Startup Registration - Investor Connect Program

Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026

Startup Details

Confirmation

Apply to be one of Karnataka’s Top Startups to connect with the Investors

Are you building a tech-driven solution with the potential to scale and disrupt? Investor Connect Program 2026 is your chance to gain visibility, pitch live to investors and connect with corporates at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026. Selected startups will receive access to mentorship, and curated investor matchmaking. If you’re a registered KITS startup with a compelling product and growth ambition, apply now to be part of Karnataka’s innovation showcase.
You can select up to 2 panels from the investor directory. Admin can accept only 1 panel for your startup.

Contact Person Details

Title *

First Name *

Last Name *

Designation

Email Address *

Contact number *

Country *

State *

City *

Startup Details

Name Of the Startup *

Company Registered Address *

Website *

KITS Startup ID

DPIIT ID

Bhaskar ID

Are you an Elevate Winner *

Elevate Id *

Select your startup industry type ? *

Product /Service Name/Brand Name(if Any)

Sector *

Registration & Profile

CIN NO. / Any Registration No. *

Date of Incorporation *

District *

Linkedin Profile of Startup (URL) *

Team Size *

Founder Details

You can add up to 3 founders. At least one founder is required.

Founder 1

Name of the Founder *

What is the age of the Founder? *

How much Equity the founder is holding *

1 to 25%

25% to 50%

50% to 75%

75% to 100%

Founder's Email *

Founder's Mobile Number *

Founder's status *

First time entrepreneur

Serial entrepreneur

Entrepreneur with corporate/ prior experience

Founder's background(Last 2 Educational Institutions attended) *

Product / Service

Underlying Technology *

Explain your product or service in simple terms (in 100 word and define your USP in bullet points) *

Define your target market (in 100 words) *

Provide a link to demo/video/product walkthrough (if available)

Active users/customers (total number) *

What is your monthly revenue?(In Rupees) *

Any recognitions or awards received? *

Do you have patents? Or if you have applied? *

Business Model & Market Potential

What is the stage of your Startup? *

Ideation(Exploring and refining the core startup idea or problem to solve)

Concept Validation and testing (Testing the idea through research and feedback to confirm market need)

MVP (Minimum Viable Product) ( Building a basic version of the product to test with early users)

Early Traction ( Showing signs of product-market fit with growing users or revenue)

Growth Stage (Scaling operations with strong traction and expanding market reach)

What is the revenue stage of your Startup?

What are the geographies you service within India? *

Are you serving geographies outside India? If so, which geographies do you serve? (Please mention incase applicable, else specify N/A) *

What are the names of your competitors? (Please mention incase applicable, else specify N/A) *

Investment & Growth

Present Funding Requirement(In Lakhs only) *

Total Funding raised in Lakhs only (if any or please specify NA) *

Last fund raised at what valuation in Lakhs only(If any or specify NA) *

How much revenue you are planning to generate by March 28? (In Lakhs only) *

Present valuation( In Lakhs Only) *

Documents to be uploaded

Upload your pitch deck *

Upload 1 supported file. Max 2 MB.

Upload your logo *

Upload 1 supported file. Max 2 MB.

Company Profile (Include product demo/explainer video)

Upload 1 supported file. Max 5 MB.

Select panels *

Selected panel from the investor directory — 18 Nov 2026 · 03:30 PM – 03:50 PM · Location: Hall No 4 Pitching area · Room 1. All investors on this panel are selected. (1 of 2 selected). Admin can accept only 1 panel for your startup.

Selected panel — all investors are included

Selected panel & time slot

18 Nov 2026 · 03:30 PM – 03:50 PM · Room 1

Mr. Deepanshu Khandelwal
CEO / Chair-IC · Catalyst AIC (IFMR)

Mr. Manoj Kumar Agarwal
Managing Partner · Seafund

Mr. VIJAY KUMAR BAWRA
VP - Growth and New Initiatives · SANCHI CONNECT

Confidentiality undertaking

I hereby undertake to maintain strict confidentiality of all proposals, concepts, documents, presentations, evaluation materials, discussions, and related information made available to me during the Investor - Connect process. I shall not disclose, share, reproduce, or use such information for any purpose other than the evaluation assigned to me. I shall take all reasonable measures to safeguard such information and, upon request, return, delete, or destroy all confidential materials in my possession. *

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