KSUM’s Big Demo Day to focus on financial, education and enterprise technologies

Our Correspondent

Providing a platform for industry and investors to tap post-COVID opportunities by leveraging products and services from the start-up ecosystem at affordable costs, the second edition of ‘Big Demo Day’ series of Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) will be held from August 24 to 28.

Conducted in association with industry bodies, the programme aims at making technologies available for industrialists at reasonable costs, which will also create better businesses for start-ups.

The ensuing edition of the event is focussing on financial, education and enterprise technologies, stressing their increased relevance in a world redefined by the pandemic-induced changes.

The key feature of the event will be the online exhibition from 10am to 4pm, showcasing a wide range of financial, education and enterprises-related products and services developed by start-ups selected by KSUM.

From August 24 to 25, start-ups having education technology will take part in the expo. This will be followed by the turn of start-ups from fintech (Aug. 26) and enterprise technologies sectors (Aug. 27 to 28).

‘Big Demo Day’ aims at presenting a slew of ideas and technologies developed by startups before Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as big businesses to help them leverage these products to strengthen businesses.

Industrialists, industry bodies and investors from these sectors can participate in the programme, which has the backing of IT entrepreneurs’ organisation G-Tech and various Indian corporate firms.

To see the products on offer and interact with start-up promoters click here  at 10 am. For registration, click here
Last date of registration is August 23.

More than 100 startups had participated in the inaugural edition of the programme, which registered more than 2,000 visitors. Besides, 300-plus live interactions were held.

The potential business tie-ups will be facilitated through KSUM’sCross Sell digital business platform, a virtual marketplace for startups to showcase their products to industry.

The platform, www.business.startupmission.in, facilitates enrolling of both startups and industry. Startups can display brochures of their products on the platform, and if they are in tune with the requirement of industry, the industrialists can interact with them in a win-win situation for all stakeholders.

The platform also offers an opportunity for investors and stakeholders to interact and forge partnerships with startups to scale up their businesses.