India StartUp Festival 2022 wrapped at Sri Satya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, with more than 1500 startups. 75+ investors, founders, and CEOs from the country’s leading companies offered much-needed backing to the ecosystem wherein young entrepreneurs and StartUps come for collaboration and Mentorship.
The festival provided investors and mentors for all start-ups to network. The two-day festival offered a knowledge-packed programme with themed displays, Round Table debates, and Bharat 2.0. Startups’ unique services and tech platforms helped run the event smoothly. LifeCykul’s community and networking platform powers the networking app. Workruit, a Hyderabad-based firm, helped various other startups and companies recruit talent through its portal for free.
Mr. JA Chowdary, Founder and General Chair of the ISF, welcomed all the delegates with the concept of developing an ecosystem of unity and supporting one another towards growth and a vision of a New Atmanirbhar India. Sadguru Sri Madhusudhan Sai challenged all minds to work together to create a new vision in order for their benefits to reach the bottom of the pyramid.Â
Highlights: India StartUp Festival 2022
- BN Narasimha Murthy, chancellor of Sri Satya Sai University for Human Excellence, won a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in education.
- Dr. Velumani, founder of Thyrocare, shared his knowledge with start-ups and delegates.
- More than 1.5 lakh delegates from around the world electronically attended.
- 1500+ startups under several heads participated in the start-up pitch contest. The top 100 were invited to the festival to present their concepts, and 10 made it to the acknowledged list and would be sponsored and mentored by ISF.
- At the Festival, six unicorns and soonicorns were recognized for their excellent employment generation and commitment to the country’s economic development.
- The festival featured the symbolic reveal of the CONNECT TO CAUSE programme, the launch of the One Rupee App, and the inauguration of Gossip Corner, the Women Entrepreneurship Initiative.
- ISF was endorsed by Gossip Corner, Zaggle, myniwa.com, State Bank of India, LifeCykul, MYN, Ingo, Our Bangalore, iSprout, Zlate, White Mount Finserve, Spykke Innovations, Cigniti, BHIVE, Next Wave Right Choice, Compact Innovations Avenues, and MyStartupTV.
- O3 Events, a major event management company in India, organised and executed the event.
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Mr. Ramani Iyer, Co-chair – ISF said that,
“India StartUp Festival has opened new doors to StartUps to network, connect with Industry experts and mentors apart from raising fund. Mr. Ramani himself has adopted 50 StartUps in India StartUp Festival to mentor personally. He said, ISF will work towards strengthening the StartUp ecosystem in India.”
Mr. Raja Mukherjee, Co-Founder of ISF mentioned that,
“ISF is not just a 2 days festival, but a holistic program that has created a foundation for an integrated eco-system for all the StartUps that was much needed in today’s day to flourish. “
Mr. Ujjwal Mukhia, Co-Founder of ISF said that,
“This festival has brought a revolution towards the focus of StartUps, investor and mentors towards organic growth and value creation.”
