StartUp Conclave

MAKE IDEAS HAPPEN!

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ABOUT

Entrepreneurship Cell is managed by students of VNIT under the guidance of Centre of Innovation, Nagpur and Prime Minister Yuva Yojana, which aims to promote and develop entrepreneurship culture amongst the students. Throughout the year, we conduct various events, workshops and invite speakers from varied domains to inspire and assist students on their journey to become leading entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Innovation and enterprising are the wheels that steer the world into a brighter future. Great ideas result into great undertakings which pave the way for glaring success. In order to facilitate this vision of promoting entrepreneurship in India, E-Cell VNIT organizes StartUp Conclave, a national-level business plan competition.

Structure
Rules

Competition Structure

01

Round 01

This round commences with filling a basic questionnaire. Our experts will judge the teams on basis of idea generation and will shortlist them for second round. Learning resources like videos, curated course material and presentations will be shared with the teams to guide them.

15 Nov 20 - 15 Jan 21
02

Round 02

In this round, shortlisted teams will create a B-plan which will map the company's future course of action. Every team will send a video of their elevator pitch. One to one mentoring by seasoned entrepreneurs will be provided to the teams

16 Jan 21 - 11 March 21
03

Round 03

Top 15 teams will represent their startup at VNIT from 26^th to 28^th March during Consortium '21. A workshop on ‘How to Pitch’ will be arranged for the teams and on 20th March, teams will pitch their startup in front of investors. This will be followed by a pitching round.

14 March 21 - 26 March 21

Round 1 Schedule

31^st October 2020: Registration starts

7^st January 2021: Registration Closes

12^th January 2021: Final questionnaire submission

15^thJanuary 2021:Results of Round 1

Round 2 Schedule

16^th January 2021: Mentor Allotment to the qualified teams

16^th January 2021: Mentoring session commences

14^th February 2021: Mentoring ends

5^th March 2021: Preliminary Submission

11^th March 2021: Finalists will be declared

Round 3 Schedule

14^thMarch 2021: Final Submission of executive summary/ B plan

20^thMarch 2021: Elevator Pitch submission

26^thMarch 2021: Final Pitching Round

MENTORS

YUKTI MEHANDIRATTA

Silhouette by Yukti

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SAURABH MOODY VOICEMAN

CEO - alphaa.ai

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ANUP PANDEY

Chief Customer Officer at Kare4u Healthcare Solutions

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Balaji Viswanathan

CEO - Invento Robotics

Vasant Prabhu

CEO - Homeomart

Madhur Goyal

Co-Founder at Outwit Outplay

DASHRADH RAM NUTAKKI

Mentor & Coach - Factoryal Business Incubator (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.

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APARNA MISHRA

Founder CafeBiz Women Entrepreneurs Hub

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T R GIRIDHAR

Founder Partner - Just Bespoke Advisory LLP

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KRISHNAKUMAR DEVNALLY

Director, mPower Solutions

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DIPESH AJMERA

CEO, Ajmera Tyres, Nagpur

MAHESH RAKHEJA

Former Director, Religare

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ANIL KUMAR REDDY

CEO & Co-founder at Donatekart

HARSHAD SACHANI

Co-Founder at Career Mentors

MANISH KHANCHANDANI

Co-Founder at Khichadiwala LLP

Nikhil Moorjani

Vice President at HealthifyMe

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Sahej Patel

DIRECTOR at JDS Group of Companies.

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Prabin Bhardhan

Founder & CEO at Kare4u Healthcare

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Dalveer Bawa

CEO at 91 Blackboard Advisory Solutions

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Rajnish Prajapat

Growth consultant at Josh Talks

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I participate in StartUp Conclave?

Right from acknowledging potential of your idea, enhancing your business acumen, steering your idea in correct direction, scrutinizing your views which will pave your way for glaring success , this platform has it all!

When and where is the final round of StartUp Conclave?

Consortium is a 3 day Entrepreneurship Summit which will be held on 26^th to 28^th March ’21. The final round of Startup Conclave shall be on 26^th March. Shortlisted teams will get to pitch their startups to a panel of investors.

What is the eligibility for participating in startup conclave?

StartUp conclave is open to all teams having a budding start-up idea which have a prospective of emerging as a successful start-up provided, we give a momentum.

What are the benefits of participating in StartUp conclave?

Highlight perks include a chance to connect with investors, curated learning material, an opportunity to exhibit your start-up at VNIT Nagpur and receive crowdfunding and a platform to form network with start-ups from all over India.

When can I request a mentor?

A mentor will be allotted to all the teams that qualify for the second round i.e. the Business Model round. The mentoring session will begin in January.

When is the last date for registration?

Registrations will be open till 7th January 2021.

How much is the registration fees?

Registration fees for the participants is Rs. 300 per team.

Can I participate individually?

Yes, single participation is allowed. However, team participation is highly recommended

What is a B-Model?

A Business Model is a conceptual structure that supports the viability of a product or company and explains how the company operates, makes money, and how it intends to achieve its goals.

INVESTORS

KISHOR PANPALIYA

Vice President At Americas & APAC

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SHASHIKANT CHAUDHARY

Cofounder, Nagpur Angels

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DEVESH CHAWLA

CEO & Founder - Chatur Ideas

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SHWETANK SHRIMAL

Serial Entrepreneur & Investor - UK

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NEHA JAIN

Co-founder at Z Nation Lab

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Poonam Khandelwal

Managing Partner at Venture Catalysts

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Atul Gupta

President EO Nagpur

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Get in Touch

Deep Walke

+91 9637150396
dwalke@students.vnit.ac.in

Shreeya Shukla

+91 7558363503
sshukla@students.vnit.ac.in

Tirtha Vinchurkar

+91 8983710001
tsvin642@gmail.com

Nikita Lohiya

+91 8390863006
lohiyanikita01@gmail.com

Niraj Patil

+91 9764601173
nirajpatil424@gmail.com

Email

startupconclave@ecellvnit.org

Address

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
Nagpur, Maharashtra

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Rules and regulation

Competition Structure

Round 01

Round 02

Round 03

Round 1 Schedule

Round 2 Schedule

Round 3 Schedule

YUKTI MEHANDIRATTA

SAURABH MOODY VOICEMAN

ANUP PANDEY

Balaji Viswanathan

Vasant Prabhu

Madhur Goyal

DASHRADH RAM NUTAKKI

APARNA MISHRA

T R GIRIDHAR

KRISHNAKUMAR DEVNALLY

DIPESH AJMERA

MAHESH RAKHEJA

ANIL KUMAR REDDY

HARSHAD SACHANI

MANISH KHANCHANDANI

Nikhil Moorjani

Sahej Patel

Prabin Bhardhan

Dalveer Bawa

Rajnish Prajapat

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I participate in StartUp Conclave?

When and where is the final round of StartUp Conclave?

What is the eligibility for participating in startup conclave?

What are the benefits of participating in StartUp conclave?

When can I request a mentor?

When is the last date for registration?

How much is the registration fees?

Can I participate individually?

What is a B-Model?

KISHOR PANPALIYA

SHASHIKANT CHAUDHARY

DEVESH CHAWLA

SHWETANK SHRIMAL

NEHA JAIN

Poonam Khandelwal

Atul Gupta

Get in Touch

Deep Walke

Shreeya Shukla

Tirtha Vinchurkar

Nikita Lohiya

Niraj Patil

Email

Address