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BITS Pilani to host international startup challenge
Conquest, BITS Pilani’s International Startup Challenge, is back again with its twelfth edition in association with DCB Bank. Conquest is India’s biggest student-run startup challenge that provides an exemplary platform for emerging startups to grow. It offers incubation opportunities, networking sessions with industry leaders, funding opportunities and equity-less cash prize.
Hyderabad: Conquest, BITS Pilani’s International Startup Challenge, is back again with its twelfth edition in association with DCB Bank. Conquest is India’s biggest student-run startup challenge that provides an exemplary platform for emerging startups to grow. It offers incubation opportunities, networking sessions with industry leaders, funding opportunities and equity-less cash prize.
Conquest has been backed by investors from over thirteen investment firms and industry bigwigs like Murali Natarajan, MD at DCB Bank, Neeru Sharma, CEO at Infibeam, Samay Kohli, CEO at Grey Orange Robotics, Rohit Bansal, COO at Snapdeal as mentors and judges in its past editions.
Conquest 2016 eyes the so far untapped startups in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of the country with immense entrepreneurial talent and provides them an opportunity to be on equal footing with ventures across the globe. Catering to over 1400 applications in the last edition, Conquest has widened its outreach this year in Asia with its incubation partners in all major countries.
Conquest, with a cash prize of Rs 3,00,000, a million dollar worth startup resources, a dream open-door pitching and knowledge enriching panel discussions, is a perfect launch pad for any budding entrepreneurs.
Box: The Application Process
One can apply easily for Conquest 16. The participants are required to fill a form on the Conquest website. The Conquest Jury, a panel of entrepreneurs and investors, would be screening the applications based on various parameters gauging the startup performance. The semi-finalists would get personalized mentoring across five major cities in India.
Finally, a networking lunch and a pitching opportunity with the biggest VC firms in India would commemorate the Grand Finale, a star studded affair with eminent personalities from the business world. A startup can find here everything that they may require ranging from funding and networking to potential teammates and users and that too, without paying a single penny.
Registrations for participation close on 30th April. For registering, visit www.conquest.org.in.
