Sounds like wishful thinking, no? Well, it is not. The ET Soonicorns Summit 2024, India’s largest congregation of soonicorns, is exactly what you have been hoping, wishing, and waiting for.
As unprecedented as it might sound, the summit will provide you with actionable insights on “How to raise money?”—the single most important aspect of entrepreneurship and the startup landscape in India and anywhere around the world.
In addition to other curated tracks, where industry stalwarts such as Hari Menon, Co-Founder of BigBasket; Aman Gupta, Co-founder and CMO of boAt; Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel; Anand Lunia, General Partner, IndiaQuotient; Shanti Mohan, Founder, LetsVenture; Shally Modi, Co-founder, Pratilipi; Sangeeta Bavi, Executive Director – Digital Natives, at Microsoft India, and many more will engage in invigorating discussions around tailored topics pertaining to the Indian startup ecosystem, there will be a deep dive into on the fundraising conundrum.
The dedicated track, ‘The Untold Story of Fundraising: How to Raise Money’, will have industry insiders dissecting the panel, ‘Step-wise: Conquering the Startup Ladder from Series A to Pre-IPO,’ an ET Soonicorns Summit 2024 special.
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Here’s a look at the speakers:
- Sanjay Khan Nagra, Khaitan & Co: A Gujarat National Law University alumnus, Nagra is keenly focused on emerging tech sectors, including e-commerce, fintech, payments, blockchain, and others. He advises companies, founders, and domestic and foreign VCs on fundraising, M&A, product structuring, and other regulatory aspects.
- Amit Ramani, CMD, Awfis Space Solutions: Ramani has a Master’s in Real Estate and Workplace Strategy from Cornell University. He calls himself a “serial entrepreneur” and has been a business partner at Bank of America. Besides, he has been a senior VP at NELSON India.
- Neeraj Tyagi, Co-founder & CEO, We Founder Circle and Partner, Avinya VC: For a little less than a decade, Tyagi has been actively mentoring and investing in startups. He has made more than sixty personal angel investments, before co-founding the Avinya VC.
What to expect from the panel?
Fundraising is pivotal to every startup, yet the subject is often shrouded in mystery, myths, as well as uncertainties—especially for early-stage founders who are new to the intricacies of the venture capital world.
The panellists will dispel these myths and uncertainties, especially for early-stage founders, as they discuss the following key points throughout the session.
- The current funding climate: So far, so good! 2024 has come with a promise of a funding spring, after a prolonged funding winter. The panellists will dissect the macro and microeconomic factors influencing the VC landscape and provide insights into the risk appetite of investors.
- What has changed: The VC landscape has evolved exponentially through the past few years as startups braved a funding winter. The panellists will explore what venture capitalists are now seeking in a soonicorn and address the important question of how to pitch effectively to VCs.
- How and what to negotiate: The panellists will provide forward-looking insights into the nuances of preparing for ‘fundraising rounds’, with a deep dive into the valuation conundrum and other intricate points of negotiation.
- The domestic and global fundraising trends: The summit will present a comparative analysis of funding landscapes in both developed and emerging markets, highlighting key lessons from the comparisons.
- The mistakes we commit: Despite rigorous preparation, founders often overlook certain common fundraising mistakes. The panellists will bring these intricacies to the forefront, making founders more aware and better prepared.
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Who should attend?
- Founders: Especially early-stage founders, who can gain insights into navigating the VC landscape effectively and maximise their startups’ growth potential.
- Investors: Where else will the venture capitalists and the angel investors meet the soonicorns they have been looking to invest in? This is their chance to connect!
- Innovators: To get a better understanding of the startup ecosystem and find potential soonicorns to partner with or invest in.
- Advisors and mentors: To get insider knowledge on market trends and the funding ecosystem, advancing their careers as startup mentors and/or financial advisors.
About ET Soonicorns Summit 2024
This third edition of the summit, is themed ‘From Resurgence to Resilience’ with a core messaging for startups to ‘Recalibrate. Rebound. Reinvent’, is going to be held on September 20 in Bengaluru. The ET Soonicors Summit is a definitive platform to celebrate soonicorns—a name given to startups on the cusp of becoming unicorns—and a melting pot of ideas, information, networking opportunities, and more. The summit has a long, illustrious list of industry leaders, policymakers, and industry insiders who will let attendees have a peek into their playbooks of navigating the highs and the lows of the startup ecosystem in India.
The summit has curated panels, wherein sector experts will brainstorm and lay down actionable insights to navigate a challenging startup ecosystem and foster a more pragmatic approach towards building a stronger landscape. Fireside chats with the likes of Aman Gupta, Jitendra Chouksey, and Mayank Kumar to get a taste of the recipes for creating successful ventures and sustaining the momentum are also in the scheme of things at the summit.
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The ET Soonicorns Summit 2024 is powered by Phoenix Kessaku and has UpGrad Enterprise as the upskilling partner; PolicyBazaar for Business as the insurance partner; Bank of India as the banking partner; and IGP.com, The Mind and Company, Plum, and Clay Capital as gifting partners.
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