WSE`16 Recap - World Startup Expo

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21-23 Nov 2016
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INTRODUCTION
World Startup Expo, the three day mega event concluded successfully on
23rd November, 2016 at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC).
It was a massive gathering of 300 startup exhibitors, thousands of entrepreneurs,
leading technology providers, investors, thought leaders, banks, policy makers,
influencers with a vast panel of national and international speakers.
WSE 2016 had four different streams running over three days. These include:
WSE Expo
World Tech Hackathon
WSE Conference
WSE Awards
10,000 sq m exhibition area with 300+
startups, technology companies, educational
institutions, free trade zones and banks.
A coding challenge which saw
participation from over 1500 students
and corporates.
A 2-day conference with high profile
national and international speakers.
An award ceremony acknowledging
the work done by startups & dynamic
entrepreneurs
100 Open Startup – Level 3 Competition
Startup World Cup Pitch Competition
100 open startups is the Global Strategic
Partner of World Startup Expo (WSE).
WSE was a Regional Partner for Startup
World Cup to be held in San Francisco
The event began on 21st November, 2016 and comprised of a 3-day exhibition, 2
day conference, four masterclasses conducted over the two days, 36-hour coding
challenge - World Tech Hackathon, pitch competitions to compete for the Regional
Startup World Cup and 100 Open Startups level 3 and WSE awards all under one
roof.
World Startup Expo was an initiative by Cocoon Ventures, a Dubai based venture
capital firm and was organised by global business events and consulting firm,
Trescon.
OVERVIEW
DAY 1
21 Nov 2016
WSE CONFERENCE
WSE Conference hosted some of the world’s leading and aspiring
entrepreneurs and SMEs spanning across all industry verticals. It brought
together the most disruptive startups, along with C-level executives from
some of the top corporations, government agencies, incubators, investors,
HNWIs, VC funds, banks, students and technology companies across
the world. Amongst the key attendees were some of the most influential
thought leaders, experienced entrepreneurs, investors, key policy makers
and startup enthusiasts.
The event featured numerous interactive panel discussions, fire-side chats,
high level keynote presentations, startup stories and brain storming openfloor discussions.
WSE Conference commenced with the opening remarks by the Chairperson
Masroor Lodi, Co-Founder and Director of The Entrepreneurship School
(TES), he also addressed the attendees with his opening keynote
address on the ongoing wave of entrepreneurial enthusiasm and startup
phenomenon among the younger generation. This was followed by the
Welcome Note by ‘Nebu K. Abraham, Chief Executive Officer of Cocoon
Ventures. This was followed by an interesting keynote by George Molakal,
Chief Executive Officer at Alcor Fund on Entrepreneurship and Growing
Companies. Post George’s enthralling keynote the first sessions concluded
with an interesting Fire side chat by Baybars Altuntas, Global Guru of
Entrepreneurship, Bestselling Author, Angel Investor, Dragon of the
Dragons’ Den and Ankur Dinesh Garg, ‘Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive
Computing Evangelist’.
The session resumed with a need of the hour panel discussion on ‘Biggest
Challenge for startups is to manage without wasting resources’ which was
moderated by Sneha Banerjee, Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India
and the panellists included Karthik Prabhakar, Director at IDG Ventures;
Ruchira Shukla, Regional Bank at IFC World Bank; Denny Kurien, President
& CEO at Keiretsu Forum, Archana, Venture Partner at Unicorn Ventures.
This was followed
by an interesting fire -side
chat b y Sumit Chakraberty,
Senior Editor at Tech in Asia
along with Dr. Apoorv Ranjan
Sharma, President & Co-Founder at
Venture Catalysts. The second session
concluded with one of t he most inspiring
startup stories in India by A
mit Gupta,
Co-Founder & President at InMobi. The third
session resumed with an exceptional k eynote by
Ravi Belani, Managing Director at Alchemist Accelerator.
This was followed by a presentation on RAK Free Trade Zone
and RAK Investment Authority. The next speaker Dr. Ritesh Malik,
Chief Executive Officer at Innov8 captured the attention of the
audience by sharing his successful entrepreneurial journey.
