NavAlt makes it to the top 50 in the Smartfifty list. This is a list of top 50 firms, selected by Department of Science and Technology, that would transform India. The selection of the top 40 from 400 selected firms was held in Bangalore The remaining 10 were selected from the process held in US and Singapore. The fifty firms receive 4 lakhs rupees as grant. After a boot camp in IIM Kolkata, top ten are selected, and all of them receive one crore.
Media: 8-Mar-2018 (Manorama News): Solar boat takes Kochi startup to top 40 in Smart 50 contest