On the rainy afternoon of July 9, ‘Funding 101’ was organized by Headstart Navi Mumbai as a part of Startup Saturday. The panelists were Anil Amesur, Angel investor and Cofounder, Go Delight Foods http://www.godelight.in/ Aditya Mishra, Cofounder, SwitchMe and Headstart Foundation http://switchme.in Randeep Lobana : Cofounder, Zoomot http://coolshare.zoomot.com/ Anupam Singhal : Cofounder, BookMyBai.com http://www.bookmybai.com/ The speakers… Continue reading Relaunch of Headstart Navi Mumbai!
Category: Entrepreneurship / Ecosystem
WE@Headstart – Mentoring Session
“I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn’t.” – Dee Dee Myers (former White House Secretary) In this world run on perceptions, the statement made me think and emphasized to me, the fact that women today and all through evolution have held one of the… Continue reading WE@Headstart – Mentoring Session
6 Nuggets of Wisdom for Budding Women Entrepreneurs
On a sunny Saturday afternoon on the month of March, in the calm and unassuming campus of IIT-Madras, a bunch of entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate women entrepreneurs & women entrepreneurship – the theme for Headstart’s Startup Saturday, March 2016 edition. Rupal Surana, COO, Stayzilla presented the keynote address. Some quick bytes from the six… Continue reading 6 Nuggets of Wisdom for Budding Women Entrepreneurs
Headstart Network Foundation goes Global for the Startups in Mumbai
To provide global exposure to the Startups in Mumbai, Headstart Network Foundation had partnered with 1776, a global incubator and venture fund, to host the Mumbai leg of their worldwide Challenge Cup on 21st November, 2015. The aim of the Challenge Cup is to discover the most promising, highly scalable startups that are poised to… Continue reading Headstart Network Foundation goes Global for the Startups in Mumbai
Headstart celebrates the Centennial Startup Saturday Bangalore
With consistent effort and with an amazing team of self-driven individuals, no goal is impossible to achieve. Team Headstart proved this fact, more than anything else, having grown steadily and widely over the years. It was a moment of joy for the entire Headstart family as we gathered at IBM, EGL on May 14th, 2016… Continue reading Headstart celebrates the Centennial Startup Saturday Bangalore
Towards a flatter world…
Have you ever been to the edge of a cliff? Looking down from there, you must have felt that the world was so much different, larger and prettier than what we see daily. And perhaps wondered how the view would be from one of those other cliffs. Then, most usually go back to their daily… Continue reading Towards a flatter world…
Espark-Viridian and Headstart Network Foundation team up for the BigB Plan 2016
Espark-Viridian, an accelerator for early and growth stage startups has teamed up with Headstart Network Foundation, to organize the BigB Plan 2016, a pan- India Business Plan Competition. Inviting applications from early and growth stage startups, BigB Plan 2016 is providing entrepreneurs with an amazing opportunity to get entry into the Espark-Viridian Accelerator and raise seed… Continue reading Espark-Viridian and Headstart Network Foundation team up for the BigB Plan 2016
Headstart Jaipur launches X-Start with Saint Xaviers College
Headstart joined hands with St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur this month for it first collaboration event “The Launch: X-START”. The event, which was hosted by Headstart’s Jaipur team on 6th Febrary 2016, was a massive launch receiving a whopping 300+ registrations within a week of announcement of the event. Our city lead Paresh Gupta decided to… Continue reading Headstart Jaipur launches X-Start with Saint Xaviers College
Startup Saturday Delhi examines NaMo’s StartupIndia Initiative
We knew startups have finally carved a niche for themselves, the moment our Indian Government decided to roll out the StartUpIndia Initiative. This initiative that claims to redefine and restructure the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem of India, has been well-received amongst much fanfare. In the February 2016 Edition of Startup Saturday Delhi, we decided to dwell… Continue reading Startup Saturday Delhi examines NaMo’s StartupIndia Initiative
How Accelerators and Incubators are fueling entrepreneurship in India – Startup Saturday Bangalore
The growth of startups in India has led to an increase in the number of mentorship programs to help startups at every stage of their journey. Accelerators and Incubators both help early stage startups to grow their business/ideas and help improve their chances of getting noticed by Venture Capitalists early on. Accelerators “accelerate” the growth… Continue reading How Accelerators and Incubators are fueling entrepreneurship in India – Startup Saturday Bangalore
Startup Saturday Kolkata shares insights on “Business Plan and Valuation”
The February edition of Startup Saturday Kolkata was on the wonderful theme of “Business Plan and Valuation”. It was an insightful event with major highlight on ‘Making impactful B Plan’ and ‘Preparing right valuation’ for a startup; and featuring a compilation of knowledge sharing sessions covering various topics such as Business Plans, Funding Strategies and… Continue reading Startup Saturday Kolkata shares insights on “Business Plan and Valuation”
Startup Saturday Bangalore shares insights on the ‘Age of Aggregators’ in Jan 2016 Edition
Aggregators or facilitators have been with us for ages. They are everywhere, in all kinds of shapes and forms, meeting different needs of multiple parties. We experienced them with the newspapers, the markets, the brokers, the exhibitions and what not. The digital media technology and the startup boom has further made this era the ‘Age… Continue reading Startup Saturday Bangalore shares insights on the ‘Age of Aggregators’ in Jan 2016 Edition