Over 100 investors to attend Lufthansa Start-up Expo 3

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21: The third edition of Start-up Expo, India’s one of the largest start-up events, will be held on October 6, 2018. Co-created by Lufthansa India and the Delhi-NCR chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Start-up Expo will see the convergence of more than 20,000 delegates from 175 cities across India, including over 100 investors, 500 recognized business experts, along with 500 innovative start-up exhibitors.

The Expo will remain open to the public from 9 AM to 6 PM at Hall Number 7, ITPO, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, and will provide a chance for them to interact and learn about the exciting projects and ventures happening in India.

The Expo offers entrepreneurs a platform to showcase their ventures, meet investors, engage with government organizations, attend knowledge sessions, receive one-on-one mentoring, network with business experts, explore partnership opportunities, find potential customers and interact with the stakeholders that can help them scale new heights.

It will also feature the Grand Finale of the ‘Elevator Pitch’ contest, launched in August by Lufthansa. The contest offers budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to make a 3-minute business pitch to win a sponsored seat in a business program at Cambridge University. Registered participants are currently undergoing two rounds of shortlisting by the best business minds, prior to the announcement of the top four contestants for the Grand Finale round.

“Lufthansa is committed to partnering the success of Indian business, and for nearly a decade we have been collaborating with the experts at TiE to nurture young entrepreneurs in India,” said Wolfgang Will, Senior Director, South Asia, Lufthansa Group Airlines. The Expo is supported by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), StartupIndia and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), and over 100 partners pan India – including industry associations, government agencies, support organizations, investors, venture capitalists, accelerators, corporates, embassies, business experts and mentors.

Geetika Dayal, Executive Director, TiE Delhi-NCR said, “This year’s Start-Up Expo is even bigger offering immense opportunities to entrepreneurs to network with some of the finest brains in the country for investments and collaboration. It is also more inclusive in terms of sectors, gender, geography and demographics.”