Daimler India Launches Start-Up Sparks, A Platform For Early Stage Start-Ups To Pitch Their Ideas Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has launched a global competition 'Startup Sparks' for early-stage start-ups to pitch their ideas. Shortlisted start-ups will receive funding, mentoring and infrastructure support to convert their ideas into Proof of concept. 2,106 Views The competition open to early-stage startups, SMEs and entrepreneurs Entries will be accepted from December 21, 2020, to January 29, 2021 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced the launch of a global competition 'Startup Sparks' for early-stage start-ups to pitch their ideas. The new start-up incubator evolved from the company's internal innovation platform 'The Farm', will focus on the fields of Electric Vehicles and Alternate Mobility, Connectivity and Servitization, Future Mobility, and Customised Applications and Industrial Products. The competition will be held entirely online, and start-ups can submit their applications on the Daimler-Truck Asia website. The programme is open to early-stage start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs, and entries will be accepted from December 21, 2020, to January 29, 2021.