NextUnicorn Global StartUp Battle, India Series: Mumbai

Happened on June 28, Saturday, 2025
4:00pm — 07:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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36 slots booked.
Pras Hanuma - General Partner, NextUnicorn.Fund Mansha Kaur Sahni - Co-Founder & CMO Rohit Dhawan - Founder, City Professionals Naitik Vadgama - Project Manager JAHEER BIJANI - vgrow wealth consultant MAHARSH SHAH - Co-Founder, MealPe Ritesh Agrawal - Founder & CEO, Ritzity Yash Gawde - Co founder, Hooked Atharva Sayankar - Devops engineer Hrishabh Dave - Saas and non tech Sales representative Saad Memon - Assistant Manager transaction square Abhishek Kumar - Investment Banker Ritik Karmavat - Co-Founder Victor D'lima - Founder Kaushik Mitra - Ux researcher and project manager, Tech Mahindra Rajesh Gada - Co- Founder, Optimaio Nehal Devani - Co-founder, DropBy Jayesh Rathore - DevOps Engineer, Mactores Anusheel Khajuria - DevOps Engineer (Durbuk Technologies) Rahul Ghadi - Sales & Marketing Manager harshit gala - intern at ohhphish Simran Suri - CEO at Kanegi Gaurav Agarwal - Assistant Manager Amit Tapariya - Tech support lead Guransh Singh Keer - Founder & CEO, XACKTON Nitesh Navgire - SIMSREE Sarthak Karnavat - Founder , musketeers tech Pooja Dhole - Founder Content Theory | B2B Lead Gen | LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program 2022 Shreyash Sinha - Senior Consultant - Dailoqa Latika Ningnure (Kore) - AI Automation agency Mohit Pawar - Full Stack Web Developer Nakul Arora - Ex-Entrepreneur, working with a Hedge Fund now. Want to build products  in the analytics/automation space Akash Raut - AI Product Development Rohan Chothawe - Global Executive Search Professional - Independent Consultant
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Agenda:

🚀 THE BATTLE FOR THE NEXT UNICORN WILL BE IN MUMBAI, INDIA!



WE ARE ON MISSION TO BACK NEXT UNICORN STARTUP's



INDIA STARTUP BATTLE SERIES:  5 Weeks, 5 Cities, 1 Champion
Over the course of six weeks, the NextUnicorn team will travel to major cities across India, hosting a startup battle every Saturday. For the first five weeks, we’ll identify the top startups from each region.  At every city stop, founders will have the opportunity to pitch in front of renowned Unicorn Judges. The India Series Champion will receive funding and full backing from NextUnicorn.Fund


🎤 For Startup Battle Participants: 
For early-stage StartUp's (up to Pre-Series A); This is your unique opportunity to stand out from the rest. 
     🚀   Pitch in front of a jury of legendary startup founders
    🏆   Win the prestigious “NextUnicorn Startup Award” 
    ✨  1st Winner gets a ₹50,000 Reward, 2nd Winner will get ₹40,000 Reward & 3rd winner will get ₹30,000 Reward 
   ✨  1st Winner will participate in final India Series Battle, scheduled for 26th July in Bangalore
   💸   India Series Winner will get VC funding / a spot in the NextUnicorn Accelerator
     🚀  Series winner will be backed by NextUnicorn.Fund
    🏆 $1 million in exclusive perks and benefits, including up to $150,000 in Azure credits, Up to $10,000 DigitalOcean credits, Up to $10,000 HubSpot credits etc.,  
   💸 Further potential to get funded, between $200K-$700K  
   ✨  Get recognised by Global Funds


 
  👉 Apply for pitching in StartUp Battle & get Funded:

     Step1:     https://NextUnicorn.Fund/r/4Dq

     Step2:    https://NextUnicorn.Fund/r/Zdk



     Step3:    To attend event, Please use "Register" button on this page

(Applications for NextUnicorn StartUp Battle will close by 1PM on the day prior to the event. If you are shortlisted for pitching in NextUnicorn Global StartUp Battle, you will be notified via Email, on or before the event date.  Visitor registrations continue to stay open till seats last) 

👥 For Visitors : Want to attend and make meaningful connections?

     🤝 Face-to-face time with VCs, judges, and Unicorn founders
     🗣️ Pitch your idea & efforts to NextUnicorn team directly
     💡 Pitch informally, gain advice, explore funding options
     👉 Apply as Visitor:  Please use "Register" button on this page


Join us for an electrifying startup showdown where top early-stage founders will pitch live to legendary judges and VC's.  Expect bold ideas, fierce competition, and powerful networking with investors, Unicorn founders, and ecosystem leaders.

Be there to witness the rise of the next big thing!

🌍 The future Unicorns, of the world are being recognised now - be there to get recognised, pitch, or connect!

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