BITS Pilani’s popular International Startup Challenge has opened registrations for its thirteenth : edition. Pilani, Conquest, BITS Pilani’s International Startup Challenge, is back with its thirteenth edition. Conquest is India’s largest student-run startup challenge, and has diligently moulded itself over the years to serve as the perfect launchpad for emerging start-ups. Along its journey, Conquest offers one-on-one mentoring sessions with industry leaders, investing and fundraising opportunities, networking sessions with corporate moguls, equity-less funding and resources worth USD 1 million. About Conquest 2016 With over 1200 applications from startups all across Asia, three resplendent mentoring sessions in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore and numerous investor connect opportunities, Conquest 2016 was a huge success. The Grand Finale was a star studded affair held at ITC Maurya, New Delhi.The event witnessed attendance from the likes of R Chandrashekhar, President of NASSCOM, Rohit Bansal, COO at Snapdeal, Bhawna Agarwal, CEO at NDTV Gadgets, Samay Kohli, CEO at Grey Orange Robotics, Swati Bhargava, CEO at CashKaro, and many more, as esteemed mentors and members of the jury. Talking about his experience as a jury member at Conquest 2016, Nilesh Kothari, co-founder at Trifecta Capital said, “This is my second year...at Conquest. Every year, I’m quite impressed by the quality of the teams and startups present here. It gives youngsters an opportunity to engage and learn new things. I think it’s... really great.” Conquest 2017 seeks to assist startups from tier 2 and tier 3 cities, to provide them an opportunity to be at par with ventures across…
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