for startups lies in Capgemini's extensive client network: a successful pilot can lead to deployment across Fortune 500 enterprises globally, offering Indian startups a route to enterprise revenue and international markets that is otherwise difficult to access at an early stage.