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Hubballi Launch : 5th Edition Next Big Idea Contest 2017

Happened on August 23, Wednesday, 2017
8:30pm — 10:30pm (GMT+05:30)
B.V.B. College of Engineering and TechnologyVidyanagar
Event Details:

Zone Startups India is launching the 5th Edition of Next BIG Idea Contest in Hubballi in association with KLE Technological University. Your startup could be one of the 5 winners of the Next BIG Idea Contest to travel on a fully paid trip, for a 2-week bespoke program in three major Canadian cities - Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

We invite you to join us for the launch event comprising of an engaging panel discussion & networking session. The panel focuses on how competitions serve as a catalyst for any vibrant startup ecosystem. Along with getting the competitive juices flowing, they also help in identifying the "cream of the crop" from the ecosystem and can better serve up "investable" entrepreneurs and business models to the angel and venture capital community.

The program details are mentioned below :

Date: 23rd August, 2017
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Venue: B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Vidya Nagar, Hubballi

Agenda:

3:00 pm - Registration & Networking
3:30 pm - Welcome Remarks
3:35 pm - Panel Discussion: 'How are startup competitions building local ecosystems?'
4:00 pm - Canada's Startup Ecosystem : A moderated discussion with Canadian Provinces
4:25 pm - Launch of NBI 2017
4:45 pm - Networking over Appetizers

About Next BIG Idea Contest

The Next BIG Idea Contest seeks to discover India's 5 most innovative technology companies who are looking to leverage a soft-landing opportunity to expand to North America. The contest is a “Market Access Program”, whereby the winners get to incubate their company in Canada for a two week all expense paid program. The visiting entrepreneurs receive mentorship, business development advice, customer connects, investor access and valuable international experience.

Over the past 4 years, the Next BIG Idea Contest winners have gone onto raise significant investment. Some of the past winners include CitrusPay (acquired by PayU), Vidooly, ShieldSquare, Plackal, Flip Technologies, AdSparx, Konotor (acquired by FreshDesk). Till date, NBI has soft-landed 22 Indian startups in Canada and provided them a gateway to North America.

Attend the event to know more and enter the Next BIG Idea Contest!

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