BootCamp Startup Accelerator Program (India)

BootCamp works through a carefully designed mixture of workshops and startup-specific mentoring that imparts knowledge efficiently. In addition, it focuses on participatory learning and interaction within the cohort to push the limits of startups, generate new perspectives, and nudge founders to be proactive leaders while equipping them with the vital social skills necessary to mobilise people and resources. The outcome of BootCamp is a cohort of startups with a viable business plan and ready for incubation.

Vision

• Ideas are critical, but executing them unlocks new horizons. With 1.4 Billion people, India has plenty of ideas and human capital. The elusiveness of resources and the need for an initial push towards actualisation hold everyone down. BootCamp seeks to solve this problem by bringing ideas closer to reality.

Tracks

• Fintech
• Emerging Technologies
• Geological Technologies
• Sector Agnostic

Why Participate?

• Prize Money
  • Total prize pool of Rs 5.25 Lakhs
• Mentorship
  • Personalised sector-specific mentoring by industry experts
• Workshops
  • Hands-on training and practising on critical facets of entrepreneurship
• Startup Services
  • Top performers will get professional legal and technical assistance
• Networking
  • Interact with Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Entrepreneurs and fellow teams during the program
• Media Coverage
  • Opportunity for promising startups to get featured on popular media platforms, newsletters and E-Cell IITM handles
• Incubation Opportunities
  • Potential incubation opportunity for top-performing startups of the cohort
• Beyond BootCamp
  • Explore Growth Arenas and enjoy benefits after the conclusion of the program

Rounds

• Round 0: Registration to BootCamp
  • A set of questions to better understand the teams and startups.
• Round 1: Gearing Up
  • Shortlisted participants from round zero must upload their pitch decks and pitch in front of industry experts.
• Round 2: Accelerated rush
  • 8-10 startups will be selected across the four tracks for this round. The selected startups will go through the accelerator program for six weeks.
• Round 3: E-Summit Showdown
  • The startups from the cohort will pitch to the panel of entrepreneurs, investors and VCs at the IIT Madras campus during E-Summit ‘24.

Who can Participate?

• The event is open to all UG, PG and PhD students of any stream and college. Students who have graduated in or after 2021 are also eligible. Each team must have a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 4 members.

For more information, visit E-Cell IIT-Madras.