Made in 3D - Seed the Future Entrepreneurs: Meet the 2025 Winners
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes in India and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) celebrate students’ innovation at Made in 3D – Seed the Future Entrepreneurs 2025 Grand Finale
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes India, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, successfully concluded the 2024–25 season of Made in 3D – Seed the Future Entrepreneurs, its flagship school initiative. The program grand finale, held in Pune on June 14, featured 10 finalist teams out of the 260 participating schools from 29 states and union territories across India, reinforcing the program’s mission of preparing youth for the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Capgemini and Michelin partnered with La Fondation Dassault Systèmes to support 110 of these schools with seed funding and technical mentorship, amplifying the impact of the program nationwide.
In this year’s edition, student teams were encouraged to develop solutions for problems that they observe in their daily lives, focusing on “Health, Safety, and Wellness”, “Best from Waste” and “Smart Villages and Cities”. Using design thinking methodology and a step-by-step approach, they developed innovative solutions, from from concept design to prototyping. The finalists presented their pseudo start-ups to the jury, showcasing their product prototypes, business strategies, and marketing campaigns with passion and dedication.
Congratulations to all the participants across India and all the Dassault Systèmes volunteers who nurtured these young minds to dream big and make a meaningful impact.
2024-2025 Winners
The winning teams impressed with their ability to identify societal and local challenges, and turn them into viable, design-driven business ideas using professional 3D digital technology. Their projects reflected deep creativity, practical design thinking, and a strong understanding of entrepreneurship.
First Place: Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao High School, Ganesh Nagar Pune, for their startup “Creovista” and their Zenith – Waste Collection product. Their product can collect and process algae from water bodies to make algae oil, a biofertilizer. Algae are a major threat for water bodies and Zenith - Waste Collection can be a true savior for them.
Second Place: Akshara International School, Wakad, Pune for their startup “Kavach” and their MediPen product. Medipen is an innovative, efficient, easy to use and carry, all-in-one first aid kit, which can be attached to your bag. As their tagline goes: “Clip it like a pro and use it like a lifeline!”
- Third Place: New English School Dhamari, Pune for their startup “Root Bound Farms” and their Cut Master product. Cut Master is an efficient machine that helps harvest onions faster. It can help to harvest up to 35 onions per minute, thereby reducing the cost of labor and production while improving overall profitability.
The Made in 3D - Seed the Future Entrepreneurs program reflects La Fondation Dassault Systèmes’ mission to empower young minds to think fearlessly, innovate boldly, and design solutions for real-world challenges. We are proud to collaborate with Atal Innovation Mission and partners like Capgemini and Michelin, whose support has enabled students — especially from under-resourced schools — to turn ideas into impactful prototypes and take confident steps toward becoming future-ready entrepreneurs.
The grand finale was graced by esteemed dignitaries including Dr Unnat Pandit – Controller General of Patents in India who served as the Chief Guest.
Other dignitaries included Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, former Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission; Sudarshan Mogasale, President, La Fondation Dassault Systèmes India, CEO, Dassault Systèmes Solutions Lab; Deepali Upadhyaya, Project Director Atal Innovation Mission; Kumar Anurag Pratap, Vice President & Head Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Capgemini; Dhanashree Page – Head of Operations Digital Inclusion CSR, Capgemini; Anshul Pandey, Head of Applied Innovation Exchange, Capgemini India; Motohiro ASAI, Director of Tire Performance Analysis & Simulation, Michelin, and Priyadarshini Kachroo, Chief Transformation Officer, Michelin.