This was followed by an interesting panel discussion on ‘Challenges & Reward
for Angel Investors Both Lie With The Entrepreneurs’ moderated by Baybars
Altuntas, Chair at World Business Angels Investment Forum and the panellists
included Nagaraja Prakasam, Partner at Acumen Fund; Utsav Somani, India, Angel
List; Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman and Co-Founder at Rain Rajasthan Angels
and Abhishek Sanghvi, Co-Founder at Swan Angel Network. The last keynote of the
third session saw one of the most leading author Ranjan Malik, Managing Director,
Storm the Norm who delivered a presentation on Innovations and Storm the Norm
Design. The last session of the day kick-started with a keynote presentation by
Harshad Lahoti, Founding Partner at ah! Ventures who delivered an intriguing
presentation on Angels & Demons. This was followed by another keynote by Bruno
Rondani, Founder at 100 Open Startups who delivered a presentation on ‘Leading
Organizations to Innovate Smarter’. The last speaker of the day was one of the
youngest aspiring entrepreneur in India, Anubhav Wadhwa, Chief Executive Officer
& Founder at Tyrelessly who shared his startup story. Day one concluded with
closing remarks by Mr.Masroor Lodi.
OVERVIEW
DAY 1
21 Nov 2016
WSE CONFERENCE (Expo Arena)
The WSE Conference at the Expo Arena commenced with a keynote speech by Pavan Soni,
Founder & Innovation Evangelist at Inflexion Point Consulting on ‘Entrepreneurship As a Viable
Career’. This was followed by another keynote by K Prabhakar Jayakumar, India Country
Manager at Digital Ocean on ‘Business Lifecycle – from ideation to liquidity’. The session
resumed with a presentation on ‘Strategic Intellectual Property Management’ by Lokesh
Venkataswamy, Managing Director at Innomantra Consulting. The second session kick-started
with a keynote by Ankita Sheth, Co-Founder at Vista Rooms on Going Global, Staying Frugal.
This was followed by a keynote by Susmita Das Gupta, Founder & Chief Ideator at Smart Ideas
on Why is personal branding important. This was followed by a short story by Arjun Pillai, CoFounder, Profoundis, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in India who
shared his experience on how he failed numerous times until he found success.
The session resumed with a keynote by Rahul Bhagchandani, Youth Connect
Foundation & CEO, GUSEC on ‘Startup and the role of the government’.
The last keynote was delivered by Marius Westhoff, Founding Team and
Vertical Head at Up Grad, who presented an interesting study on ‘how
can entrepreneurship be taught?’
Day One concluded with a simple
networking session.
WSE Master Classes
The first master class of the day was delivered by
Rachna Sharma, Life Strategist, Leadership Expert,
Speaker, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur Founder
& MD - Magnum Opus, on ‘Be One-Life Above &
Beyond A Title’.
The second master class of the day was delivered
by Dr. Paritosh Basu, Senior Professor, School of
Business Management at NMIMS University, India
on ‘Strategic Cost Management For Value Creation
In Startups’.
OVERVIEW
DAY 2
22 Nov 2016
WSE CONFERENCE
Ranjan Malik, Managing Director, Storm-the-Norm, presented
the opening remarks followed by an interesting fire-side chat
by Sathya Narayana Murthy, Chief Executive Officer at Radio
Indigo and Ajith Mohan Karimpana, Founder at Furlenco.
This was followed by an elegant panel discussion on ‘Women
Entrepreneurs in the Startup Ecosystem’, moderated by Adrian
Johnson, Managing Director at Startup Boot camp Fintech and the
panellists including Her Excellency Sara Al Madani, Board Member
at UAE SME and Enterprise Counsel; Sabina Chopra, Co-Founder
at Yatra.com; Manjul Kubde, Founding Member & Chief Product
Architect at Seclore and Priti Sawant, Founder & Chief Executive
Officer at Joulesto Watts Business solutions.
This was followed by a dynamic keynote on Nuances of Capital
Raise – Do’s and Don’ts for a Founder by Vinayak Burman &
Archana Khosla, Founding Partners at Vertices Partners.
The session resumed with an inspiring short story by
Sarthak Paul, Founder & Director, Mean Metal Motors. This
was followed by an absorbing fire side chat by Matt Kuppers,
Chief Executive Officer at Start-up Manufactory and Sandeep
Agarwal, Founder at ShopClues & Droom.
