Location: Bangalore, India (significant domestic travel required)

Engagement type: Consultant, engaged for the duration of the project

About the^delta:

At the^delta, we back founders building scalable pathways to unlock reliable economic opportunities for people and in places where they are needed the most. Through incubation, incentive challenges, enabling ecosystems and catalytic capital, we support founders in turning promising ideas into lasting impact.

About the^delta Prize:

the^delta Prize is the^delta's incentive-challenge program, designed to concentrate capital, talent and attention against some of India's most persistent structural problems. The Prize currently runs across three verticals: Climate Futures, Future of Women in Work, and Future Enterprises.

About Future Enterprises

Future Enterprises is the^delta's vertical dedicated to India's MSME sector, spanning nano and subsistence enterprises through to small and medium firms ready for productivity, quality and growth. The vertical's mandate is to identify,



incubate and scale solutions to the sector's most persistent structural barriers, working across government, capital, technology and civil society partners. Its flagship project, described below, is AI for MSMEs – a national initiative in partnership with a leading global funder – alongside a growing pipeline of future MSME-focused work.

About AI For MSMEs (flagship Project)

AI for MSMEs is a national initiative unlocking AI-led growth for India's MSME sector, built AI-first and run across two connected tracks and a horizontal convening layer:

• Track 1: Grand Challenges – four incentive-driven challenges concentrating catalytic capital against persistent MSME bottlenecks: Ease of Business, Building Discoverability for MSMEs, Strengthening MSME Product Quality, and Unlocking Capital & Credit
• Track 2: The Platform – a single, open, AI-first workforce readiness and career pathways platform connecting young people and job seekers to skilling,

📌 Associate Director, Prize, Livelihood Ecosystem (Bengaluru)
🏢 The/Nudge
📍 Bengaluru