ivyconnect

IvyConnect

IvyCamp partners with E-cells and incubators across IITs/ IIMs and other leading institutes to support entrepreneurs in their journey.

IvyConnect is a series of interactive engagements with Alumni from IIT/IIM and other premier institutes. These engagements provide early-stage startup founders, and student entrepreneurs at IIT/IIMs an opportunity to network, get live feedback, and gain insights from successful Founders and Investors.


If you want to connect with us to participate in engagements, reach out to programs@ivycamp.in

Key Benefits for Founders and Students

Network With
IIT/IIM Alumni

Opportunity for one on one feedback on targeted topics

Get answers from who has “been there and done that”

Opportunity for IIT/IIM Alumni

Give back to the
Institutes

Share your learnings with students
and budding entrepreneurs

Engage at a deeper level with
founders that pique your interest

Recent IvyConnect Engagements

IvyConnect Engagement - Protecting Your Innovation using Intellectual Property Rights

Overview

Join us for the upcoming IvyConnect session, presented in collaboration with IIM Kozhikode LIVE on “Protecting Your Innovation using Intellectual Property Rights ” featuring Arjun Bala, Managing Partner and Patent Agent at Metayage and an IIT Bombay alumni. This event is tailored for early-stage entrepreneurs, researchers, professors, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs who are developing innovative projects and seeking methods to protect their intellectual property.

Date & Place

2nd May 2024 | Online

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IvyConnect Engagement - What VCs look into early-stage startups?

Overview

Welcome to our next edition of the IvyConnect engagement in association with E Cell IIT Tirupati. This is a virtual session on “What VCs look into early stage startups?” targeted at early stage entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn about VC evaluation criteria, including market analysis, team dynamics, traction and milestones, scalability, financials and projections, and pitching tips.

Date & Place

28th February 2024 | Online

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IvyConnect Engagement - Scaling up Businesses in International Markets

Overview

Welcome to our next edition of the IvyConnect engagement in association with E Cell IIM Lucknow and SInC IIT Delhi. This is a virtual session focused on “Scaling up Businesses in International Markets with Business Model Innovation” targeted at early stage entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be who want to learn and seek insights into expanding their ventures through innovative business models.

Date & Place

12th January 2024 | Online

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The Venture Capital Bootcamp, IIT BHU - E'Summit '24

Overview

IvyCamp recently partnered with E-Cell IIT BHU for their Venture Capital Bootcamp as Knowledge Partner. Tej Kapoor, Managing Partner at IvyCap Ventures, delivered profound insights on Portfolio Management and Exit Strategies during the VC Bootcamp and Aashish Vanigota, VP of Investments led an engaging session on "Career Opportunities in Venture Capital.

Date & Place

December 2023 | Online

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Learning from Failure: Exploring the Reasons Behind Startup Downfalls

Overview

IvyCamp hosted an event where Advaith Mohan, co-founder of Wagr (a personalized super-app for pet parents and an IvyCap portfolio company) delved into his entrepreneurial journey, shared experiences, and provided insights on key factors that can lead startups to success or, conversely, down the path of failure.

Date & Place

10th November 2023 | IvyCamp Office Bangalore, India

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The Next Startup Dragon Challenge

Overview

As a part of IvyCap Day’23, IvyCamp hosted “The Next Startup Dragon Challenge." The aim was to encourage early-stage founders with innovative ideas and dynamic teams across IITs in India. "Yotuh Energy" - an innovative solution for refrigeration in cold chain logistics, which helps transport food safely while cutting costs declared as the winner of this challenge.

Date & Place

16th September 2023 | Mumbai, India

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Virtual Session - Finance for Entrepreneurs

Overview

IvyCamp partnered with E Cell IIT Tirupati for a virtual session on "Finance for Entrepreneurs". The session is targeted at early stage entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be who want to learn about key financial aspects relevant to launching and managing a startup venture.

Date & Place

13th March 2023 | Online

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Ecosystem Partner with Entrepreneurship Cell, FMS, Delhi – Basecamp 2023

Overview

IvyCamp recently partnered with the Entrepreneurship Cell, Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi for their flagship event Basecamp 2023 under their annual Entrepreneurship Summit 2023.

Date & Place

25th February 2023

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Saksham The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Udaipur - E-Summit'23

Overview

IvyCamp recently partnered with Saksham The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Udaipur for their annual event E-Summit'23.

