The ‘Dream Startup Challenge’ is an initiative by the Bhopal chapter CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) & AIC-RNTU Foundation to promote Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Central India. The objective is to provide good quality learning & structured mentoring to the selected venture along with networking and exposure in the Madhya Pradesh ecosystem.
The ‘Dream Startup Challenge’ is a Business Plan Competition for innovative startups.Eligible ventures will get mentorship for 2 months before they present their B plans to a panel of Investors , industrialists & academicians to win attractive prizes.
9th Edition will scout startups from across Madhya Pradesh and Shortlisting Pitching Sessions will be organised in BHOPAL, GWALIOR, INDORE and JABALPUR for all nearby region startups.
The venture should not be registered earlier than 1st June 2022.
The annual turnover should not be more than Rs. 1 crore.
Must have a registered Company (Pvt. Ltd. / LLP).
Company Must be Registered in Madhya Pradesh only (RoC Gwalior).
A company registered outside Madhya Pradesh remains eligible, provided its incubator is based in Madhya Pradesh.
Cash Prizes.
Capacity Building Workshop.
Mentoring Support.
Extensive Networking Opportunity.
Incubation Support and Investment Opportunity.
Soft Infra Support (ex. Zoho, MSG91 etc) upto $450K.
(Applications open across all targeted cities)
(Application window closes)
(Applications shortlisted based on set eligibility criteria)
(Further shortlisting of applicants for city chapter pitching)
(Physical pitching of selected startups in Bhopal)
(Physical pitching of selected startups in Indore)
(Physical pitching of selected startups in Jabalpur)
(Physical pitching of selected startups in Gwalior)
(City-wise list of finalists to be released)
(Structured mentoring and development sessions for the final batch)
(Evaluation round ahead of the grand finale)
(8–10 finalists pitch in the presence of investors, industrialists, and government authorities)
