Wadhwani Ignite

Empowers and activates thousands of professionals, post-college, college and pre-college students by teaching them the why, when and how to do a startup through case-study-based experiential education.

Student Eligibility

• Those in later years of the graduate program and post-graduate students
• With a validated idea and planning to launch a venture with an investable pitch deck

Program Structure

• A 14 weeks’ journey with 3 sessions per week conducted by the partner institution or NEN faculty
  • Session 1: Case discussion facilitated by faculty
  • Session 2: Masterclass (live or recorded) followed by class discussion facilitated by an experienced entrepreneur
  • Session 3: Open Office with faculty, mentors, and peers for students to review the application of the frameworks and learning to their practice ventures
• Students elect to submit their ventures for Jury Certification

Wadhwani Liftoff

Helps early-stage startups to create a compelling venture story for investor pitch aimed at various grants/startup schemes/pre-seed capital under the guidance of consultants & mentors by improving their business strategy, organization, customer acquisition, brand visibility, product roadmap & GTM strategy, and computing the venture’s valuation to develop a funding plan.

Eligibility

• Registered startups with a scalable idea
• Having a committed full-time team
• With a 6 months’ runway

Program Structure

A 14 weeks’ structured journey facilitated by Wadhwani Faculty, Program Managers, and Mentor Support focused on an outside-in theme of customers, competition, and investors.

• Goal setting​
• Two weekly Sprint Sessions​
• Pitch sessions every 4th week
• Masterclasses​
• Peer-to-peer discussion​s
• Platform support
• Refined startup pitch