Our Initiative
Wadhwani Entrepreneur Network
Inspiring, educating, and enabling thousands of startup entrepreneurs
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 discussions
- Platform support
- Refined startup pitch

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Wadhwani Entrepreneur – Santosh Palavesh, Founder & CEO, UMM Digital
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Fastrack Entrepreneur – Vinoudini Boj, COO, SKaaS
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Wadhwani Entrepreneur – Eshwar Vikas, CEO, Mukunda Foods
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Fastrack Entrepreneur – Dr.Binita Tanga, Director & CSO – Ameliorate Biotech