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Indian Start-Up Summit & Awards 2022

Indian Start-Up Summit and Awards is the first dedicated and one-of-a-kind event specifically planned to celebrate the achievements of the Independent Software Vendors and Software Leaders. From collaborating, learning and guiding, the ISV Summit is designed to show you the most successful ways of comparing what’s working with other software leaders and glimpse of the future.

The 6th edition of the summit provides a unique forum for Top Software Leaders to update their understanding of industry’s software and business priorities, what’s on the horizon—and take away countless insights that will benefit their software organization.

Startup Forum

Startup Forum is conceptualized as the festival of technology entrepreneurship focused on providing ambitious entrepreneurs a platform to engage with experts, build network and gain investments from investors and venture capitalists. Part of the annual ISV Summit and Awards, the Startup Forum offers everything tech startups need to start, grow and thrive in business.

Growth Strategies

Funding

Branding

Networking

Success Stories

Glimpse of the Startup Economy

  • India is expected to have 100 unicorns by 2025
  • India saw 11 startups joining the unicorn club in 2020; best ever for unicorn creation in India
  • Indian startups recorded a total funding of $11.5 billion across 924 deals in 2020
  • SaaS startups in India raised $830 million in 2020, 23% growth over 2019
  • Indian startups to record total funding of $13.7 billion across 1044 deals in 2021
  • Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad are fast emerging as startup hubs, after Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and Mumbai.
  • Top sectors attracting startup funding:
    • Fintech/Financial Services
    • eCommerce/Retail
    • Edtech
    • Healthtech
    • Enterprise Software

Summit Highlights

Startup Summit & Awards

  • Attendees: 2000+
  • Leading ISVs: 500+
  • Speakers/Thought Leaders: 20+
  • Hours of Networking: 4+

Startup Forum

  • Entrepreneurs: 1000+
  • Investors: 200+
  • Speakers/Thought Leaders: 20+
  • Meetings: 50+

Jury Panel

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Varun Varma

Vice President, Investment Operations, Lightbox

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Pankaj Naik

Executive Director and Co-head, Digital & Technology, Avendus Capital

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Paula Mariwala

Founder/Co-President, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India, MD - Seedfund Advisors

Speakers

Atul K Nishar

Founder & Chairman Azent Overseas Education; Founder & Chairman Emeritus Hexaware Technologies; Past President- TiE Mumbai
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Amit Mookim

President, TiE Mumbai & MD, IQVIA South Asia
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Anjali Bansal

Founder and Chairperson, Avaana Capital
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Paula Mariwala

Founder/Co President Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India
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Rajesh Sehgal

Angel Investor & Managing Partner, Equanimity Investments
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Vinod Keni

Investments, Portfolio, Fund Raising and Fund Management, Artha-Ventures
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Vinayendra Jain

Head- Channel Sales, Enterprise & Public Sector, Microsoft
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Vimal Venkatram

Country Manager, Snowflake India
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Srinivasrao Muppaneni

Group CIO, Telangana State Cooperative Banks
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Mudit Agarwal

Vice President-IT, Uflex
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Yogesh Dadke

IT Leader-Global Control & Compliance, Adient Technologies
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Sanjiv Kumar Jain

Group CIO, Krishna Maruti Group
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Ramkumar Mohan

CIO, Air Works India
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Kushal Varshney

CTO, Virescent Infrastructure
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Puneet Tandon

Co-Founder & Director- Artivatic.ai
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Indian Start-Up Summit and Awards 2022 Agenda

Timing
Session
2:00-2:10 PM
Welcome Note -- Anuj Singhal, Managing Director, Techplus Media
2:10-2:25 PM
Opening Keynote:
Scale-up & Grow: Building an AppNirbhar Bharat
  • SaaS solutions landscape in India
  • Installing a Made in India App ecosystem
  • Growth strategies for SaaS players
  • Building global and local synergies
  • Enabling innovations in post-pandemic era
Amit Mookim, President, TiE Mumbai
2:25-2:40 PM
Industry Keynote:
Innovation & Start-up Trends in India and Strategies for Enterprises
Sanjeev Malhotra, CEO, Nascomm CoE for AI & IoT
2:40-2:55 PM
Industry Keynote:
Digital Ecosystems Mandate New Business Models
  • Changing consumer demands
  • Embracing the new world in post-Covid era
  • Technology adoption trends
  • Building a solutions ecosystem
Lata Singh, Executive Director, Partner Ecosystem, IBM India
2:55-3:10 PM
Keynote:
Maximizing Value of Your Data
  • Challenges in leveraging cloud capabilities/potential
  • Focus, creativity and cohesion to bridge the cloud gap
  • Managing data the right way
  • The rise of data cloud
  • Benefits of data cloud
Vimal Venkatram, Country Manager, Snowflake India
3:10-4:10 PM
Panel Discussion
Aligning Tech and Business Priorities
  • Business priorities for the Future of Work
  • Software/SaaS Priorities for CXOs in 2021 and beyond
  • Leveraging on SaaS-power for revenues growth
  • What future holds for SaaS Solutions?
  • Role of ISVs in driving customer growth
Panelists:
Ramkumar Mohan, CIO, Air Works India
Sanjiv Kumar Jain, Group CIO, Krishna Maruti Group
Srinivasrao Muppaneni, Group CIO, Telangana State Cooperative Banks
Srinivasan Mahalingam, CISO, Fusion BPO Services
Yogesh Dadke, IT Leader-Global Control & Compliance, Adient Technologies
Moderator:
Kushal Varshney, CTO, Virescent Infrastructure
4:10-4:25 PM
4:25-4:45 PM
Fireside Chat
Fund-Raising for Entrepreneurs
  • Emerging business models with Future of Work
  • Building traction in Tech entrepreneurship
  • Fund-raising strategy for tech entrepreneurs
  • Critical elements of the business plan
  • Tips to navigate the turbulent times
Vinod Keni, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Peachtree Management Advisors and Artha Venture Fund
4:45-5:45 PM
Panel Discussion
Scaling a Tech Startup in India
  • Understanding challenges and opportunities from start to scale
  • Scaling the Tech start-up to funding-ready stage
  • Growth hacks and secrets of scaling up
  • Branding and marketing strategy for Tech start-ups
  • The right mix of growth strategy for Tech start-ups
Panelists:
Vishnu R Dusad, MD, Nucleus Software
Suman Reddy, Managing Director, Pega Systems India
Manav Garg, CEO & Co-founder, Eka Software Solutions
Puneet Tandon, Co-Founder & Director- Artivatic.ai
Moderator:
Shantheri Mallaya, Content Director, Techplus Media
5:45-6:10 PM
Fireside Chat
Anatomy of a Pitch
  • How to pick the right investor?
  • Pre-requisites of a start-up pitch
  • Fund-raising strategies you need to know
  • What investors look for in a start-up pitch?
  • Things to avoid in a pitch
  • Tips to secure high funding
Paula Mariwala, Executive Director, Seedfund Investment Advisory and Founder & Co-President, Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs India
6:10-6:30 PM
ISV and Partner Leadership Awards -- Recognizing Tech Disruptors
6:30 PM Onwards
Closing and Vote of Thanks

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Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs)

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