THINK. Beyond Silicon Valley

Happened on July 28, Friday, 2017
9:30pm — 12:00am (GMT+05:30)
Zone Startups/IndiaBSE Building
Event Details:

Are you India's most innovative tech startup poised to take over Global market?

The Next BIG Idea Contest is an annual feature of Zone Startups India's ecosystem development activities. Through the Contest, our aim is to identify 5 hi-tech, hi-potential Indian startups and provide them a 2-week, fully paid-for soft landing in Toronto, North America's 3rd largest technology hub. While in Toronto, the companies will be housed at the DMZ, Canada and North America's #1 technology incubator; and will get access to a bespoke program including market mentorship, industry connects, investor meetings and a great international exposure.
Over the past 4-years, the Next BIG Idea Contest winners have gone on to raise significant investment. Some of the past winners include CitrusPay, Vidooly, ShieldSquare, Plackal, Flip Technologies, AdSparx, Konotor.

Increasingly, Indian entrepreneurs are building global companies. Right from the outset, there is an aspiration to build products and reach out to a global audience. For a very long time, companies seeking to go global, largely targeted the U.S market as their first international customer. For entrepreneurs building tech ventures, Silicon Valley has been the BIG dream. However, not only is it difficult for companies to make a dent right away but, for the last few years, there have been several more global tech hot beds that have emerged, which are more welcoming towards such young startups.

At this panel discussion, you will hear about the opportunities presented by Canada, UK and Israel; as well as hear from leading corporates, as to what they have been witnessing in some of the emerging tech hotbeds. The panel discussion will be covered in leading news channel, and it will be followed by the launch of the 5th edition Next BIG Idea Contest - wherein your startup could be one of the 5 lucky winners to travel to Toronto, for a 2 week bespoke program at the DMZ, Canada's #1 technology business accelerator.

Agenda:
4:00 pm - Registration & Networking
4:30 pm - Welcome Remarks
4:35 pm - Panel Discussion: THINK. Beyond Silicon Valley
5:10 pm - Launch of NBI 2017
5:30 pm - Testimonial Speaker(s)
5:50 pm - Networking over Appetizers

Is your startup the next lucky winner? Kindly mark your RSVP here - https://goo.gl/onr3rY

*Registering on Eventbrite does not confirm your attendance for the event. You will need a confirmation email from the Zone Startups India team to confirm your registration for the event.


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