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BANGALOREDELHI - NCR
The 10th edition of LetsIgnite is scheduled for June 2024
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
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LetsVenture’s flagship founder conclave FoundersFirst aims to bring the focus back to the heart and soul of the startup ecosystem: the founders themselves.

FoundersFirst aims to create a space for founders to come together, tell their stories, and learn unabashedly from each other’s adventures of hits and misses. Select investors and ecosystem leaders will also join FoundersFirst 2024.

After a successful edition in Bangalore, FoundersFirst is now coming to Delhi.

Embracing Growth Pains

FOR FOUNDERS
For Founders

What’s in it for founders?

Curated investor-founder networking with VCs, microfunds, and LetsVenture Partners interested in early and growth-stage startups.

The Startup Showcase (speed-dating)

An exclusive closed-door session limited to 20 hand-picked startups. Startups will be selected for speed dating based on internal criteria of assessment

D2C / Consumer Brands

SaaS

FinTech

AI / ML / Deeptech

High-impact sessions

Mastering the Blend: Strategic Approaches to Equity andDebt Financing

Insights into diversified funding andcombining equity and debt for business growth.

How to approach scaling in 2024

Rethinking growth strategies for startups and emerging tech businesses in a maturing market.

Apply for a founder pass

You can register for

  • Closed-door speed-dating with investors and strategic partners
  • Main Event Access: All masterclasses, talks & the curated networking session
REQUEST AN INVITE

Note: 

  • All invitation requests will be reviewed on the basis of your startup profile
  • If accepted, we will share an invite for either Founder Pass #1 or Founder Pass #2 basis our internal criteria.
More reasons to be at FoundersFirst 2024
Peer learning

Connect, empathize, and learn from one another's experiences.Exchange unique experiences, marketing, and strategy experiments. There’s nothing like learning from a room full of spirited entrepreneurs.

Learn from the best

Supercharge your startup journey with interactive group learning experiences through masterclasses and panel discussions with experienced founders who’ve been there, done that.

Actionable insights

Time is precious for founders. Walk away with tangible value and actionable insights that can directly contribute to the success and growth of your startup.

Access to investors

Get a chance to meet select angel investors, venture capitalists, and leaders from the financial world to understand smarter ways of investing in startup growth

FOR INVESTORS
For Investors

Get a chance to connect with a curated set of startups, fellow investors and other strategic ecosystem partners. To have 1:1meetings with well-funded startups, sign up for the Startup Showcase, a pre-matched investor-founder speed-dating session. To know more, see below.

Apply for an Investor pass

You can register for

  • Closed-door speed-datingwith 20 curated early-stage and growth-stage startups
  • Main Event Access: Allmasterclasses, talks & the curated networking session
REQUEST AN INVITE

MEET THE TRENDSETTERS

Speakers
Pranjal Tyagi
Head, Strategy & Partnerships, RazorpayX
Shanti Mohan
Co-founder and CEO LetsVenture & trica
Eklavya Gupta
Founder Recur Club
Agam Khare
Founder & CEO Absolute
Jaideep Singh Kalra
Head - Business Banking North & East India, HSBC Commercial Banking
Satyaprem Upadhyay
Co-Founder & CEO Nojoto
Ashish Sharma
Managing Partner InnoVen Capital India

Agenda

Date: July 31, 2024
FoundersFirst 2024 - Delhi edition
10.30 AM – 11.00 AM
Registrations & networking
11 AM – 11.15 AM
Opening keynote
Setting the context and an update on what next for LetsVenture’s portfolio startups
Setting the context and an update on what next for LetsVenture
Shanti Mohan, Co-founder and CEO, LetsVenture and trica
11.15 AM –
11.50 AM
Panel discussion
Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO, IDFC FIRST Bank
Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, iSPIRT Foundation
Mastering the Blend: Strategic Approaches to Equity and Debt Financing
Insights into diversified funding and combining equity and debt for business growth.
Eklavya Gupta, Founder, Recur Club
Satyaprem Upadhyay, Co-Founder & CEO, Nojoto
Jaideep Singh Kalra, Head - Business Banking North & East India, HSBC Commercial Banking
Nakul Saxena, President – Early Stage, LetsVenture [Moderator]
11.50 AM –
12.05 PM
Talk
Shanti Mohan, Co-founder and CEO, LetsVenture and trica
Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder, Stride Ventures and StrideOne
The Decision-Making Playbook for Rapid Growth
Strategies for agile decision-making that drive and sustain rapid business growth
Pranjal Tyagi, Head, Strategy & Partnerships, RazorpayX
12.05 PM –
12.40 PM
Masterclass
Shanti Mohan, Co-founder and CEO, LetsVenture and trica
Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder, Stride Ventures and StrideOne
How to approach scaling in 2024
Rethinking growth strategies for startups and emerging tech businesses in a maturing market.
Agam Khare, Founder & CEO, Absolute
12.40 PM – 1.00 PM
Closing Fireside Chat
Rishabh Mariwala, Managing Partner, Sharrp Ventures
Adrija Agarwal, Partner, Sattva ventures
Ankit Kedia, Founder and Lead Investor, Capital-A
Jai Rupani, Head - Dinesh Hinduja Family Office
Syna Dehnugara, Head of Family Office, trica capital
Sustaining Growth Post Disruption
Moving past the inflection point and tweaking strategies, including business focus, hiring, acquisitions, and others, to sustain growth
Ashish Sharma, Managing Partner, InnoVen Capital India
Shanti Mohan, Founder and CEO, LetsVenture & trica
11:50 - 11:55 AM
Intro to Startup pitching
Nakul Saxena, President – Early Stage, LetsVenture
1.00 PM – 2.30 PM
Lunch and networking
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