KHOJ- Bharat Startup Yatra.

AIC-RNTU Foundation in association with Venture Catalysts successfully organized KHOJ- Bharat Startup Yatra in presence of Startups, investors and ecosystem enablers of the local ecosystem. In the Panel Discussion, the role of an incubator and investor in the journey of a startup was briefly discussed along with: equity dilution, stages of investment, Investor background research, infrastructure development, Policies and schemes for a startup to raise initial round funds, enhancing an extensive local ecosystem and mindset of startups at tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The discussion was concluded by Q&A with startups. The Panel discussion was followed by a Pitching session, where around 17 startups pitched to the Venture Catalyst team and gave constructive feedback and selected a few startups for the next round discussion.

Date and Venue:2022-07-16 - AIC-RNTU, BHOPAL

Objectives in Brief: The Panel discussion was followed by a Pitching session, where around 17 startups pitched to the Venture Catalyst team and gave constructive feedback and selected a few startups for the next round discussion.

Key Speaker:
1. Ronald Fernandez- CEO OF AIC-RNTU Foundation.
2.Krati Jain - Asst. Manager AIC-RNTU Foundation.
3. Ms. Moina Qazi- Investment lead ,venture Catalyst.
4.Yogesh Khakre - Coo. B-NeST Incubation center.
5 Pradeep Karambelkar- Venture Partner Venture catalyst.
..etc.

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