The session resumed with a riveting Panel Discussion on
‘Dream to Ideation to Proof of Concept and Transformation
to a Viable Business Entity – How Do I Do It?’ moderated
by Dr. Paritosh Basu, Senior Professor at NMIMS University
and the panellists included Inder Sharma, Visionary, Serial
Entrepreneur & Angel Investor; Suhas Gopinath, Chairman &
Founder at Globals; Neha Bagaria, Co-Founder & CEO at Jobs
for Her; Rajeev Karwal, Founder & Director at Milagrow.
Followed by a startup
short story by Kunal Kapoor,
Actor & Co-Founder at Ketto.
After an excellent presentation by
Kunal; Adrian Johnson, Managing
Director, Startup Boot camp Fintech,
delivered an interesting keynote presentation
on ‘Startups and Open Innovation’.
The next session resumed with a captivating keynote
presentation by Jatin Goel, Creator at The Vault on
‘Fostering the Indian Startup Ecosystem - What role should
you play?’ This was followed by a startup story by Gloria Benny,
Co-Founder at Guardians of Dreams. The Conference
concluded with the closing remarks by the chairperson
Ranjan Malik, Managing Director, Storm the Norm.
OVERVIEW
DAY 2
22 Nov 2016
WSE CONFERENCE (Expo Arena)
The second day at the WSE Conference in the Expo Arena commenced
with a keynote presentation by Seema Kumar, Country Leader, Developer
Ecosystem & Startups at IBM. This was followed by an interesting panel
discussion on ‘When to raise money for your startup’, moderated by Muthu Singaram,
CEO at IIT Madras HTIC Incubator and the panellists included Dr Mohanasankar
Sivaprakasam, Associate Professor at IIT Madras; Jitendra Kumar, Director & Head at
Bengaluru Bioinnovation Centre (BBC); Mohan Narayanan, Founder, Chief Executive
Officer at Kubos; Vijayarajan, Founder, CTO at InnAccel and Amber Maheswari, Vice
President at Infuse Ventures.
This was followed by an interesting keynote by Devendra Kumar Agarwal, Co-Founder
& Chief Executive Officer at Insta Office. The sessions resumed with a keynote by
Abhinav Tiwari, Chief Design Officer, Lumium Innovation. This was followed by a
keynote by Vijay Sharma, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Belong. This was
followed by a keynote presentation on ‘How to Protect your Intellectual Property
smartly and cost effectively’ by Biju.K.Nair, Licensing Lead (India) at Open Invention
Network. The Conference was concluded by a keynote on ‘Crafting an Elevator Pitch’
by Srini Chandupatla, Co-Founder at Manjeers Digital systems.
WSE MASTER CLASSES
The first Master class of the day was delivered by Jerome
Masurel, CEO at 50 Partners, France, on ‘Why, How When
and with Whom to Raise Relevant Funds’.
The second master class of the day was delivered by Matt
Kuppers, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Startup
Manufactory, UK, on Insider Tip for Finding and Landing
Seed Investment.
OVERVIEW
DAY 3
23 Nov 2016
Startup World Cup Pitch Competition &
WSE Awards Night
The third day commenced with Startup World Cup pitch competition where the top 25 short-listed startups
amongst the 300 applicants got to pitch to the Fenox Jury panel. One amongst the 25 Startups was crowned
the champion of India and the crowned startup would get a chance to travel to San Francisco to compete
for US$ 1 Million Grand Prize on the 24 March 2017. The number of Startups who would be competing at
the Startup World Cup Competition would be 16, that is comprising eleven startups form eleven different
countries who would be representing their respective countries and five representing United States.
The one startup which gets to represent India was picked from World Startup Expo. One startup amongst the
16 startups who would be pitching will be crowned the champion of the world and the winner will receive 1
Million USD. This was followed by the Awards Night and Gala Dinner where startups representing different
industry and sectors were awarded for their valuable contribution to the Indian startup ecosystem.
