InnoFest India 2024 hosted by the Federation of Unicorn Innovative Startups and Industries (FUISI) in association with Poddar Group of Institutions , and supported by prestigious partners such as the Department of Industrial Commerce (DIC), iStart Rajsathan, Rajasthan University, Marari Catalyst, Startup Chaupal, and the Earth Foundation. The event took place from 7th-9th November 2024. InnoFest India 2024 draws its inspiration from the visionary Startup India Initiative, launched by our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji. This groundbreaking initiative has ignited a revolutionary spirit across our nation. Our mission with InnoFest India 2024 extended beyond merely boosting entrepreneurship, economic growth, and employments. Poddar Group of Institutions aimed to bring India to the global startup forefront and empower startups to grow through innovation and technology.
The InnoFest India 2024 served as a pivotal platform for bringing together some of the brightest entrepreneurial minds, thought leaders, and trailblazers from across India. With participants including PAN India founders, industrialists, angel investors, venture capitalists, budding entrepreneurs, startups, students and professionals., this event focused to foster innovation, collaboration and growth within the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the nation.
Day 1: 07/11/24 Rising Rajasthan
The theme of the first day of InnoFest India 2024, Rajasthan’s Largest Startup Fest was Rising Rajasthan. It was designed to ignite innovation, fuel entrepreneurship, and strengthen Rajasthan’s startup ecosystem, the fest empowered participants to unlock their potential, foster growth, and achieve lasting success.
The first day of InnoFest India 2024 was inaugurated by Honourable Governor of Rajasthan Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade. After the extravagant inaugural session, the day was set for the first event.
Atmanirbhar Insights : Life Changing Speeches
This session was a series of transformative speeches featuring some of the most impactful voices from the fields of business, technology, social enterprise, and government, all aligned with the vision of an empowered and self-sufficient India.
Shark Tank House : Meet Shark Tank India Startups
This event delved into interactions with startups that featured across various seasons of Shark Tank India and received substantial funding. The event served as the perfect opportunity for the attendees to meet start-up icons and get invaluable mentorship from the experts. The event showcased a panel discussion of celebrity entrepreneurs like those of Gladful, Gau Organics, Flhexible, amongst others.
Power of Indian MSMEs:
This was a dedicated session focusing on the pivotal role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in driving economic growth and innovation. The event convened leading voices from across the startup ecosystem- investors, government officials, accelerators, incubators, corporate leaders and policy experts to discuss how collaboration can fuel entrepreneurial growth in India.
Day 2 : 08/11/24 Pragati – The Path to Progress
InnoFest India 2024 was more than just an event. It was a catalyzing journey where we collaborated passionate entrepreneurs, visionary investors and expert mentors together to spark ideas and achieve remarkable breakthroughs.
Vyapar Vimarsh (Panel Discussions)- Building a Supportive Ecosystem: Education and Mentoring Women Entrepreneurs.
A powerful dialogue centering on the role of women in entrepreneurship and the business world.
Vyapar Vimarsh (Panel Discussions) – From Idea to Enterprise: Navigating the Startup Journey:
An enriching panel discussion aiming to explore the latest trends on various topics like MSME Centric Enterprises, Investors, Jobs, etc.
Unicorn House :
This event dived deep into the transitions from budding startups to exceptional unicorns, highlighting various strategies that took these unicorns into a soaring billion success.
The 10 Minute Millionaire Challenge: One Pitch, One chance, One Million:
The 10 Minutes Millionaire highlighted the epitome of startup funding. The event offered a magnificent opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to secure an on-spot funding of upto 1 million. The first phase focused on submitting the pitches, further evaluated by the screening committee of Industry Experts. The second phase, top 10 startups got an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to angel investors for an on spot funding.
Naya Bharat Bootcamp (Exclusive Entrepreneurial Workshops):
This showcased an exclusive entrepreneurial workshop conducted by SIDBI Bank and iSTART. These workshops were designed to equip participants with essential adeptness and understanding of navigating through the challenges of propelling a business.
Both the days featured a StartUp Expo, where startups got an opportunity to showcase their business prototypes/products/services at their designated stalls.
Day 3 : 9/11/24 ALTIUS 2024
Altius 2024, the largest tech and management fest featured Rajasthan’s Largest Influencer Summit was a true celebration of innovation, creativity, and the transformative power of collaboration in the digital age. The day showcased various events and competitions like business Quiz, Corporate Roadies, etc creating a competitive spirit amongst the students.
The day culminated into Rajasthan’s Largest Influencer Summit, featuring an exciting lineup of influencers, offering an opportunity for networking and learning.
This three-day premier event contributed to Rajasthan’s vision of becoming a leading entrepreneurial hub in alignment with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative and the Rising Rajasthan Campaign.
