Maruti Suzuki Partners With Startups To Increase Operational Efficiency

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has onboarded five startups: MiniMines, Easework AI, Sarvam AI, Siftly and CodeMate AI to co-create solutions across multiple business areas to enhance operational efficiency and elevate customer experience.Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “At Maruti Suzuki, we have been actively working with startups to co-create innovative and practical solutions to address real business challenges. We are delighted to collaborate with five more startups. One of these startups, MiniMines, will support us in safely recycling end-of-life batteries, while the other four startups will help improve customer engagement and drive efficiency across our business operations.”The selected startups are winners of the 5th cohort of the Maruti Suzuki Incubation Program (MSIP). MSIP is organized in partnership with IIM Bangalore’s incubation hub for entrepreneurship and startup support, NSRCEL (Nadathur S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning).Maruti Suzuki has built multiple programs to provide support to startups in developing innovative solutions to help solve real-world business problems.Some programs are, Maruti Suzuki Accelerator, launched in January 2019, through this program, Maruti Suzuki fosters open innovation in the automobile manufacturing and mobility space, by collaborating with growth- stage startups to co-create cutting-edge technological solutions. Maruti Suzuki Incubation Program, started in August 2020 with an aim to nurture technology enabled startups defining future of mobility. NSRCEL supports the program by identifying high-potential mobility startups in early-stage, providing hands-on expert mentorship, and offering access to IIM Bangalore’s rich academic and entrepreneurial ecosystem.Nurture, started in 2023 as a Pre-Incubation Program for idea-stage startups in collaboration with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park. FundRays, an investment readiness program for Maruti Suzuki Innovation alumni startups, was launched in September 2025 in partnership with ISB Hyderabad. In its journey of 7 years, around 7,400 startups have been screened, over 250 startups were engaged and 38 of these startups have been onboarded as partners, delivering value to our business.