WSE EXHIBITION
WSE Exhibition Arena witnessed an enthralling participation from thousands of
startups and investors from all over the world who witnessed more than 300
exhibitors from pan India across 50+ industries who showcased their ideas
and innovations. There was huge enthusiasm and curiosity in the visitors who
showed interest in different technologies, innovative approaches and the many
ways to implement them. Startups from sectors like VR/AR, robotics, drone
technology, 3D printing, wearable technology as well as electric mobility were
highly sought after.
The exhibition took place in a massive hall that also had an extended
conference arena (conference sessions that was open for all visitors) and a
dedicated entertainment and music arena. It also hosted product launches and
demos by various startups, ranging from agriculture to virtual reality. The World
Startup Expo was well received and much appreciated by all participants.
EXHIBITORS
3D PRINTING
BRAHMA3
ANALYTICS & BIG DATA
MERXIUS
CLOTHING & FASHION
ZODIVA WEB SERVICES PVT LTD
3D PRINTING FOR MEDICAL,
ARCHITECTURAL & CONSUMER SEGMENT
3DFICATION PRINTING SERVICES LLP
ART & DESIGN
INDIEFOLIO NETWORK PVT. LTD.
CLOUD RESEARCH & DISCOVERY
RIGHTCLOUDZ TECHNOLOGIES LLP
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AWESUMMLY
MOTIF POLITIK PVT. LTD
PREDIBLE HEALTH
WAFELABS
INNOWAVE E VENTURES PVT LTD.
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
THE COFOUNDER
MOSHI MOSHI
DENTURE CAPITAL
INDIA ENTREPRENEURS CLUB
24X7PRINT.COM
AXEOM ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
COMPUTER VISION SOLUTIONS
UNCANNY VISION SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
AGRIMA
ADVENTURE
REDRAWLIFE
ADVERTISING & MARKETING TECHNOLOGY
ABDA DIGITAL
ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY
SHOPADSPACE.COM
AGRICULTURE
MUTUALFARM
AGRITECH
PLUCKFRESH AGRO SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
ANALYTICS & BIG DATA
RUPEELIFE
INNOVISION
BUZZINGA
PROPCHILL
YOTTAASYS
CROWD PRODUCT
ACCELERON LABS PVT LTD
STRATDECIDER ANALYTICS
IBM GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
ZWAYAM
AUGMENTED REALITY
YEPPAR
FLIPPAR - MOVINGUP PRODUCTS LTD
SOFTFRUIT SOLUTIONS
AUTOMATION
TBD AUTOMATIONS
TYRE DISOCUNTER
CONSULTING
HR FOOTPRINTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES PVT LTD
BANKING
HDFC BANK
IDFC BANK
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
PRE-LAUNCHER
AUDOCE MECHATRONICS PVT. LTD.
CONZUMEX INDUSTRIES PVT LTD
WAGR
BIOTECHNOLOGY
INTERPRETOMICS INDIA PVT. LTD.
CONTENT MARKETING
COMEZZO
CLEANTECH
TERRASENSE LABS PVT LTD
SUNMOKSHA POWER PVT LTD
COWORKING SPACES
COWRKS
EXHIBITORS
CYBER SECURITY
CRYSP
DIGITAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
MOOLYA (A DIVISION OF RAKSAN CONSULTING
PRIVATE LIMITED)
DRONE TECHNOLOGY
INDRONES SOLUTION PVT. LTD.
AERODRONE TECHNOLOGIES
E-COMMERCE & ONLINE MARKETPLACES
DROOM
CASHLESS BAZAAR
MEGAAKART ONLINE SERVICES
FORE BRAIN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
STAYBIDDING.COM
MOTORZO
MAHINDRA EMARKET LIMITED
PARIN GLOBAL LLP
CASA QUIRKY
ONECLICK INNOVATIONS PVT. LTD
USEMYVOUCHER TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
WALNUT STORES
SPEEDON TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
FXKART
CARMOZO
DISTANCESBETWEEN.COM
CONDUITE ENDEAVOR INFOSOFT PVT LTD
BARTERKIYA.COM
WEB WERKS INDIA PVT. LTD.
CODILAR TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
DOBOZ SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
PLANET FEE PVT. LTD.
OWN INTERIORS PVT. LTD.
