Startup Master Class - 14
‘an event for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs’
SMC 14th edition was held at Hotel Grand Magrath, Bengaluru. Mr. Manu Jain, MD Xiomi India, was the chief guest and delivered keynote address. Eminent speakers shared their knowledge interactively with attendees and workshops were held in parallel tracks. 12 startups were selected for the SMC Select session from a list of 40 aspirants and three were declared winners of the same. Workshops were held in parallel to main program.
Startup Enthusiasts
Investors
1 on 1 Sessions
SMC Select Participants
Event Tracks
Knowledge Sharing
One on One Sessions
SMC Select
Workshops
Knowledge Sharing
Interactive discussions on the following topics
- Address by Chief Guest / Keynote Speaker
- Next Billion Users - How to make it happen.
- Panel Discussion on content required for Next Billion Users
- Design Products to reach Next Billion Users
- Funds approach for Next Billion Users
One on One Sessions
Delegates met investor/mentor of their choice for one on one session.
Based on the availability of time, demand and preferences shown, more than 40 such sessions were arranged.
Follow up meetings took place based upon the mutual interest.
SMC Select
Top 3
- Bionic Hope
- JK India Digital
- Urinalytics
Rest of Winners (in no order)
- Musk
- E.G. Biolabs
- Jan-Dhan
- Ignis Careers
- Village Energy Center
- Biofuel Solutions
- TechProLabz
Workshops
Workshops were conducted on the following topics in parallel tracks
- Unlocking Blockchain
- Bullet proof your startup
- Angel Funding 101
- Intellectual Property
- Preparing Killer Pitches
Speakers
Mr. Manu Jain
CEO, Xiomi india
Mr. Gaurav Gupta
Principal Secy ITBT, Karnataka
Mr. Samir Kumar
MD, Inventus (India) Advisors
Mr. Sanjay Jain
Partner Bharat Innovation Fund
Ms. Archana Priyadarshini
Partner, Unicorn India Ventures
Mr. Srikant Sastri
Founder, Crayon Data
Mr. Bala Girisbala
President, Techstars
Mr. Rajiv Verma
SVP, Quickr, Applift
Mr. M.S. Subramanian
Head of Analytics, BigBasket
Mr. T. N. Hari
HR Head, BigBasket
Mr. Satish Kannan
Co-founder & CEO, DocsApp
Mr. Sanket Atal
MD, India Dev Centre, Intuit
Mr. Ratnakar Pandey
India Head Analytics, Kabbage
Ms. Rashmi Daga
Founder & CEO, Fresh Menu
Mr. Karthik Padmanabhan
Developeer Relations, Google
Mr. Ishendra Agarwal
Investment Professional, Guild Capital
Mr. Farid Ahsan
Co-Founder Sharechat
Ms. Dinesh Goel
CEO, Aassan Jobs
Mr. Atul Manohar
Director User Experience, Informatica
Mr. Abhay Tandon
Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Ontrack Tech
Mr. Naganand Doraswamy
Ideaspring-Capital
Ms. Lokesh Chauhan
CTO, ErosInternational
Mr. Ashish Sinha
Founder, NextBigWhat
Mr. Robin Sukhia
Secretary General & President, Sweden India Business Council