WinZO, IIMs & FMS to Build Global Consumer Tech Talent Pipeline
WinZO, India’s largest homegrown digital entertainment platform, successfully concluded the fifth season of its flagship initiative Battle of Super Scholars (BOSS) in collaboration with the country’s premier business schools including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi.
The WinZO BOSS program is designed to shape the future of consumer tech and digital innovation by transforming academic excellence into real-world applications and nurturing a pipeline of leaders capable of creating export-quality technology and intellectual property from India for global markets.
As part of WinZO’s Global Center of Excellence, launched with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), BOSS connects India’s brightest young minds with WinZO’s 200+ member team drawn from premier institutions. The collaboration emphasizes mentorship, exchange of ideas, and industry-academia partnerships that fuel WinZO’s ambition to position India as a global leader in digital innovation.
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2025 Edition Highlights: The fifth edition of BOSS showcased breakthrough solutions in GenAI applications, international expansion strategies, global monetization pathways, and culturally-rooted yet globally scalable formats, all designed to strengthen WinZO’s innovation pipeline.
Winning teams will benefit from foreign exchange programs with top global universities, scholarships, internships, and mentorship opportunities with WinZO’s leadership, enabling them to refine their ideas and scale globally in partnership with WinZO.
Driving India’s Tech Exports: WinZO’s global competitiveness is anchored in its 100+ technology patents spanning live streaming, real-time game engines, GenAI-powered vernacular companions, one-click game integration, and AI-driven cybersecurity. With expansion across India, Brazil, and the US, WinZO continues to scale India’s technology to global markets while serving as a cultural and intellectual bridge.
Speaking on the program, Paavan Nanda, Co-founder of WinZO, said: “Our greatest investment has always been in people, the talent that dares to innovate with a vision for the world and respond to market dynamics with agility. At WinZO, we believe the next leap in consumer tech will be driven not just by products, but by the extraordinary minds that create them. That’s why we remain committed to investing in our team and in India’s young innovators, because the future of global digital innovation will be written here.”
By partnering with WinZO on the BOSS challenge, academia is helping drive innovation and echoing the shared vision of building for the world.
Professor Viswanath Pingali, IIM Ahmedabad: “The global gaming industry is undergoing a transformative shift, and India has the potential to lead this change not just as a consumer market, but also as a creator of intellectual property. Bringing industry into the classroom is a welcome move, and I wish the very best to the students and the firm.”
Professor Prem Prakash Dewani, IIM Lucknow: “India is at a pivotal juncture where talent, technology, and entrepreneurship are rapidly scaling. WinZO’s initiatives are launchpads for future industry leaders. We are happy to support WinZO in helping students innovate from India for the world.”
Professor Amit Bardhan, FMS Delhi: “This is a timely initiative that aligns with our mission to foster entrepreneurial thinking and industry-ready talent. It gives our students the rare opportunity to solve real-world challenges and contribute meaningfully to a rapidly growing digital economy.”
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For WinZO, talent is an asset. The company’s patents, global expansion into Brazil and the U.S., and upcoming launches in short-drama entertainment and beyond are all built on the foundation of its people. From classrooms to boardrooms, programs like BOSS and the Bharat Tech Triumph Program (BTTP) stand as proof that India’s young innovators are ready to take on the world.
WinZO’s message is clear: we are building, we are innovating, and we are doing it together, with its people at the core.