Instead of entrepreneurs pitching to investors, investors pitch their funding offers to a panel of startups. The startups evaluate the best investment offer based on terms, equity, and strategic value.
1. Event Objectives:
- Foster innovation and problem-solving skills among students.
- Provide real business exposure through direct interaction with successful alumni.
- Strengthen alumni engagement with the university.
- Offer students potential networking, mentorship, and internship opportunities.
2. Target Audience:
- Participants: Students from business, engineering, IT, and other relevant disciplines.
- Investors: GEU alumni who are now entrepreneurs or business leaders.
- Judges/Mentors: Faculty members, industry experts, and investors themselves.
3. Event Structure:
Phase 1: Investor Challenge Pitches (Opening Round)
📌 Format: Each investor presents a real-world business challenge in 5 minutes.
📌 Number of Investors: 4-6 alumni entrepreneurs.
📌 Challenge Types: Could be related to marketing, product design, financial growth, technology, operations, etc.
📌 Example Challenges:
- “How can we scale our business digitally with minimal cost?”
- “How can we improve our supply chain efficiency?”
- “What new market segments should we target?”
Phase 2: Team Formation & Problem-Solving (Breakout Sessions – 1 Hour)
📌 Format: Students self-select a challenge they want to solve and form teams (max 4-5 members).
📌 Mentorship: Each investor and panel of designated advisory board (faculty mentors) guide teams during brainstorming.
📌 Deliverables: Teams prepare a 5-minute pitch on their proposed solution.
Phase 3: Student Pitches (Final Round – 60-90 mins)
📌 Format:
- Each team presents their solution in 5 minutes.
- A 5-minute Q&A session follows, where investors and judges ask questions.
- Criteria: Feasibility, creativity, business impact, cost-effectiveness, and presentation skills.
📌 Evaluation Panel:
- The investor who posed the challenge.
- Faculty members.
- Guest business experts.
📌 Scoring System:
- Innovation & Creativity: 30%
- Practical Feasibility: 25%
- Financial & Market Viability: 20%
- Presentation & Communication: 15%
- Teamwork & Collaboration: 10%
Phase 4: Winner Announcement & Networking (30 Mins)
📌 Awards:
- Best Business Solution Award
- Most Feasible Solution Award
- Most Innovative Idea Award
- Audience Favorite Award (based on live voting)
📌 Recognition & Opportunities:
- Winning teams get certificates & potential internships with alumni companies.
- Networking session for students to interact with investors.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rahul Kumar: 7302756051
Aryan Chaudhary: 9045769682
