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SUMMARY:Ventura 2018
LOCATION:NIT Tiruchirappalli\, Tiruchirappalli
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Entrepreneurship Cell of NIT Trichy presents Ventura'18 
 - an International Business Model Competition. One of the largest in South
  India\, it provides an ideal platform for emerging entrepreneurs to ideat
 e\, network\, learn and grow. With well-rounded mentoring sessions by lead
 ing entrepreneurs and venture promoters\, webinars and networking with res
 ource providers\, Ventura is an exemplary stage to realize your dreams. Wi
 th prizes worth 2 lakhs to be won and resources worth 1 million USD\, Vent
 ura’18 is back with a stronger edition\, to take a step forward in reali
 zing our vision of revolutionizing the startup ecosystem.With 225 colleges
  from 22 states participating year in year out\, the reach of Ventura is c
 learly substantiated.<br />\n<br />\nTracks:<br />\nBusiness Track: The 10
 th edition of Ventura invites student startup/ideas to get an opportunity 
 to present their products/services to top VCs and Angel Investors as well 
 as get one-to-one mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs.<br />\n<br />\
 nSocial Track: To promote social entrepreneurship among students and recen
 t graduates\, Ventura along with Upaya Social Ventures and Sattva has intr
 oduced the 'Social' Track. We have extended our 150+ strong Mentor Network
  to cater to our new track\, creating a platform for social innovations to
  access funding and resources.<br />\n<br />\nRegister at: http://bit.ly/2
 gYvVna before 30 November 2017.<br />\n<br />\nTimeline for Ventura'18<br 
 />\n<br />\nStep 1 - Participants submit 250-word ‘pitches’ describing
  their idea and its USP before 30 November 2017.<br />\nStep 2 - 50 pitche
 s are selected based on innovation and feasibility.<br />\nStep 3 - 2-mont
 h mentoring period\, where every team is allotted a mentor each in 2 separ
 ate phases - product development and business development. This includes 2
  live mentoring sessions.<br />\nStep 4 - The 50 teams submit their ‘pit
 ch decks’ describing the product/service and the business model\, in det
 ail.<br />\nStep 5 - 15 teams are selected for the finals\, securing a pla
 tform to pitch their idea to our VC/Angel/Incubator/Accelerator partners.<
 br />\n<br />\nIncentives:<br />\n<br />\nWinner of Ventura gets F6S Alpha
  Card worth 1 Million USD.<br />\nCoverage of top ideas in top newspapers 
 and online media.<br />\nComprehensive 2 Month Mentoring Period (Product D
 evelopment + Business Development) with Industry Experts and Entrepreneurs
  for top 50 teams.<br />\nSocial Consulting Support for the top startup in
  Social Track for 2 months.<br />\nWinner of the Social track gets free ac
 cess to workshops of Sattva.<br />\nBuild &amp\; deploy your own website &
 amp\; app using the Hasura program.<br />\nFree Legal Advice for top 15 te
 ams.<br />\nNetworking Opportunity with India's most reputed VCs\, Entrepr
 eneurs and Angel Investors.<br />\nOpportunity to secure incubation for th
 eir plans from the judges who visit the final round.<br />\nA chance to pi
 tch in The Entrepreneurship Conclave to top VCs\, and Angel Investors for 
 top 50 teams.</p>
URL:https://www.knowafest.com/ventura-2018
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