Date & Place

22nd January 2023

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SPJIMR - Agritech Investment Project

Overview

We partnered with SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) to provide students with exposure on evaluating startups for investment in the Agritech space.

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Virtual Session - Innovation and Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs

Overview

IvyCamp presents the IvyConnect Virtual Session with IIT/IIM Alumni. These sessions provide early-stage startup founders, and student entrepreneurs at IITs/IIMs an opportunity to network, get live feedback and gain insights from successful Alumni founders and mentors on targeted topics.

Date & Place

28th December 2022 | Online

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Ecosystem Partner with Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur – UpStart’22 Delhi edition

Overview

IvyCamp recently partnered with IIT Kanpur as Ecosystem Partner for their annual Indian Business Model Competition- UpStart’22.

Date & Place

10th December 2022 | Delhi, India

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Ecosystem Partner with Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur – UpStart’22 Hyderabad edition

Overview

IvyCamp recently partnered with IIT Kanpur as Ecosystem Partner for their annual Indian Business Model Competition- UpStart’22.

Date & Place

4th December 2022 | Hyderabad, India

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Ecosystem Partner with NIT Silchar - Tecnoesis 2022

Overview

IvyCamp has partnered with NIT Silchar as Ecosystem Partner for their annual event Technoesis 2022. A number of startups competed to pitch to a group of investors.

Date & Place

22nd October 2022

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Internship with IIM Lucknow

Overview

As a part of IvyCamp's ongoing engagements with the various IITs and IIMs, we organized an internship drive for students of IIM Lucknow with IvyCap’s portfolio companies- Lissun and Yelloskye. 4 Post Graduate students from IIM Lucknow were shortlisted to work on a live project in the areas of Sales & Marketing, Strategy & MIS, and Process Development for the duration of 6 weeks, starting from October 14

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Virtual Session – Product Market Fit: From Idea to Revenue

Overview

IvyCamp in association with E-cell IIT Madras is organizing an IvyConnect virtual session - “Product-Market Fit: From Idea to Revenue”. In this session, an IIT Alumni Founder will share his insights on achieving product growth and market fit from the idea stage from his own startup journey and experience with customers and clients.

Date & Place

4th November 2022

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Virtual Session - Art of Startup Storytelling

Overview

IvyCamp in association with IIM Kozhikode is organizing an interactive virtual session on Art of Startup Storytelling on September 21, 2022. Selected startups will pitch their solutions and get live feedback on how to improve their startup story from an Alumni Founder and an Investor.

Date & Place

21st September 2022

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Fundraising Mentoring Session

Overview

The 2-day session includes a 1-hour talk on “Demystifying Fundraising for Startups” followed by 1-on-1 individual discussion sessions on raising capital with Scott Shane.

Date & Place

December 13th & 14th 2020 | Mumbai

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Interactive Webinar with Ashish Wadhwani

Overview

Given the financial uncertainty in the startup and inverting Ecosystem, we are organizing a webinar where Mr. Ashish Wadhwani will discuss how this global crisis will affect the startup.

Date & Place

April 13th 2020

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Simplifying Start-up Fund Raising Masterclass

Overview

This one-day intensive workshop will enable startupreneurs secure early-stage and subsequent rounds of funding, ETMasterclass brings a hands-on workshop to learn the technicalities and practicalities of the fund-raising process. The participants will also get an opportunity to hear and interact with successful start-up founders and learn how they built, scaled and made their brand speak.

Through this session, we are targeting a house of 50 plus delegates, which will include a mix of entrepreneurs & companies looking to raise funds, CEOs, CFOs, MDs, senior management, strategic planning executives, M&A team members, individual, private & institutional Investors, I-Banks, professional advisers, law firms, consultants etc.

Date & Place

27th Sep 2019 | Delhi, India

Investor Conclave, 2019

Overview

AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre was launched by NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) in collaboration with the Niti Aayog, Government of India under the Atal Innovation Mission. AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre is a sector agnostic Incubator established to provide budding entrepreneurs the ecosystem to create successful and sustainable businesses.

Out of 634 start-up applicants in a span of one year, we are happy to present 5-7 start ups incubated at AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre. Each of the selected start-ups have worked diligently to take their products/ideas/technologies from bench to the markets.

The selected start-ups will showcase their work and ideas and would like to take your support, inputs and raise funds to take their work at the next level

Date & Place

27th July 2019 | Mumbai, India

Venue Details

Board Room,10th Floor, NMIMS University

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