BIZNOX
ZINGOHUB
EVAYADESK
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EDUSAP
BAABTE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
CHECKFORT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
LIFELINE FOUNDATION
YOUFORMA - A MADVISH VENTURE
UPGRAD
ROBOLAB TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
KIDOBOTIKZ
REPOTO
ENERGY
FLUXGEN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
CODEMOJO
NREACH ONLINE SERVICES PVT. LTD.( GIFT XOXO)
GREEN APEX
CLOUDENABLERS
TEXTLOCAL
BIZBEE
THE HOUUSE
GREENESTEP TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
SENZIT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
SENDX
WORKFLEXI.IN
DIGICONNECTT TECHNOSOLUTIONS LLP
FLOCK
ENTERTAINMENT
VAULT
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
PRODEB BREWERY TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
EXECUTIVE SEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
KALPAVRKSHA ASSOCIATES PTE LTD
FINANCIAL & INSURANCE
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
GUMPTION LABS
MUNSHIJEE.COM
INVESTAK
UDMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
HAPPAY-VA TECH VENTURES PVT LTD
FINTECH
FINPEACE TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
FMCG
MIKROPEARL FOOD & NUTRITION
SNACKEXPERTS
BLUE PEPPER RESTAURANT PVT. LTD.
ESSENTIAL BULK COMMODITIES PVT LTD - A SHILP SHETTY
KUNDRA GROUP
SHREE GAYATRI ORGANIC AND HERBAL PRODUCTS
A-IDEA, NAARM TBI
FOODLINKED
TANGERINE NUTRI BEVERAGES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
IOT POT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
EXHIBITORS
FURNITURE RENTAL
FURLENCO
GOVERNMENT
KERALA STARTUP MISSION
HEALTH & WELLBEING
MAGICAL MOMENTS - WIN5M.COM
TRANSNESS HEALTH INDIA PVT LTD
EASYM2M TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
SOHUM INNOVATION LAB
YOBIZ HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LTD
ECLINIC247
ONWARD CARE
SHAPECRUNCH
PRATIBHA HEALTHKON PRIVATE LIMITED
V V TECHNOLOGIES
WWW.THECHAIRR.COM BY ANDROMEDA TECH
PRIVATE LIMITED
ARP WEBON PVT LTD
OCEANIC HEALTHCARE
WANTEDNOTE.COM
HEALTHKHOJ
MEDIKOE
COOEY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
ELVEERA TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
ZOYLO DIGIHEALTH PRIVATE LIMITED
HR - TECHNOLOGY (PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT)
RUBY SOFTWARE
INDUSTRIAL INTERNET & IOT
SMARTERIFY
PIOCTAVE SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
KNOWLARITY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
YUKTIX TECHNOLOGIES
BLINK (WITWORKS CONSUMER TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.)
MILESWEB
ENERGYLY
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INVEST IN INDIA
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CAPIOT
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ARTIM ELECTRONICS PVT LTD (BRAND NAME: LINK THE
GLOBE)
IT AND BANKING TECHNOLOGY
SENRYSA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
LANGUAGE & CONTENT SERVICES
VALUEPOINT GROUP
LEGAL SERVICES
EINFOLGE TECHNOLOGIES PVT.LTD.
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PRANA PLUS
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GLOBOX
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MANUFACTURING
MINIMAC
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REDD ROBOTICS/3DING
ATOM AVIATION SERVICES PVT LTD.
CHIZEL
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EXHIBITORS
MED TECH & PHARMA
LATTICE INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
YOSTRA LABS PRIVATE LIMITED
MEDIKABAZAAR (BOSTON IVY HEALTHCARE
SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.)
MEDIA
BUSINESS GURU
MEDTECH
CYCLOPS
MOBILE
INVIZO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
I-LOGIX INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
REACHING SOON
APPMAKER.XYZ
KAP COMPUTER SOLUTIONS PVT.LTD.
MOBILE APPLICATION
WEBMOBI
MOBI ENABLE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. (ANYTIME
LEARN)
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
INDIGO 91.9
FILMFACTORY MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
SYLO (IGLOO INNOVATIONS)
ON-DEMAND SERVICES
LOGINOMIC TECH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
ACCENSIONE TECH SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
PRODUCT INNOVATIONS, DESIGN, ENGINEERING
& MANUFACTURING
LUMIUM INNOVATIONS PVT. LTD.
