Seeking to provide the best business opportunities for start-ups by seizing the demand from the corporate sector, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is organising a five-day “Corporate Demand Week” from November 2, in association with National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).

Planned under NASSCOM Industry Partnership Programme (NIPP), around six major corporate firms namely Hindustan Unilever Limited, ICICI Securities, Falabella, PSA Group, Credit Suisse and TATA AIA will participate in the event.

These reputed entities will be seeking innovative technical solutions for around 15 problems in fintech, enterprise tech, edutech, mobility, and HR tech sectors. In the first phase, called Reverse Pitch, the firms will interact with start-ups highlighting their necessities. Start-ups should submit the solutions that meet the demand of the corporates before November 22.

KSUM and NIPP will jointly select the best and practical products before December 5 and hand over them to the respective corporate firms. The selected products will be displayed in thevirtual expo of the “Big Demo Day”, an event being organised by KSUM in every two months, from December 14 to 19.

Startups with KSUM Unique ID can only register for “Corporate Demand Week”. For registration, visit: 

For more details, visit:https://business.startupmission.in/nasscom or contact: 9605206061.

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Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) will organise the month’s Investor Café on September 30, providing a virtual platform for startup-investor meetings on a one-to-one basis to provide fundraising opportunities, according to a press release.

The programme aims to facilitate funding opportunities for technology product start-ups to scale up operations, enhance expertise and navigate in the right direction amid the ‘new normal’ and related social distancing norms.

Technology Startups looking to raise funds can apply at and get a chance to be shortlisted for meeting with angel investors and venture capitalists. The applicants must draft an Investor Pitch Deck according to the guidelines listed in the webpage and then upload it.

Among the investors attending the September 30 edition starting from 10am are 3One4 Capital, Indian Angel Network, Artha VC, Mumbai Angels and Malabar Angels. The sector preferences of investors this time comprises Fintech, SaaS, HealthTech, Deeptech, Hardware, ConsumerTech, EV, Cybersecurity, WellnessTech, Edtech and Enterprise Tech among others.

So far in the past three months, Investor Café has facilitated 79 virtual one-to-one startup-investor meetings.

The start-ups, upon selection, will get the opportunity to have a closed-room interaction with the investor and to raise funding. They will get investor-level validation and immediate feedback on their pitch to analyse one’s business. The investment-ready products stand a chance for funds. Those businesses which are funded later will have the opportunity to get immediate feedback on their pitch to analyse one’s business from the investor.

Start-up Founders will be able to get immediate feedback on their pitch to analyse his/her business plan or continuous support by closing the deal.

Investor Café is being organised on the last Wednesdays of every month since last year. The 2006-founded KSUM is the Kerala government’s central agency for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the State.

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