Startup Carnival

Happened on July 15, Saturday, 2017
5:30pm — 01:30am (GMT+05:30)
91springboard JP Nagar
Event Details:

The largest co-working space of 91springboard is launching on 15 July 2017 at J.P. Nagar

The launch will be vivid with Keynotes from prominent industry leaders; Fireside chats with some biggest giants of the industry (P.S. We know you love surprises!), Investor connects, Co-founder meet-ups and many more. This event will earmark one of the best networking opportunities for start-ups, SME's, corporate, VC's and entrepreneurs. Come and be a part of the 91springboard community on 15th July starting at 12PM

Events Lined Up :

1) Keynote Session With Priyank Kharge, Karnataka Minister for IT & BT
He is proud of the state’s position when it comes to ease of doing business and is a vociferous advocate for everything that the state has to offer to start-ups.
Entrepreneurs and IT enthusiasts, here’s your chance to speak to the man himself and ask him the questions you want to, about everything his ministry is doing and should be doing to solve challenges for the start-up ecosystem.

2) Fireside Session By Tribe
So yeah! Ladies and Gentlemen, we have Dhimanth Parekh, Founder & CEO, TheBetterIndia.com; Nitin Sharma, Principal & Founding Member, Lightbox Ventures and Sohil Shah, Associate Vice President, Tribe for a fireside chat.

3) Design Thinking Workshop By Product Innovation Academy
Product Innovation Academy carries out certified workshops for Design Thinking. Sai Venkat Kumar Bevera a design thinker and the Chief Growth Advisor at Product Innovation Academy shall be giving an overview on design thinking and the companies that harness them. He will be also discussing live case studies of companies with fascinating design thinking strategies.

4) Kickstart By Headstart
Here is your chance to find out if you are investment ready and meet active angel investors.
Kickstart is an initiative by Headstart Network foundation where start-ups pitch their ideas to a panel of judges who are active angel investors, venture capitalists or program managers with the country's leading incubators and accelerators. After inviting applications, the start-ups are shortlisted by Headstart. On the day of the event, the start-ups battle it out in a fiery pitch session in front of a jury. The day ends with networking and the announcement of the winners. Investors set up one on one meetings with start-ups they are interested in funding.
Application: https://goo.gl/CVzKuS

5) Open The Window
“Open The Window” with 91springboard is a celebration of individuals. It tries to put spotlight on the experiences that crafts a person. We have read, seen and come across different Entrepreneurial journeys. Well, do we really know them well as an individual?
We are not talking business here.
Let’s talk about the guest’s college life, hobbies and try and get a little personal! Let’s open up the fun window side of the individual!
And we definitely need your help.
We promise, it’s going to be Fun! *Guest to be announced soon*

6) Find Your Co-founder – Speed Dating
With so many start-ups in the Eco-system, we have decided to bring all you like minded people together to do just that. Let's all get to know each other better and help the Entrepreneurial community grow bigger and stronger.
We are hosting "Speed Dating" for all the Entrepreneurs out there
We understand how important time is for you, that's why we have strictly timed the event to 1 Hour. Our goal is to enable you to network with maximum people within a brief time.
And here are 4 awesome benefits that you will get out of this event:
1. This fun filled session will ensure that you get to meet and know every co-founder present at the event
2. By the end of the session, you will be familiar with most companies, their story and people behind it.
3. Guaranteed networking with at least 15 people during the event.
4. You may meet your next client, vendor, co-founder or service provider while you date.
NOTE: Only Co-founders / Decision makers are eligible to participate in this event. Limited to only 30 members​

7) Demo Day By eChai
eChai Demo Day provides an opportunity for start-ups to get early adopters, feedback, meet angel investors, and engage with the community. We will be selecting 8-10 promising tech start-ups from the community to showcase their ventures. Each start-up will get 5 minutes for their pitch, which will be followed by 5 mins Q & A with participants. You can apply to demo your venture @ https://echai.wufoo.com/forms/echai-demo-day-at-startup-carnival/ We will get back to your with more details about it.

8) Women Entrepreneurship
‘Women starting businesses’ is now a movement, with more of us beginning the journey every day. If you are part of this tribe of entrepreneurs, Congratulations on making it this far!
Now is the time to put on your thinking cap, and think about the road ahead.
And on the panel we have,
1) Ankita Tandon, COO at CouponDunia
2) Shalini Prakash, Venture Partner at 500 Startups
3) Chaitra Chidanand, Co-founder & President at Simpl
4) Arpita Ganesh, Founder & CEO at Buttercups - Moderator


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