PUBLISHING & CONTENT
VALMEEKI
REAL ESTATE
SJR PRIME CORPORATION PVT. LTD.
RECRUITMENT & STAFFING
I MIND YOUR BUSINESS
RENTAL, AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRY
TRANZIOS TECHNOLOGIES LLP
RETAIL
MOBMERRY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
ROBOTICS
ENDLESS ROBOTICS
IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.
DRONA AVIATION PVT. LTD.
DRONE AEROSPACE SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.
EDALLSYSTEMS
R2 ROBOTRONICS
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GARUDA AEROSPACE PVT LTD
MILAGROW BUSINESS & KNOWLEDGE SOLUTIONS
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
YOMILLIO SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
IACCEPT SOFTWARES PVT LTD
POST CROP
LETSENDORSE
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GHARSENAUKRI.COM
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HASHMYBAG
SOCIAL MEDIA & MESSAGING
VOYAGEUP
WEGUS INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
ENE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CLUB PVT. LTD.
GOCHECK MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
STARTUP CONSULTIUNG
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LEDMAC LTD
TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
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TRADE ZONE
RAK FTZ
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TRANSPORT & AUTOMOTIVE
READYASSIST AUTOMOBILE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
GANNET ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED
MYBON.VOYAGE
TESKA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
NAVALT SOLAR AND ELECTRIC BOATS PVT. LTD.
NIKKOS STORE
REDBEAK TECHNOLOGIES
ORXA ENERGIES
HIRE4DRIVE
GREENDZINE TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
MY TAXI INDIA
FLOAT DESIGN LABS LLP
TRAVEL & TOURISM
EZTRIPS INDIA
INTRANSIT
OYO ROOMS
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INNOV REALITY
VIRTSPACES PVT. LTD.
REALEFFEX
PREKSH INNOVATIONS PVT LTD
MERAKI STUDIO
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
HUG INNOVATIONS
PROFILE QUEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLP
WEB & APP DEVELOPMENT
7NODES
It was a pleasure attending WSE. Wish
you the very best for future editions.
ORXA ENERGIES
We had a great time at WSE! Would
love to be a part of your initiatives in
the future.
Parth Choksi, Co-Founder
MERAKI
It was a great event and we thoroughly
enjoyed the time spent there. Looking
forward for future editions.
Vivek Tiwari, CEO
BOSTON IVY HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS (P)
LIMITED (MEDIKABAZAAR)
UNMANNED VEHICLES (DRONES)
SREE SAI AEROTECH INNOVATIONS PVT LTD
VENTURE CAPITALIST
UREKA VENTURES
The choice of topics were very relevant
to the constraints SMEs and startups
tend to face today.
ENTREPRENEUR
TESTIMONIALS
World Startup Expo was extremely
well organised and planned. The
team had arranged the event
down to the smallest details. It
was a great experience to shoot
the exhibits and see so many
innovations under one roof. A great
cordial team to work with.
It was an enriching experience to be
a part of an environment wherein
we got views on entrepreneurship,
funding and technology across the
border as well as from expertise in
India.
I had a great time during the
event and found potential
people who might seek our
services.
Yash Rane, Director
CHIZEL
ENTREPRENEUR
NDTV
Thank you for your support and for
raising the bar for our company.
It was an awesome event, well organized by
Trescon team and executed flawlessly.
Rishab Jain, Founder
USE MY VOUCHER PVT LTD.
Priya Ranjan Kumar, Founder & CTO
EASYM2M TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
It was a pleasure to be part of World
Startup Expo. We really learnt quite a lot
from this opportunity.
It was a great show. We will surely be
a part of future initiatives. Thanks a
ton once again.
Truly humbled and honoured to part of
a fantastic event! Let’s continue to be
associated going forward!
Pravin Prajapati, Founder & CEO
INDRONES SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
B Karthik Shetty, CEO & Founder
WALNUT STORES
Prashanth Azharuddin, Co-founder
BUZZINGA
It was a real fun-filled event!
