Converge 2.0 aims on inspiring entrepreneurs
S Vishnu Sharmaa, INN/Chennai, @Svs037
The flagship event of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta aimed at inspiring an entire generation of budding entrepreneurs.
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) brought entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and angel investors on the same platform during this event.
The event organised by entrepreneurship cell of IIM-C in cooperation with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park went on from 29 to 30 November. The theme for the event was ‘Transforming GenZ to job creators from job seekers.’
The platform turned interesting when old hats in entrepreneurship shared the secrets behind their success in the journey of entrepreneurship. Alumni of IIM-C and co-founder of Quona Capitals Ganesh Rangaswamy was the keynote speaker during the event.
Entrepreneurship cell of IIM-C received over 50 applications from across the country for their startup competition ‘Ideas 2 Implementation.’
While choosing the best amongst the 14 teams did not seem easy as business plans putforth by each participant had worth in it and offered full growth potential.
However, Yogitha Biofarming Private Limited was unanimously declared as the winners. Nuimance Phytovigyan Pvt Ltd were first runner up whilst Vixplor Analytics came third.
The members of the winning winning team said the objective of the startup is to double the income of farmers by 2022 by linking the small and marginal farmers of remote areas to commercial farming.
The winners received a cash prize of Rs 70,000 while the first and second runners up received Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively.
Winners were selected by the Jury panel consisting Vishal Kumar, Founder, Learning while Travelling, Arijit Bhattacharyya, Founder and CEO, Virtualinfocom, Vikram Duggal, Managing Partner, Ekcle Ventures and Ekcle Advisory Services and Md.Zafar, Chief Manager, Startup, Gail.
Converge 2.0 provides a conducive environment for budding entrepreneurs and a great opportunity to interact with investors, mentors, industry experts, startup founders and also receive constructive feedback to fine-tune their ideas by participating in business plan competitions and hackathons.
