Lockdown has created a lot of opportunities for new entrepreneurs, says Dr Kamble
Top 20 of more than 500 startups participants from Mumbai-based SidAngle’s 2021 Bigleap Startup Awards will be making their way to the final round, said the Angel Fund which organises the online startup pitching competition every year from its platform for the exponentially booming Indian Startups ecosystem.
“Lockdown has created a lot of opportunities for new entrepreneurs, especially for those who are driving businesses through technology based models. We have seen a lot of start-ups delivering value to its end users in this difficult times,” said Dr. Harshadeep Kamble, Secretary (Small & Medium Industries) & Development Commissioner (Industries) and Advisor to the Bigleap Team.
“Bigleap is a great platform to help these start-ups grow even more by presenting them in front of top business tycoons of India and help them start-ups source more opportunities to scale-up,” said Dr Kamble in a release on 9 Aug 2021.
“SidAngel has been consistent in providing funding and mentoring programs for uplifting Indian Startups. Considering a tough competition this year, we are keen to see many ‘women leading startups’ making their way to the 2nd round of Bigleap awards and disrupting the Indian Startup Ecosystem,” said Suraj Gaydhane, Co-founder & CEO, SidAngel.
“Apart from the awards, we are building a platform for Indian Startups to network & collaborate and coin great businesses,” he said.
“BigLeap was really a giant leap for us. As winners of the introductory edition, we got not just money from BigLeap, we also got a very thorough analysis of our business plan from eminent jury members. Their feedback gave a lot of confidence during the most testing pandemic hit months,” added Manigandan Kumarappan, CEO and CoFounder of Evlogia Eco Care Pvt Ltd & Winner of BigLeap 2020.
“Most importantly we got plenty of direct mentoring support and networking connections from top level senior government officials from Maharashtra state,” said Kumarappan.
Bigleap Awards is one of the most prestigious and recognized national level awards which not only showcases the ideas and business potential, but also contributes in fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. After a grand success in 2020, this year the event is scheduled on 29 of August.
The organizers will be announcing the names of startups who have qualified for the second round on Wednesday, 11 August 2021.
The finalists will then be presenting their startups in front of eminent juries like Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO – Bombay Stock Exchange; Niranjan Hiranandani, Director – Hiranandani Group and Kalpana Saroj, Chairperson – Kamani Tubes and more.
This year, the winners will be awarded in 3 categories: ‘The Startup Of The Year’, ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘Eco Startup of the Year’ & will be awarded with the prizes worth of Rs.10 lakh, Rs.5 lakh and Rs.3 lakh, accordingly.
Bigleap 2021 is sponsored by MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd and Mystical Propack Pvt Ltd. Bigleap has also partnered with Amazon web services and 16 additional partners to provide growth support like mentoring sessions, amazon credit points, workspaces support, incubation support and much more worth Rs.1 lakh to the top 20 finalists.
SidAngel is one of India’s Premier Angel Investment Network for investing in startups. The fund works intensively with startups at seed stage, to get them into the best possible shape and redefine their business model. #startups #technology #investment #funding #banking /fiinews.com
