TANSEED 2.0

Second Edition: TANSEED 2.0

TANSEED second edition was conducted during August – October 2021,19 startups were selected by the jury out of 640 applications received with a detailed evaluation to grant INR 1.9 Crore.

Calender of Event:

TANSEED 2.0 was conducted successfully in partnership with Headstart Network Foundation during July- October 2021. The details of the number of startups applied and shortlisted for further steps are as follows:

TANSEED 2.0 has received responses with 640 applications that were shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the TANSEED guidelines for Bootcamp session.

Bootcamp: (4th – 6th October, 2021)

A knowledge Bootcamp was designed for all the selected 53 startups. Bootcamp is a 3-day webinar online series where startups will be exposed to talks from experts on generating business insights, creating breakthrough value propositions and creating a solid Go to Market strategy.

Pre-Final pitch: (9th & 10th Oct, 2021)

Pre-Final Pitch was conducted on 9th & 10th February, 2021 for shortlisted startups that participated in the Bootcamp. Each startup was allocated 5 minutes for Pitching & 5 minutes for Q&A from the Jury Panel. 

Jury Panel for Pre-Final Pitch:

1. Hamad Jowher – Cofounder, Products & Revenue,Pazo
2. Zaran – Investment Associate, Anthill Ventures
3. Reshma – Senior Associate,Venture Catalysts 
4. Ujjwal – Product Manager,MoveinSync
5. Tushar- Founder and CEO,Bridgingo
6. Taha Malik – Founder & CEO, Baari Labs
7. Kiran – Social Entrepreneur| Impact Strategist| Community Curator
8. Aarushi Investment analyst with Venture catalysts
9. Guru – Founder & CEO, Xobin
10. Gautham, Lead Venture Capital & Private Equity ecosystem, Microsoft India
11. Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal – General Manager, BITS BIRAC

Final Pitch:(16th – 17th Oct 2021)

The 30 Startups were shortlisted for the final pitch, were allocated 5 minutes for pitching and 5 minutes for Question & Answer by the Jury Panel. The scoring metrics and evaluation are the same as followed for the prefinal pitch.

19 Startups were selected in the Final Pitch conducted on 16th and 17th October 2021 by the Jury panel headed by the Mission Director, TANSIM. The jury consisted of TANSEED Expert Committee members:

Mission Director, TANSIM    :    Tmt.Sigy Thomas IAS, Mission Director – TANSIM

Nominee from Finance Dept.    :    Thiru.G.K Arun Sundar Thayalan IAS, Joint Secretary

Domain Experts        :    Mr. Ish Anand, CEO  – Global wealth Group

Funding Experts        :    Mr. Chintan Oza, President India Region – OneQuantum

                    Mr. Ankit Saraf – Investment Associate – Dexter Angels

                    Ms. Shruti Singhal, Regional Head – Indian Angel Network

                    Mr. Vinod Shankar, Partner – Java Capital (Venture capitalist)

Incubator Head        :    Mr. Gautham – Microsoft India Accelerator

Successful Entrepreneurs(s)    :    Mr. Aswin Sambamurthy, Vice President – Netcore Solutions

                    Mr. Yogeshwaran Sundaresan, Managing Director – Matexnet

The jury selected the following 19 Startups as the winners of the TANSEED 2.0 Grant of INR 10 Lakh each: