Samsung unveils top 100 young innovators—Can their AI ideas change India?

Selected from thousands of entries submitted from across the country, the shortlisted teams represent a new generation of innovators addressing pressing community issues through technology. Their projects span diverse fields, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, education, accessibility, sports, and environmental sustainability, showcasing how innovation can enhance everyday life.

Marking Samsung's 30th year in India, the fifth edition of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is the programme's largest and most ambitious yet, underscoring the company's long-term commitment to fostering India's innovation ecosystem and supporting the country's vision of Digital India and Viksit Bharat.

"Innovation has become India's greatest renewable resource. Every year, we see more young people using technology not just to invent something new, but to solve real-world problems that improve everyday life. More than half of this year's Top 100 teams come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, demonstrating that talent is universal when opportunities are accessible. As Samsung celebrates 30 years in India, we are proud to create those opportunities and empower the next generation of innovators developing solutions for the nation and the world," said Shubham Mukherjee, Head of Corporate Communications & CSR, Samsung Southwest Asia.

This year’s Top 100 reflects the changing geography of innovation in India.

Over half of the shortlisted teams come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, underscoring how talent and entrepreneurial ambition are flourishing far beyond the country’s largest metropolitan centres.

The cohort includes young innovators from Medchal-Malkajgiri (Telangana), Kaithal (Haryana), Sundargarh (Odisha), Narmadapuram (formerly Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh), Buxar (Bihar), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Kamrup (Assam), alongside participants from India’s metropolitan regions. This growing diversity reflects Samsung’s belief that transformative ideas can emerge from anywhere when young people are given access to mentorship, technology and opportunity.