Arun Prakash, Co-founder
SNACKEXPERTS
A STARTUP’S CASE STUDY ON THEIR PARTICIPATION AT WSE
SPEAKERS
H.E. SARA AL MADANI
Board Member, UAE SME &
Enterprise Council
SANDEEP AGGARWAL
Founder, ShopClues & Droom
RACHNA SHARMA
Life Strategist, Speaker,
Author & Philanthropist
ANUBHAV WADHWA
Chief Executive Officer &
Founder, Tyrelessly
SAMAR SINGLA
Founder, Click Labs & Jugnoo
KARTHIK PRABHAKAR
Director and Head of
Fundraising, IDG Ventures
India Advisors
BAYBARS ALTUNTAS
Global Entrepreneur, Best-Selling
Author, Angel Investor Dragon of
the Dragons’ Den
RUCHIRA SHUKLA
PE & VC Head, South Asia,
IFC - International Finance
Corporation, World Bank Group
JEROME MASUREL
Chief Executive Officer
50 Partners
MATT KUPPERS
Founder & Chief
Executive Officer, Startup
Manufactory
KUNAL KAPOOR
Actor & Co-founder, Ketto
SARTHAK PAUL
Chief Executive Officer,
Mean Metal Motors
AMIT GUPTA
RAVI BELANI
Co-Founder, InMobi
SABINA
Co-Founder & COO-Corporate
Hotels, Yatra.com
Managing Director,
Alchemist Accelerator
DR RITESH MALIK
Entrepreneur, Investor FIN
ROBOTICS, CEO Innov8 Work,
Mentor, Venture capitalist
RANJAN MALIK
Co-founder & Managing
Partner, STORM the NORM
ventures
ANIL CHHIKARA
Anchor Judge India’s 1st Startup
Reality TV Show, Principal,
Jaarvis Accelerator
PRABHAKAR JAYAKUMAR
India Country Manager,
DigitalOcean
DR. PARITOSH BASU
Senior Professor, School of
Business Management, NMIMS
University
BRUNO RONDANI
Founder, 100 Open Startups
Movement
ANISHA MOTWANI
Co-founder & Managing
Partner, STORM the
NORM Ventures
DIPPAK KHURANA
Co-Founder & Chief Executive
Officer, VMAX™
INDER SHARMA
President & Chief Executive
Officer, iBOS - Incubating
Business Opportunities
SPEAKERS
SUSMITA DAS GUPTA
Founder & Chief Ideator,
Smart iDeAS
ANKITA SHETH
Founder, Vista Rooms
RITU MARYA
Editor in Chief, Franchise
India
UTSAV SOMANI
Director, Angel
AJITH MOHAN
Founder & Chief Executive
Officer, Furlenco
JATIN GOEL
Founder, The Vault
DENNY KURIEN
President & Chief Executive
Officer, Keiretsu Forum
Bengaluru
ABHISHEK SANGHVI
Co-Founder, Swan Angel
Network
SUMIT CHAKRABERTY
Senior Editor, Tech in Asia
ADRIAN JOHNSON
Managing Director, Startup
Bootcamp
SUHAS GOPINATH
Cofounder & Chief Executive
Officer, Shopsup
DEVANG MEHTA
Angel Investor
BIJU K NAIR
Licensing Lead, Open
Invention Network
GEORGE MOLAKAL
Chief Executive Officer,
ALCOR FUND
PRITI SAWANT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Joulesto Watts
VINAYAK BURMAN
Founding Partner, Vertices
Partners
RAJEEV KARWAL
Chief Executive Officer,
Milagrow
PAVAN SONI
Evangelist
VIJAY SHARMA
Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Belong
MARIUS WESTHOFF
Vertical Head, UpGrad
APPORV RANJAN KUMAR
President & Co-Founder, Venture
Catalyst
SATYA NARAYANA
MURTHY
Chief Executive Officer,
Radio Indigo
ARJUN PILLAI
Head of Data Strategy,
Full Contact
LOKESH
Managing Director,
Innomantra Consulting
SPEAKERS
RAHUL BHAGCHANDANI
Founder & ChairpersonYouth
Connect Foundation
DEVENDAR KUMAR
Cofounder & Chief Executive
Officer, Insta Office
PRAVIN ADVANI
Co-founder & Managing
Partner, SA Global Partners
It was a pleasure being a part of
WSE 2016. We congratulate entire
WSE team for putting up this event
in terms of quality of speakers and
startup exhibitors.
