Shell E4

Energizing and Enabling Energy Entrepreneurs

Introduction

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The Case for India.

*Reference - NASSCOM
1GII ranking published by Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organisation;
2Based on the list of top global start-up ecosystems compiled by Small Business Prices

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THE START-UP HUB.
STRATEGIC To accelerate India’s transition to a sustainable energy future by becoming a major actor in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
INTENT by linking talent, technology, capital and know-how for energy entrepreneurs in the country.

To empower and enable identified Indian entrepreneurs, working on energy related startups to become sustainable,
MISSION profitable and significantly impactful organizations.

MISSION OBJECTIVES

Co-creating and developing the start-up Offer world-class start-up hub to support and Establish a strong investor network for
ecosystem in India - Convene leaders, expertise enable energy related start-ups: Programmes energy related startups: Define a Shell startup
and resources to build and mobilize the startup structured in ways that suit the unique nature of energy investment strategy for India providing case for
ecosystem by sourcing, defining and executing startups which typically require longer gestation periods investors internal and external to invest in India
given the requirements of development & robust testing.
impactful projects. energy related startups.

MISSION SCOPE
One program, five tracks relevant for start-ups at various maturity levels with unique needs:
◼ Growth (Pilotable Product) ◼ International (Soft landing) ◼ Digital
◼ Scale (Deployable Product) ◼ Women Entrepreneur

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E4 OFFERINGS FOR START-UPS.
POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.
+ Comprehensive and tailor-made program
+ Access to infrastructure and testing facilities + Access to pilot and deployment opportunities
+ Industry knowledge & Subject Matter Expertise + Enhanced funnel and accelerated customer
acquisition time
+ Offering global connections
+ Investment and Partnership opportunities
+ Enhanced credibility and visibility
+ Valuation increase
+ Opportunity to pitch at Demo Day to the who’s who of the energy
ecosystem + International expansion opportunities
+ Access to alumni network for continuing association beyond end of
program

+ Regular interactions with the investor community & external mentors

leading to funding and business development opportunities

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FOR OUR PARTNERS.

Partner Focus Potential Outcome

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+ Foster development of Technology & Business Models for + Access to innovative solutions & business models
business relevant problems
+ Healthy funnel of relevant opportunities for potential future
+ Co-creating and developing the energy start-up investment and partnership opportunities
ecosystem in India
+ Enhanced position as a leader in India’s energy transition
+ Access to proven program in place for startup
development and attract the best startup to the program
+ Collaboration opportunities

+ Co-invest in startups with Shell Ventures and External

Investors

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Selection Criteria.

Potential For Significant Value Fit with India energy transition and Shell E4 themes.
Shell can make an impact for the startup by providing
tangible value other than funding.
OPPORTUNITY FIT

Unique business model and/or Strong team that understands their market, product,
technology strengths and weaknesses. Open to coaching and
mentoring.
NOVELTY TEAM

SHELL Equity ($200k or 8%) depending on start-up valuation and start-up needs
SHELL ASK
ASK

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Shell E4 Themes
DIGITAL FUTURE OF MOBILITY CIRCULARITY
▪ AI & ML for New Energies, Asset
▪ Electric Mobility (all aspects) ▪ Waste to value (fuel/energy)
Integrity and Subsurface
▪ Connected vehicles ▪ Plastic circularity
▪ NLP for text analytics, labelling
▪ Shared mobility, Micro mobility ▪ Segregation. Collection & processing
techniques
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Freight Optimization ▪ Waste to chemicals
▪ Predictive Maintenance
▪ Vehicle as a Service ▪ Circular solution for construction
▪ Digital Twin
▪ IoT Platforms for emissions monitoring materials

RETAIL DECARBONIZATION
▪ Retail network planning & ▪ Carbon capture, Utilization &
optimization Storage
▪ New business model for fuel delivery ▪ Industrial energy efficiency
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Non fuel retail services
Consumer tracking and prediction
E4 THEMES ▪
technologies
Flaring gas reduction & monetization
▪ Emissions monitoring

ELECTRIFICATION RENEWABLES CONVENTIONAL O&G

▪ Improving production efficiency
▪ Renewable electricity integration ▪ Concentrated Solar Power
and safety
▪ Energy management ▪ Offshore Wind
▪ Asset of the future
▪ Energy forecasting & trading ▪ Biofuels like BioCNG, liquid H2
▪ Wastewater management
▪ Micro-grid management ▪ Hydrogen
▪ Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery
▪ Multi-asset energy demand ▪ Fuels of the future
aggregation & optimization
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Startup Description

Focuses on asset integrity management especially in the conventional oil and gas industry and has already built unique,
patented technology for pipeline condition monitoring in real-time, using a long-range ultrasonic sensor and also provides
intelligent solution for structural health monitoring on hard to reach assets.

