Ken42 launches 6 crore funding through StartNXT Ideathon

Registrations for the StartNXT Ideathon open on 6th July up till 31st August 2020. Bengaluru-based startup Ken42, India's superapp edtech platform, has announced the launch of their annual StartNXT Ideathon programme for college and university students across the country. Backed by Turbostart, Ken42 has kickstarted this programme to facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in India, where the Top 3 winners will receive funding upto INR 2 crores each, along with internship opportunities with leading startups and firms. Candidates will also receive one-on-one mentorship by industry stalwarts including Turbostart advisories like:

1. Ullas Kamath, Joint MD Jyothy Laboratories

2. G S Krishnan, Former Regional President/ MD Novozymes

3. Nirankar Saxena, Hon Deputy Secretary General, FICCI

4. Shiv Kumar Janardhanan, Strategic Investor and Former CEO of Essilor Group

5. Natarajan Ranganathan, Co-Founder, Foundation Partners LLP

6. Aniruddha Ganguly, Former Executive Director of the GMR Group

7. Vivek Mansingh, General Partner YourNest VC Fund

8. Venkat Raju, Angel Investor & Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

9. Sunil Bhumralkar, Former Partner Ernst & Young

The future is about encouraging students to be ingenious, stemming from their passions, capacity for innovation, awareness and sense of responsibility to shape the world for the better. Through the Ideathon programme, Ken42 aims to provide a solid impetus to all students- the company has announced that it will be giving away up to INR 10 lakh each in prize money to the runners-up as well.