Lokesh V, Managing Director
INNOMANTRA CONSULTING
VIVEK LADSARIYA
SEEMA KUMAR
Head of Investment,
Fenox Capital
SRINI CHANDUPATLA
Chairman, Lumium Design
MUTHU SINGARAM
Country Leader, IBM
TEJASVI MOHARAM
Founder, Rupee Power
Chief Executive OfficerHTIC,
Incubator
SNEHA BANERJEE
Senior Correspondent,
Entrepreneur India
MANJUL KUBDE
Founding Partner, Seclore
We thoroughly enjoyed participating in
the event and speaking in the session.
Kudos to you and the team for doing such
a phenomenal work on this. We look
forward to working together on all your
future initiatives.
Vinayak Burman, Founding Partner
VERTICES PARTNERS
I am very pleased to contribute to your
mission to foster the Entrepreneurship
ecosystem in the world and appreciate your
commitment to empower the Economic
development of countries and regions.
Baybars Altuntas, Chairperson
WORLD BUSINESS ANGELS INVESTMENT FORUM
Very well organized event. Your team was
extremely cordial and hospitable.
Mohan Narayanan, CEO
KUBOS
PITCH COMPETITION
Out of 260 startup pitches we received, the following were the Pitch Competitin Finalists & Winners.
Startup World Cup
FINALISTS
1. AVR EdGE Networks Pvt. Ltd,
2. Triofit
3. Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.BRAINSTARS
5. Creatella Pte Ltd
6.Crysp
7. Doctors’ Circle
8. Endless Robotics
9. FlippAR - MovingUp Products â,,— Ltd
10.Healthiply.in
11. Hello World
12. Hug Innovations
13. I2U2 Robot
14. Innovision (Inceptor Technologies Pvt Ltd)
15. JUSTAP Media Pvt Ltd
16. LMN Technology pvt ltd - All Author
17. Parin Global LLP
18. SchoolSaamaan.com (Agrim Education Services Pvt. Ltd.)
19.Shapecrunch
20.Snackexperts
21. My Taxi India
22. Use My Voucher
23. Navalt Solar & Electric Boats
24. Energyly ( Vidabest)
25. Gift XOXO
CRYSP - Winner of the Regional Startup World Cup (Indian Chapter)
100 OPEN STARTUPS - LEVEL 3 PITCH COMPETITION
Eight winners will compete for Level 4 Competition in Brazil
100 Open Startups
WINNERS
1. Green Dzine
2.Interpretonomics
3. Snack Experts
4.Trizzio
5.Zilico
6. Drone Aerospace
7. R2 Robotronics
8. Minimac Systems
WSE AWARDS
Winners - Organisation category
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9.
10.
11.
Blue Pepper - Food & Beverage
Rure Bank - Fintech
Trizzio - Science & Technology Platforms
Esysoft Technologies - Energy & Utilities
Zoylo - Healthcare
Ready Assist - Boot Strap Champ
Reaching Soon - Open Challenge
Hug innovations - Wearables
Klenty - Small Business
Newee By Athena - Industry of the Future
Cloudra - Information Society
WSE AWARDS
Winners - Individual category
1. Startup Founder of the Year 2016 - Varun Anand for his startup ‘MphRx’
2. Versatile Startup Founder of the Year 2016 - Rishabh Jain for his startup ‘UseMyVoucher’
3. Startup Youth Founder of the Year 2016 - Sneha Priya for her startup Kidobotikz (SP Robotics)
Winner of World Tech Hackathon
Picasso, Jayaa Bharadwaj
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Thank you for making the World Startup Expo a great success.
GOLD SPONSOR
On the conclusion of the first World Startup Expo, my sincere thanks to all the exhibitors,
startups, speakers, advisors, delegates, HNWIs, visitors, partners and sponsors who
participated and contributed to the success of this initiative.
I welcome any feedback and suggestions you might want to share about this initiative for our
future editions.
I look forward to successfully hosting you at our series of IT and startup events in 2017 and
definitely look forward to hosting you at the 2nd edition of World Startup Expo in 2017.
Sincerely,
Vijay Walter
Project Manager, Trescon
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