Infosys picks top 100 ideas from employees to be converted to client offerings

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The country’s second-largest IT services firm launched an in-house incubator to generate new business ideas, promising funding, mentorship, and potential cash rewards. The initiative has gained traction, but most selected ideas have come from mid-level and senior employees. Read this | Infosys eyes early extension, AI boost for $3-billion Daimler deal Infosys received 700 submissions under its “Be The Navigator Business Incubator" initiative, launched on 26 December 2024, and has shortlisted 100 ideas, according to an internal memo seen by Mint.

The programme, open to all employees across ranks, is designed to develop scalable offerings for clients. Infosys has positioned it as a way to drive growth and innovation, though it also appears to be an attempt to make work more engaging for its 3.2 lakh employees. Most of the selected ideas—23—fall under ADM (application development and maintenance), a coding-heavy area.

Other strong themes include engineering and global delivery. However, most of the ideas were those of mid- and senior-level employees. Of the 100 selected ideas, 84 came from employees ranked JL5 to JL7, while entry-level staff (JL3 and JL4) contributed just four.

Most of the approved ideas originated from Infosys employees in India and the US, the company’s two largest locations. “As part of the pre-seeder phase from 21 March to 4 April 2025, idea teams will connect with senior Infosys leaders who will be their idea coach and work toward improving their idea and proposition," said Infosys in its internal memo sent to employees on 26 March. Those selected for full