Since last 12 years, Bhau’s Entrepreneurship Cell, College Of Engineering, Pune (BEC-COEP) has been working to promote the culture of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. They aim to inculcate the spirit of Entrepreneurship and Innovation amongst the people. It also aims to provide a plethora of opportunities to the innovative youth, such as creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, providing pre-incubation facilities and conducive environment for innovators in the institute so that successful commercial and social ventures are developed.
This year BEC-COEP has planned to conduct “Pune Startup Fest “ in association with Tricentis, as an initiative to bring together startups in and around Pune to inspire students of COEP as well as the citizens of Pune, on 23rd and 24th February 2019.
Under the patronage of Startup India ,Maharashtra State Innovation Society and in association with Pune Muncipal Corporation, Pune Startup Fest aims to promote and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of Pune. It is an initiative to provide high visibility transformative platform for curated set of more than 100 startups to present themselves in front of a variety of audience.
• A platform for entrepreneurs to connect with others
• An investor zone for the startups to interact
• Student startups to display their innovation
• Internship zone for students to get internships
• Other zones like technical zone, lifestyle zone, social zone and agricultural zones.
Stay tuned! #PSF’19
Pune StartUp Fest has 7 major zones:
1.Technical Zone
Google’s founders Larry Page & Sergey Brin transformed the way we look at the internet today. Companies develop new technologies that satisfy the demands of consumers and businesses, or integrate existing technologies creatively and innovatively. This zone is dedicated to such startups.
2. Social Zone
Social entrepreneurs combine commerce and social issues in a way that improves the lives of people connected to the cause. They don’t measure their success in terms of profit alone – success to social entrepreneurs means that they have improved the world, however they define that.
3. Agriculture Zone
The Agriculture Industry employs about 40 percent of the world population. This sector is influencing many entrepreneurs and is creating a wave of Agri-Tech based startups.
4. Lifestyle Zone
Unconventional solutions to everyday problems, innovation to sustain livehood, or a quick fix or tweak that can ease lives of various individual – everyone wants a healthy, hassle free life, and these startups will make it the perfect enabler.
5. Student Startups
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are self-made billionaires who made their fortunes in tech and they started their businesses while they were still students. There are no boundaries to being an entrepreneur, but they never stopped believing in themselves.
6. Startup Internship
Working for a Startup can be more valuable than a Fortune100 company. A student with little proficiency might end up bagging the Internship which will add value to their career at a very early stage. Interns bring in a lot of energy and are more competitive than a regular hire at times.
7. Investor Zone
Startups need a catalyst to accelerate their development. Seed investment, Angel Funding, Connections, Mentorship are much needed attributes from an Investor. They support as a backbone to the entrepreneur.
There are also dedicated mentors who will guide students who just have an idea and don’t know how to proceed further.
The following events are being conducted for the students:
1. Shishya
Want a chance to get recognition and feature in a leading newspaper? Come to Pune StartUp Fest and make a report describing the event. Exclusively for School Students.
2. BidMaster:
Have you ever dreamt of having your own IPL team? Have you ever thought your favourite player should be in your favourite team? Get a chance to build your own team in this virtual IPL auction!
3. BullRun:
A single news can send ripples through the stock market. Feel the rush of the stock market in this stock market simulating game!
4. BudgeIt:
All of us love music concerts. But what does it take to actually organize one? Test your statistics skills in BudgeIt where you have to come up with a budget for your own concert
5. Inquizate:
Is business your thing?
Do you think you know everything about the business community? Well think again in this quiz exclusively based on the business community!
The PSF’19 is open for all and anyone with an open mind to learn something creative must attend and for the same should fill the attendee form or register for any event on www.punestartupfest.com and bring along with them to witness a promising two days.
