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, investor lounge and networking conference with 500+ startups and 50+ investors in Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai.
The program will be culminated by the Disruptor Awards, where a highly coveted jury will identify and recognize the top 20 disruptors in the country.
The platform also provides access to an exclusive disruptor data hub, which is a subscription-based data platform incorporating in-depth data and comprehensive analysis from our proprietary research on startups and investors
The Scope
- 500+ startups, 50+ investors
- Orchestrated matchmaking of startups and investors
- Exclusive pitching sessions with empanelled investors
- Networking conference
- Identifying and recognizing top 20 disruptors in India
- Awards jury led by India's top investors and industry stalwarts
- Exclusive awards ceremony in New Delhi
- Unified data platform for startups and investors
- Benchmarking and indexing
- Detailed data analysis on startups in India
- In-house proprietary research
The Schedule
September 14, 2023 | The Ritz Carlton, Bengaluru
10:00 am - 01:00 pm Investor Pitching Session
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm Investor Lounge
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm The Road to 500 Unicorns: The India Startup Story
October 6, 2023 | ITC Maurya
10:00 am - 01:00 pm Investor Pitching Session
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm Investor Lounge
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm The Road to 500 Unicorns: The India Startup Story
November 3, 2023 | Courtyard by Marriot
10:00 am - 01:00 pm Investor Pitching Session
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm Investor Lounge
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm The Road to 500 Unicorns: The India Startup Story
December 6, 2023 | Hotel Taj Palace, Delhi
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Investor Networking Lounge
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Keynote: The Future of India
4:50 pm - 5:10 pm Culture of Entrepreneurship in India
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm India: The Bonfire amidst winters
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm The Digital Spine: Ensuring Scale & Nimbleness
6:00 pm onwards Awards Distribution Ceremony
Investors
Rajnish Kapur
Munish Bhatia
Ankur Shah
Raghav Gupta
Gaurav Ranjan
Veenu Choudhary
Vaibhav Chowdhury
Shreyans Gangwal
Mayank Jain
Prachi Sinha
Nandan Venkatachalam
Moksha
Chandraneel
Tushar Bagrodia
Chirag Ginglani
Tushar Behl
Rahul Sundareshwaran
Omkar Rudrawar
Shivam Bakshi
Nachammai Savithiri R
Dheeraj Kumar
Vikram Duggal
Kartik Mehta
Ritvik Jain
Amit Singal
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Ankit Garg
Monika Pande
Ajay Mahipal
Ashita Gupta
Adrija Agarwal
Sanah Trehan
Dhruv Ranjan
Harsh Mohan
Siddhant Kotian
Kumar Dheeraj
Abhijeet Kumar
Arpan Kapoor
Jatin Madhra
Surabhi Purwar
Amit Kumar
Surbhi Garg
Kedar Dave
Aaushi Sharma
Ishan Sinha
Vijay Garg
Kunal Khattar
Bipin Shah
Sunil Goyal
Rajnish Kapur
Saarthak Bakshi
Akshit Khanijo
Shashank Rawat
Shanti Mohan
Abhishek Nag
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Vishesh Rajaram
Ruchira Shukla
Manoj Pandey
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Vinay Rao
Yash Poddar
Kitty Agarwal
Saurabh Singh
Abhishek Srivastava
Roopesh Kumar
Akshay Sharma
Akash Singh
Divya Anand
Arun Thathachari
Animesh Vijayvargiya
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Akash Singh
Shapath Parikh
Ruchira Shukla
Aparna Chaganty
Dr Mansi Aggarwal
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Deepak Malhotra
Kshitij Sheth
Perumal Srinivasan
Akshat Babbar
Anil Joshi
Priyank Shanker Garg
Sachin Tagra
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Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Sudhir Rao
Swati Mehra
Simit Batra
Pranav Parikh
Deepak Malhotra
Ajay Mahipal
Alka Goel
Sahil Aggarwal
*And more…
Jury - Disruptor Awards
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Keki Mistry
Vice chairman and CEO , HDFC Limited
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Kaushik Shaparia
Chief Country Officer , Deutsche Bank India
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Rajat Bhargava
CEO-Speciality Sector & Head-Group Transformation , RPG Group
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Padmanabh (Paddy) Sinha
Executive Director & CIO-Private Equity , National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
Guest of Honour
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Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Hon'ble Minister of Railways; Communications; and Electronics and Information Technology
Sponsors 2023
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Media Partner
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Mobility Partner
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Key Partner
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Cloud Transformation Partner
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Digital Infrastructure Partner
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Venture Studio Partner
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Collaboration Partner
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Booth Partner
Participating Startups 2023
Contact us
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FAQs
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What is the registration process for The Pitch?
RegistrationPayment completionNomination SubmissionVerification 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
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In addition to investor pitch, what all do I get as a part of this program?
- All participants get access to investor lounge, scheduled from 2PM to 3PM on the event day at any 1 city from Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi
- Participants get a chance to participate in networking conference, scheduled from 3PM to 6PM on the event day in any 1 of the cities
- All participants get an access to the Disruptor Data Hub, our unified data platform for startups and investors
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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.