Building cutting edge energy storage systems and infrastructure for the adoption of high performance electric vehicles
leveraging deep proprietary technology that merges their strengths in design, electro mechanics, battery management
systems and software.

Developing technology solutions to make infrastructure and outdoor work-sites safe and smart by using intelligent sensors,
low power wireless networks and machine learning software.

Creating solutions for clean energy and recovery of green chemicals from waste water focussing on assetizing waste water
through, bH2 plus, a technology employing specially designed microbial cell factories, for generating biohydrogen and
metals from renewable feedstocks like industrial effluents, municipal sewage and polluted water bodies.

Created an automated municipal solid waste segregator that separates municipal solid waste up to 300-400 kgs of
MSW/hour, recovering up to 85-98 percent of biodegradables and more than 95 percent of non-biodegradables.
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Startup Description

IoT based platform to monitor and optimise energy consumption of industrial equipment. ML based algorithms help identify
critical events that may need intervention to lead to failure.

A green propulsion system for satellites consisting of hydrogen peroxide based green propellant, engine associated and
catalyst providing 40x less toxicity, 25% higher performance, resulting in up to 30% cost savings for satellite manufacturers.

India's 1st Dockless Smart Bike Sharing App which is solving last mile connectivity problem by way of shared mobility
vehicles like e-bikes, cycles, e-scooters, all using a mobile app.

LogisticsNow offers software solutions to optimize logistics operations. Product features include - real time driving efficiency,
fleet utilization optimization, location based services for transparency and smart analytics.

Maximl labs provides machine learning enabled project planning and execution tool. Features include real-time data &
image capturing from field, resource allocation using historical data, knowledge management, digitization of inspection
forms & report generation.
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E4 PORTFOLIO STARTUPS. COHORT# 2.
Startup Description

AutoVRse is helping enterprises harness the power of Virtual and Augmented Reality which combine the power of premium
Virtual Reality with photorealistic visualisations of 3D data to provide an interactive and immersive experience.

igrenEnergi has developed technology to optimally and independently manage cell/pack mismatch and therefore improve
lifetime capacity per unit cost of batteries.

ZipTrax will repurpose scrapped Li-ion batteries for 2nd use applications. The repurposed batteries are price competitive
with Lead acid batteries with superior life and performance characteristics.

TresMoto is building a plug and play purpose built, connected scooters for dock-less rental and micro-delivery service
providers. These are supported by modern day services and sub-systems.

iGarage is an integrated technology based marketplace platform that offers convenience, value for money and promise of
reliability to fill the gap of customer inconvenience for vehicle lifestyle ownership. Their platform has established brand
ecosystem partners managed by multi-industry expertise entrepreneurs to provide one stop shop of best in class guaranteed
services to B2C and B2B vehicle owners.
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E4 PORTFOLIO STARTUPS. COHORT# 3.
Startup Description

Quifers is a logistics automation solution provider that enables Manufacturing Companies, Transporters and Fleet
Owners address inefficiencies in their daily logistics planning; lack of supply chain visibility; and issues with reconciliations.

Insightzz, a Machine Vision startup, serves enterprises in several industries including Manufacturing, Retail and Energy in
the automation of Quality Inspection, Counting & Classification etc

Stelae Technologies enables large enterprises better leverage their data assets stored in PDF documents. Stelae’s Khemeia™
product transforms unstructured content in such documents into structures that make them searchable and actionable; and
enabling them to be rendered contextually into right form factors and at the right time of need

Rezlytix is a data analytics startup focused on bringing energy intelligence in upstream oil and gas sector. Its
product ProLytix® - Production Analytics & Forecasting Technology, helps O&G companies in forecasting hydrocarbon
productivity and well performance of their reservoirs.

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