GUWAHATI: iDEATE 2023, a startup pitch program organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Research Park Foundation was launched on the campus of the institution.
iDEATE 2023 has been launched with the key idea of encouraging and nurturing innovative ideas from the region and providing support towards developing sustainable business models among young entrepreneurs of Northeast India. The program will consist of various activities including boot camps and mentoring sessions by experienced people of the domain. The organisers will also acknowledge the winners through awards and undertake outreach programs.
Selected participants will be receiving mentoring from experts and first-hand interaction with potential investors and certificates from the Indian Institute of Technology Research Park. iDEATE 2023 comprises of multiple modules including idea pitching, startup funding and mentoring, resources and guidance for growth and expert talks.
The program has been supported by the Infrastructure Development Finance Company, IDFC First Bank and the selected winners will have the chance to join the IDFC First Bank Leap to the Unicorn program, providing further support across domains along with necessary resources to scale up their startups.
Students, budding entrepreneurs, and startups can apply for the program. Registrations for the event have opened on June 15 and will continue with the deadline of June 30. Interested parties can register online using this link.
The IIT Guwahati Research Park which is the organiser of this program, aims to encourage more and more technology-based innovations and entrepreneurs to create custom solutions to key problems. It also provides customised spaces, shared equipment, funding opportunities, mentorship, market connectivity and other necessary resources for such startups to grow. It was put together with the goal of creation of an ecosystem that encourages and supports the growth and success of startups and established companies in the region.
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