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Early Stage Start-up? Your Chance to Get Market-Ready and Mentored by the Best Brains in the Business!

Celebrating AnthahPrerana – the deep driving desire and self-motivation of an entrepreneur.

You are what your deep, driving desire is
As your desire is, so is your will
As your will is, so is your deed
As your deed is, so is your destiny

BrihadAranyaka Upanishad (4, 4.5)

AnthahPrerana is a TiE Bangalore initiative that recognises entrepreneurs for their articulation and the path to realising their vision and innovation. It is NOT a business plan competition though the business viability and feasibility will be a factor in this recognition. It is a competition that will acknowledge, and reward, the future potential of the entrepreneur. Think of it as an idea booster. We pick the best unfunded start-ups in commercial and social sectors, mentor them and get them market ready for exponential growth.

Banner SocialWe are partnering with Amazon, Let’s Venture HeadStart and NSRCEL, IIM-Bangalore to deliver personalized help to our winners!  We are assembling another high-powered jury comprising of acclaimed IIM-Bangalore faculty, successful serial entrepreneurs, investors and senior corporate execs at TiE Bangalore to select and mentor a new batch of start-ups.

Selection Criteria:

  • 0-3 years old companies
  • No angel or VC funding
  • Financially viable, for-profit ideas

What Do We Offer?

  • Showcase your idea to investors and start-up gurus on the Awards night
  • Get highlighted on the extensive angel investor platform of our partner Let’s Venture
  • 2-day Bootcamp with renowned mentors at our partner NSRCEL       IIM, Bangalore’s campus
  • Automatic entry into our 90-day TiE-EAP programme with the best mentors in town (Hall of fame: RedBus, Just Eat were mentored at TiE Bangalore)
  • $1000 worth of Amazon Web Services credits
  • Continued hand holding and support from TiE Bangalore network of mentors and charter members.

Key Dates:

  • November 5th, 2015: Deadline for applications (Apply now!)
  • December 1st – 5th, 2015: Top 30 Applicants present to the Jury
  • December 15th, 2015: Awards Night
  • January 2nd week, 2016: 2-day bootcamp at IIM-Bangalore
  • February – April 2016: TiE-Turbo mentorship program

Some of the past winners who have gone on to do well are: Channelyst, HeadOut, Something’s Cooking, Kamal Kisan, Discover Dollar, PParke

For more information, visit: www.anthahprerana.org

Guest Post by Kunal Kashyap, TiE Bangalore

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Early Stage Start-up? Your Chance to Get Market-Ready and Mentored by the Best Brains in the Business!

After a successful launch in 2013, TiE Bangalore’s AnthahPrerana is back with a bang!  It is not another business plan competition.  Think of it as an idea booster.  We pick the 10 best unfunded startups in commercial and social sectors, mentor them and get them market ready for exponential growth.

Last year, the who’s who of the Indian start-up ecosystem like Mohandas Pai, K. Ganesh, Krishnakumar Natarajan and Ashish Gupta picked the most promising ideas that TiE Bangalore began nurturing.  Out of the 10 winners from last year, 2 have already gotten funding: Tourlandish was accepted into the Dreamit Ventures incubator in NYC and TouchStone Equities invested in Channelyst.

AnthahPrerana Website imageThis year, we are partnering with Let’s Venture and IIM, Bangalore to deliver personalized help to our winners!  We have assembled another high-powered jury comprising of acclaimed IIM, Bangalore faculty, successful serial entrepreneurs and start-up experts at TiE Bangalore to select and mentor a new batch of start-ups.

Selection Criteria:

  • 0-3 years old companies
  • No angel or VC funding
  • Financially viable, for-profit ideas

What Do We Offer? (All for FREE!)

  • Showcase your idea to investors and start-ups gurus on Grand Gala Recognition night
  • Get highlighted on the extensive angel investor platform of our partner Let’s Venture
  • 2-day ‘boot camp’ with renowned mentors at our partner IIM, Bangalore’s campus
  • Automatic entry into our 90-day TiE-Turbo program with the best mentors in town

Key Dates:

  • October 31st, 2014: Deadline for applications (Apply now!)
  • November 27th, 2014: Announcement of winners
  • December 5th, 2014: Grand Gala Recognition night
  • January, 2015: 2-day boot camp at IIM, Bangalore
  • February – April 2015: TiE-Turbo mentorship program

Guest Post by Kunal Kashyap, TiE Banglaore