14 Jan 2025|Noida | Amity University, Noida
Amity University, the only University selected from Delhi NCR, to host UDYAMOTSAV-2025 Investor Network, a joint initiative by
Ministry of Education and AICTE
Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida campus, will be hosting UDYAMOTSAV-2025 Investor Network, a joint initiative by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell’s and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), on 16th January 2025 to celebrate National Startup Day at Amity University Noida campus. Udyamotsav - 2025 is the first of its kind platform for student entrepreneurs to engage with the Investor Community to pitch their startups, raise funds and receive mentorship on business models and scaling the startups. Amity University is the only University from Delhi NCR, which has been selected to host UDYAMOTSAV-2025. This event is a part of National Startup Week Celebration across 14 locations in India, including Ahmedabad, Delhi-NCR, Jaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Srinagar, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Trivandrum, and Guwahati.
Addressing the Press Conference, Dr. Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor Amity University Uttar Pradesh, averred, “Amity University is highly privileged and honoured to be selected as the only University in Delhi NCR to host UDYAMOTSAV-2025, a great initiative by the government to foster entrepreneurship amongst the students. Amity University always encourages its students to become entrepreneurs and launch their own start- ups, thereby contributing to nation building. Our mission of Viksit Bharat@2047 can only be achieved if the youth of our country become job creators instead of job seekers. AICTE and Ministry of Education selected us to host this prestigious event because in the past also we have organized many of the events in collaboration with them, such as Hackathon, Regional Meets and many other events, which were highly successful. They have seen Amity’s world class infrastructure, its logistics arrangements and Amity’s commitment to research and innovation, therefore they selected Amity University as the only University from Delhi NCR to host UDYAMOTSAV-2025.”
Introducing UDYAMOTSAV-2025, Dr. Sujata Pandey, Director - Amity Innovation & Design Centre, said, “A total of 35 startups by the student entrepreneurs will be pitching their start up ideas for funding to 8 investors. The Investor details have been provided by the Ministry and we have also approached some investors who will be meeting the startups. The Investor Panel will mentor and evaluate startup pitches for funding and provide valuable insights to Startups incubated from Educational Institutions and Incubation Centres. The one-day event, UDYAMOTSAV-2025, will have All India Central Inauguration by Prof. (Dr.) T.G. Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Sh. Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MoE, and Dr. Abhay Jere, Vice Chairman , AICTE and CIO, MoE’s Innovation Cell . There will be 2 Pitching Sessions during the day, wherein 35 startups will be divided into two teams who will pitch their ideas to the investors who will mentor and evaluate the pitches for funding and provide valuable insights.”
Mr. Ojasvi Babbar, CEO Amity Innovation Incubator, said, “Amity Innovation Incubator is aimed at empowering Amity students and entrepreneurs to realize their biggest business ideas. For UDYAMOTSAV-2025, Amity Innovation Incubator will offer incubation support to all startups who will be presenting their ideas. The initiative will empower budding entrepreneurs by providing them access to a robust ecosystem of resources, mentorship, and infrastructure. Furthermore, the incubator has extended invite to Amity Capital Ventures, to participate in the event wherein Amity Capital Ventures shall evaluate the potential of the participating startups, opening avenues for potential funding and strategic partnerships. This effort underscores Amity Innovation Incubator’s commitment to fostering innovation and supporting startups in their journey toward growth and success.”
The startup pitches will be evaluated based on key criteria such as market fit, scalability, team strength, financials, traction, and competitive advantage. Post-event, a dedicated follow-up process will be in place for investors and startups to continue negotiations, due diligence, and investment closures.