Ankur Capital launches India Pitch Fest, to support and boost investment in early-stage startups

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Ankur Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in startups with transformative technologies for the next billion Indians has launched the ‘India Pitch Fest’, a phygital networking and pitching event. 

It aims to empower early-stage startups by giving them a chance to access fundraising via multiple partner VCs, networking and other corporate benefits post the selection process.

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The event is being supported by other players in the VC ecosystem such as Anicut Capital, Eximius Ventures, Samyakth Capital, Java Capital, and Upsparks. The Technology Partner is AWS and the Ecosystem Partner is HeadStart. 

The event is open for early-stage startups from all sectors working on innovative solutions and ideas that aim to disrupt the way consumers, industries and businesses operate.

Registrations close on 26th October and the results would be announced the next day, shortlisted startups will get to pitch physically at Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi on the 28th and virtually on the 29th of October.

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