A total of 27 startups applied for the event, out of which TiE shortlisted 13 startups for the investor pitch. After the final round, BODHA an innovative product startup from Amaravati, incubated in IKP knowledge Park, Karnataka is the clear WINNER. Followed by Hyderabad ventures, GoBhaarati incubated in Nutrihub of IIMR & UrbanKisaan incubated in NAARM A-Idea.
TiE-Hyderabad invited 13 startups from 27 applicants, to pitch to investors / entrepreneurs. In the final round 6 startups took part including the winners- BODHA, GoBhaarati, & UrbanKisaan were, CropIQ incubated at SRIX Warangal, Vectrogen Biologicals incubated at BioNest in University of Hyderabad, SiriCrops from FIK e-commerce.
TiE Hyderabad Agri-Biotech Startup Demo Day jointly hosted by FABA (Federation of Asian Biotech Associations) had University of Hyderabad and other players from Agri-Biotech domain. This event brought together Agri-Biotech Technology Business Incubators & Accelerators from across the country to promote the ‘Spirit of Entrepreneurship & Innovation’ in the Agricultural sector.
Winner BODHA took away One Full Year TiE Associate Membership fee, completely waived-off. The business models presented also attracted potential partnership interest by incubators, customers, and investors present at the daylong event. The platform provided good opportunities for the participating startups to pursue these connects further to convert into meaningful opportunities for their startup growth.
The eminent jury panel comprised of Venkatadri Bobba General Partner at Ventureast and TiE Hyderabad Charter Members, AVN Reddy, CMD of Roshini Crops, Dr. Balaji Bhyravabhatla, MD of Hylasco Bio and Srinivasa Satti MD of Finvista Advisors. We are very grateful for your support and enthusiasm all through the event.
Author: by Phani Pattamatta , Executive Director, TiE
