STARTUP EXPO

PARADIGM OF POSSIBILITIES

ABOUT E-CELL IIT KANPUR

Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur is an enthusiastic bunch of students who are working to induce an entrepreneurial mindset into the community and to air an innovative streak in them. In a world where entrepreneurship is growing as one of the biggest buzzwords, we are here to water the ideas in buds and help them bloom into impactful endeavors. E-Cell effectively networks student enterprises from campus to incubators, angel investors and venture capitalists to transform the newly proposed ideas into successful startups. We are working towards building an inspired Gen-Next who has the inbuilt urge to innovate, take risks, shoulder social responsibility and indulge in the creative execution of their vibrant ideas.

ABOUT STARTUP EXPO

StartupExpo is a startups exhibition event, welcoming all the top-notch Startups, Investors, Speakers, Organizations and attendees from all over India. The event willprovide an amazing platform for startups to showcase their innovative products with the rest of the people thereby connecting them to an amazing community to help propel their growth. The interested startups should fill this form:

WHY STARTUP EXPO

STALLS FOR SHOWCASE

Startups will be provided stalls along with the necessary provisions (special provisions can be provided) to showcase their cutting edge technologies. The stalls will be located at prime locations with the visibility of more that 15k+ people.

Product Launch/stage showcase

Companies will be provided with an opportunity to launch their product in front of a diverse community attending E-Summit consisting of top investors, VC’s, Corporate Leaders and esteemed faculty (Details can be found below).

Pitching opportunities

Along with the flow of Startup Expo pitching events and other buzz events will be organized where startups would have an opportunity to pitch in front of a panel composed of Venture capitalists and other dignitaries, to secure a chance of funding and mentoring opportunity.

One on one mentoring and fundraising opportunities

Mentoring stations will be set up at the Expo where startups can secure a chance of having one on one mentoring/networking with the top dignitaries and corporate leaders at E-Summit’22.

Validation from E-Summit Dignitaries

E-Summit has hosted some of the renowned personalities in the world including the likes of Late Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India), Michael Siebel (CEO, Y Combinator), Kunal Shah (Founder, CRED), Ankush Sachdeva (CEO, ShareChat), Saurabh Goel (President, Havells) among many others.

IIT Kanpur Incubators

IIT Kanpur is the home to not one but two of India’s finest incubators; SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC), C3iHub IIT Kanpur.

E-Summit Coverage

E-Summit’22, the annual entrepreneurial flagship event of IIT Kanpur, with over 20,000 footfalls, has evolved into a permanent fixture in the calendars of all the premier colleges of India. E-Summit has been covered and advertised by Television channels and Newspapers.

Media coverage

Along with the branding and advertisement via the media coverage of E-Summit’22, Startup Expo will also be featured in a special coverage, with personalized interviews of each of the participating startups.

Opportunity to hire from the IIT Kanpur student community

Startups will also have special provisions to hire from the student community at IIT Kanpur, including UGs, PGs, PhDs specializing in various domains including technical, non-technical, core-engineering, humanities and social sciences.

WHO WILL ATTEND

  • IIT Kanpur diverse student community which includes UG's, PG's, PhD
  • IIT Kanpur Board of Deans and Proffesors
  • Top Bureaucrats of Central and State Government
  • IIT Kanpur distinguished faculty members
  • Director and members of SIIC and C3i Hub (Incubators at IIT Kanpur)
  • E Summit dignitaries, Top industrialist of Kanpur and IITK Alumns

STALL SLABS

Silver Stall

Size - 3m X 2m

LED Screen

Table

Chair

Light

Plug

Dustbin

Accommodation upto 2 days

Banner with Startup Name

Gold Stall

Size - 3m X 3m

LED Screen

Table

Chair

Light

Plug

Dustbin

Accommodation upto 2 days

Banner with Startup Name

Platinum Stall

Size - 3m X 3m

LED Screen

Table

Chair

Light

Plug

Dustbin

Accommodation upto 2 days

Banner with Startup Name

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Stall Owners – Only the registered team of participants can be allowed in the stall. No "Booth Buddies" i.e. family, friends etc. who are not registered to attend, are allowed. Only two people per startup will be accommodated by us.

2. Payment Terms – All payments are required to be made in advance for the event.

3. Cancellation Policy: Any cancellation needs to be made in writing addressing the organizer as per the below:

  • If the cancellation is done or before 31st December 2022, 20% will be deducted on refund.
  • If the cancellation is done on or before 5th January 2023, 50% will be deducted on refund.
  • After 5th January 2023, refund will not be done.

4. Pack in and Pack out:

  • Setup Time – All startups will be allowed 3 hours to set up their stalls before the event starts.
  • Pack up Time – All startups are required to close by 8.00pm on either day of the event.

5. Materials – All banners/boards and other collateral, display products etc. charges will be borne by the individual startup including their transport to and from the event venue.

6. Accommodation – Accommodation will only be provided for the 14th night. Beyond that, startups will have to manage on their own.

Ideate. Innovate. Incubate

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ecell@iitk.ac.in

Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016