A unified platform getting startups and investors together, aiding the capital raising journey

Introduction

'THE PITCH' is an exclusively curated platform that aims to bring together startup founders and investors across the capital raising journey.

The unified platform helps startup founders pitch their business idea to the best suited investors across the country, that align with their beliefs and growth plans.

The platform will have pitch sessions and investor lounge with 500+ startups and 100+ investors across different cities.

The program will be culminated by the Disruptor Awards, where a highly coveted jury will identify and recognize the top disruptors in the country.

The Scope

Pitching Sessions The Disruptor Awards
  • 500+ startups, 100+ investors
  • Orchestrated matchmaking of startups and investors
  • Exclusive pitching sessions with empanelled investors
  • Networking Lounge
  • Identifying and recognizing top disruptors in India
  • Awards jury led by India's top investors and industry stalwarts
  • Exclusive awards ceremony in the final chapter
  • Unified data platform for startups and investors
  • Benchmarking and indexing
  • Detailed data analysis on startups in India
  • In-house proprietary research

The Schedule

Ahmedabad

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July, 2024 | Ahmedabad

Timings
Agenda
11:00 am - 01:00 pm
Registration of Startups
Submission of Pitch Decks
Networking Lunch
01:00 pm - 01:10 pm
Welcome Address by VCCEdge
01:10 pm - 01:30 pm
Keynote by Marquee Founder
01:30 pm - 01:45pm
Introduction to Investors and Room Allocation
02:00 pm - 04:00pm
Pitching Sessions
04:00 pm - 04:15pm
Break
04:15 pm - 06:15pm
Pitching Sessions
06:15 pm - 06:30pm
Break
06:30 pm - 07:30pm
Networking Lounge
06:30 pm - 07:30pm
Round Table
7.30 pm onwards
Networking over Cocktails

November 8, 2024

09:30 am - 01:00 pm Pitching Session

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm Investor Lounge

02:00 pm – 03:00 pm Networking Lunch

03:00 pm Event Closes

December 2024

Investors 2023

The investors for 2024 edition will be announced soon.

  • Stage
  • Cities
For Early Stage For Pre Series A For Series A+

Shanti Mohan

Founder & CEO
LetsVenture

Sapna Goyal

Vice President
WaterBridge Ventures

Sahil Makkar

Vice President
India Quotient

Prayag Mohanty

Principal
Fireside Ventures

Sunil Cavale

Investment Manager
Speciale Invest

Ashwin Raguraman

Co-Founder and Partner
Bharat Innovation Fund

Vishal Aman

VP, Investments
Ankur Capital Fund

Sailesh Sigatapu

General Partner
Anthill Ventures

Kanika Agarrwal

Partner
India Quotient

Nitya Agarwal

VP Investments
3one4 Capital

Himanshu Jain

Associate Director, Investments
Vertex Ventures

Remika Agarwal

Director, Country Head - India
Creation Investments Capital Management

Karthik Prabhakar

Managing Partner
PeerCapital

Sumit Keshan

Managing Partner
Wipro Consumer Care - Ventures
Bengaluru New Delhi Mumbai

Shanti Mohan

Founder & CEO
LetsVenture

Remika Agarwal

Director, Country Head - India
Creation Investments Capital Management

Sailesh Sigatapu

General Partner
Anthill Ventures

Kanika Agarrwal

Partner
India Quotient

Sapna Goyal

Vice President
WaterBridge Ventures

Sahil Makkar

Vice President
India Quotient

Prayag Mohanty

Principal
Fireside Ventures

Sunil Cavale

Investment Manager
Speciale Invest

Karthik Prabhakar

Managing Partner
PeerCapital

Sumit Keshan

Managing Partner
Wipro Consumer Care - Ventures

Ashwin Raguraman

Co-Founder and Partner
Bharat Innovation Fund

Vishal Aman

VP, Investments
Ankur Capital Fund

Nitya Agarwal

VP Investments
3one4 Capital

Himanshu Jain

Associate Director, Investments
Vertex Ventures

*And more…

Jury 2023 - Disruptor Awards

The jury for 2024 edition will be announced soon.

  • Keki Mistry

    Vice chairman and CEO , HDFC Limited

  • Kaushik Shaparia

    Chief Country Officer , Deutsche Bank India

  • Rajat Bhargava

    CEO-Speciality Sector & Head-Group Transformation , RPG Group

  • Padmanabh (Paddy) Sinha

    Executive Director & CIO-Private Equity , National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)

Nominate your startup

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Please note that payment processing will commence only after your startup's nomination has successfully passed our internal review process. Once the review is complete, our team will promptly reach out to you to regarding payment.

I confirm that I am registering myself/my organization for the VCCircle The Pitch 2024. I acknowledge that VCCircle would share my information with the Jury for the purpose of vetting my candidature/eligibility for the program and the acceptance of my candidature is subject to due diligence by the relevant stakeholders. I agree to be contacted for relevant business purposes.

Please write to ekta.gupta@hindustantimes.com in case of any queries.

Have Questions? Reach out to us

Sponsors 2023

  • Media Partner

    News-Reach

  • Mobility Partner

    TVS

  • Key Partner

    Nuvama

  • Cloud Transformation Partner

    Sada-Google

  • Digital Infrastructure Partner

    xponents

  • Venture Studio Partner

    innovation

  • Collaboration Partner

    Hp-Poly

  • Program Partner

    xponents

  • Booth Partner

    News-ReachNews-ReachNIX-AdvisoryAuto TisementRURASHMadhav Agro Foods Pvt. LtdStarters CFO

Participating Startups 2023

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FAQs

  • What is the registration process for The Pitch?

    Registration
    Payment completion
    Nomination Submission
    Verification by VCCircle

  • How are the startups shortlisted for pitching?

    • Post receiving the nominations, our team will verify the information received and perform due diligence
    • After successful verification, the nomination form and pitch decks will be shared with investors
    • Based on expression of interest from the investors, face-to-face pitching will be

      • *Access to pitching sessions will depend on interest from investors

  • Do all participants qualify for pitching to investors

    All participants do not qualify for pitching to the investors. Only the selected startups as per the respective categories qualify for pitcing.