Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

The Ultimate Insti Pitch War

Register

A Business Plan pitching competition for institute startups, where the winner will be etched in E-Cell’s startup hall of fame.

The shortlisted startups will pitch their business plan to a panel of eminent VCs and incubators, along with the opportunity to be a part of a closed room networking session with VC firms, incubators, and successful entrepreneurs.

The Winner will be Felicitated by the Inspirit Speaker coming for the session that day.

Why Participate?

Promote

VC firms

Networking with various VCs and angel investors.

Represent

Judging panel

Pitch in front of esteemed personalities from the startup ecosystem

Connect

Innovation Funding

Opportunity to receive idea funding up to ₹ 75K

Pioneer

Recognition

Interview of the winner and article on the E-Cell blog

Pioneer

The Winner

Earn the title of Most Promising startup in Insti & etch your name in the E-Cell Startup Hall of Fame

Pioneer

Meetups

Meetup and Networking With the Prominent Startups in Chennai During the Startup Meet

Eligibility



The startup founder should be a current IITM Student



Startups should be Early/ MVP Stage



Startups should have a customer base in a testing or active phase

Timeline

  • Registration

    28th Oct to 1st Nov
  • Announcement of finalists

    2nd Nov
  • The Pitch War

    4th Nov
  • Networking Lunch with VCs

    4th Nov
  • Inspirit Session

    4th Nov
  • Startup Meetup

    4th Nov
  • Announcement of Results

    5th Nov

FAQs

What is the Entrepreneurship Cell’s Startup Hall of Fame?

It is the board of honours where the winning startup’s name will be etched.

Is it okay if one of the co-founders is not from IITM?

Yes. At least one of the founders has to be a current student at IIT Madras (to validate).

If I am not a participant, can I watch the Pitch war?

No, the event would be a closed room pitching event. You can witness the felicitation ceremony though.

Is the event paid?

No. There is no registration fee.

For queries, contact:

events_ecell@smail.iitm.ac.in

+91 99475 82895 Rafad
+91 88498 43499 Vedant