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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

IIT Bombay Eureka! 2012

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Eureka! 2012
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Last date of registration and submitting the questionnaire is extended to 10th October. No more extensions will be made.


The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay
presents Eureka! 2012- an International Business Plan Competition. Recognized as Asia's Largest B-Plan Competition by Thomson Reuter's and CNN, Eureka! provides a platform for potential ideas and early stage start-ups to evaluate their idea in the risk-free environment of a competition and this year, the teams will be competing for prizes worth INR 4 million which also includes an all expense paid trip to the E-Bootcamp 2012, BASES, Stanford. Now in its 14th year, Eureka! has become a launch pad for startups in India and beyond where they learn how to formulate an appropriate b-plan and the do's and don'ts of making the right pitch from expert mentors, industry veterans and investors.

Major Incentives of Business Track.

  • Winners to get cash prize of INR 5,00,000 and Runner-Up of INR 3,00,000.
  • Direct entry and an all-expense-paid trip to the finals of The E-Bootcamp organized by BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students), Stanford University.
  • Consultancy opportunities: Worth INR 9,50,000 in the form of Legal, Financial, HR, PR consultancies and scaling up solutions.
    • Legal Consultancy by Nishith Desai Associates
    • Financial Consultancy by Activitas Management Advisors Pvt Ltd
    • HR and Scaling up solutions by Euphoria Consultancy
    • PR Consultancy by Approach Communications
    • IP and related consultancy by Brain League
  • Office Space: Office space worth INR 4,50,000 by Regus Associates.
  • Incubation: Direct entry to the live-in phase of the accelerator program at The Morpheus.
  • Eureka! finalists will receive a chance to pitch their plan in front of a panel of angel investors and venture capitalists from organizations like Indian Angel Investor and Mumbai Angels.

Eureka! Social:
Eureka! Social encourages ideas and B-Plans which cater to people at the bottom of the pyramid and/or for a greener tomorrow. Eureka! Social will run as a parallel track and all the entries will be judged, mentored and evaluated separately. The B-Plan should have a definite revenue model and should be self-sustainable in the long run. It should also be socially relevant and impact the poor.


 

Major Incentives of Social Track:

  • Winners to get cash prize of INR 1,00,000 and Runner-Up of INR 50,000.
  • Direct entry and an all-expense-paid trip to the finals of The E-Bootcamp organized by BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students), Stanford University.
  • Consultancy opportunities: Worth INR 9,50,000 in the form of Legal, Financial, HR, PR consultancies and scaling up solutions.
    • Legal Consultancy by Nishith Desai Associates
    • Financial Consultancy by Activitas Management Advisors Pvt Ltd
    • HR and Scaling up solutions by Euphoria Consultancy
    • PR Consultancy by Approach Communications
    • IP and related consultancy by Brain League
  • Office Space: Office space worth INR 4,50,000 by Regus Associates.
  • Incubation: Direct entry to the live-in phase of the accelerator program at The Morpheus.
  • Social Media: A month long course free online social media certificate course by Digital Vidya and a month of social media mentoring by Social Samosa.
  • Eureka! finalists will receive a chance to pitch their plan in front of a panel of angel investors and venture capitalists from organizations like Indian Angel Investor and Mumbai Angels.

Special Awards:
Technological and Sustainable Development Award: A prize money of INR 3,00,000 will be awarded based on the criteria put forth by IIT Bombay Class of 1985 Eureka! Youth Award: A prize money of INR 1,00,000 will be awarded to the best youth entry.

To register visit: http://ecell.in/eureka/register

For more details visit: http://ecell.in/eureka

Check out for our Resources and some of the sample B-Plans if you got an idea and want to develop it to a BPlan. Visit http://ecell.in/eureka/portal/resources/documents-and-presentations/ to access the resources.
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