Introduction

Techcircle Startup 2016 - Bengaluru
Conserve and Grow, or Perish

After a record 2015 for Indian venture capital and private equity, 2016 is already off to a slow start.

After attracting a record $20 billion in PE/VC funds in 2015 (VCCedge data), up from $12.5 billion in the previous year, Indian companies are already seeing a 50% drop in new funding, if the first quarter of 2016 is any indication.

Signs are adding up that the Great Indian Startup Funding Story is unraveling on the edges.  Late-stage funding of at least $20 million has started drying up with many VCs unequivocally said they would write fewer cheques this year. This has already set off a consolidation drive in Indian consumer internet. A few startups have shut shop, while many are scrambling to cut costs by shrinking footprint and staff. Already, some 3,000 startup jobs have disappeared in just the last six months. And many angels have stepped to the sidelines.

It is clear that the easy-money phase for the Indian startups is over and a new phase of hard knocks has just begun. Are startups prepared to deal with this new reality of constrained supply of capital? Can they adapt and weather this challenge? Are they able to capitalize on the expertise and resources of their investors, besides just funding? How best are they equipped to win and retain customers without burning too much capital? And are they able to execute right? These are some of the key questions Techcircle Startup 2016 in Bengaluru will seek to answer.

Along with this the Bengaluru edition of Techcircle Startup will provide a comprehensive insight on the startup ecosystem in and around Bengaluru bringing together cutting-edge and disruptive early-stage startups, current and potential investors, angels, seed funds, incubators, accelerators & mentors, along with many of India’s most active VC/PE funds.


Agenda

Day 1:  27 April

Techcircle Startup Walkabouts
A guided tour of India’s top venture capital funds, leading startups and corporates in Bengaluru for an interactive session with the top management. Here, participants will get to meet the team, see how the best companies function, interact and learn more about India’s best entrepreneurship stories and much more. Limited slots available on a first come first serve basis. Each delegate can apply for one walkabout slot only.

10:00am to 11:00am (Slots full) 2:00pm to 3:00pm (Slots full)
I. Kalaari Capital Advisors P Ltd (20 Seats) (Slots full)
ReSpace, Ascendas Park Square Mall - Level 2, International Tech Park, Whitefield Road, Near ITPB in Bangalore.
IV. Prime Venture Partners (20 Seats) (Slots full)
Sigma Tech Park, Alpha Block, Ground Floor, Ramagondanahalli, Whitefield, Bengaluru
II. Microsoft Ventures (20 Seats) (Slots full)
JNR City Center 30, Raja Rammohan Roy Road
Bangalore - 560001
V. InMobi (20 Seats) (Slots full)
7th Floor, Delta Block, Embassy Tech Square, Marathahalli - Sarjapur Outer Ring Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103
III. Axilor Ventures Private Limited (20 Seats) (Slots full)
15th Cross Rd, KR Layout, JP Nagar VI Phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078
 

 

Day II: 28 April

Techcircle Startup Fair
This is where you get a chance to exhibit your business, display your products, pitch to the right set of investors and have a daylong engagement with startup experts. If you are a startup, technology service provider, or business service provider including accountants, lawyers, payroll managers, head hunters, tech service providers and social media consultants, this is your chance to market and grow your business. Book your slot now.

08.30am - 09.15am
Registrations

09.15am - 09.30am
Welcome Address by Nita Kapoor, Head, India - New Ventures, Newscorp & CEO, The VCCircle Network

09.30am - 10.15am
Panel 1: Growth Models for start-ups: Building scale in the challenging funding environment
With easy money phase coming to an end, the scope of building large user base by burning millions of dollars in the hope of future profits becomes increasingly limited. Can startups adopt sustainable business models without compromising on growth? Will existing venture capitalists help them in tough times?

Sudhir Sethi - Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, IDG Ventures
Meena Ganesh - Co-founder, MD & CEO, Portea Medical & Partner - GrowthStory
Byju Raveendran - Founder, Byju’s
Sumit Gupta, Group President & Country Head – Retail Banking Assets Group, Yes Bank
Gautam Jaggi, Director of Technology Practice, o3 Capital
Rajesh Raju - Managing Director, Kaalari Capital (Moderator)

10.15am - 10.45am
Fireside Chat with
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm
Interviewer - Raju Narisetti, Senior Vice President, Strategy, News Corp

10:45am - 11:15am
Tea & Networking

11:15am- 12:00pm
Panel 2: Getting the most out of investors, beyond their money
Investors possess not just capital, but a wealth of experience, expertise and network as well. How well are startups making use of them? Can investors, with their ability to offer strategic and tactical advice, help startups become capital efficient?

Tushar Ahluwalia - Founder, Stalkbuylove
Anuj Srivastava - Founder & CEO, Livspace
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha - Founder & CEO, BlueStone.com
Alok Goel - Managing Director, SAIF Partners
Suresh Shanmugham - Managing Partner, Saama Capital
Ravi Gururaj - Chairman & Co-Founder, Frictionless Ventures (Moderator)

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Panel 3: Starting Up For A Cause: Can startups bring about social change?
Digital technology and innovation can change lives and bring about great socio-economic transformation. Who knows this better than startups who have disrupted traditional industries and placed people at the core of businesses? This panel brings together entrepreneurs who have built businesses that strike a balance between profits and social good. From promoting sustainable development to bringing accountability in governance processes and pushing for inclusion in a largely fragmented social landscape, these startups have walked the extra mile in making lives better. What drives them to commit to social good?

Roopa Ambekar - Founder, Managing Director, Uber Medspa & Style Lounge
Vandana Suri - Founder, Taxshe
Ramakrishna N K - Co-founder & CEO, Rang De & Habba
Saurabh Adeeb - Head of Operations & Partnerships, The/Nudge Foundation
Srivatsa Krishna - Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Chairman KUIDFC (Moderator)

12:45pm - 01:45pm
Lunch & Networking

01:45pm - 02:30pm
Panel 4: Women Entrepreneurship and Startups: Will women lead the next set of unicorns?
How synonymous have women and startups been? While mature industries in India have seen significant contributions from women, how has the startup ecosystem embraced women entrepreneurs? How open are startups in accepting them? Can we envision an ecosystem where the next set of Indian unicorns arrive under the leadership of women?

Durga Raghunath - Co-founder & CEO, Juggernaut
Anu Sridharan - Co-founder & CEO, NextDrop
Zoya Brar - Founder & Managing Director, CORE Diagnostics
Raju Narisetti - Senior Vice President, Strategy, News Corp (Moderator)

02:30pm - 03:00pm
Keynote Address: Perspectives on Growth by Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder Infosys, Chairman Axilor Ventures, Chairman CII Council on Start-ups

03:00pm - 03:45pm
Panel 5: The art and science of customer acquisition and retention
There is a limit to burning cash to earn customers. In any case, that option is almost non-existent now. What are the smart practices to win and retain customers? The larger question is: what level of burn rate can a startup afford?

Amit Kumar Agarwal - Founder & CEO, NoBroker.com
Vishal Anand, Chief Product Officer, Dailyhunt
Amarendra Sahu - Co-founder & CEO, Nestaway
Karthik Sathuragiri Director, Emerging Businesses - APJ, Akamai Technologies
Rahul Zutshi - General Manager & Head of Corporate Strategy, Ameyo Emerge
Karthik Reddy - Co-founder & Managing Director, Blume Ventures (Moderator)

03:00pm - 03:45pm (Parallel Session)
Digital Banking: A catalyst for the burgeoning startup ecosystem powered by Yes Bank

Speakers:
Sumit Gupta - Group President & Country Head Retail Banking Assets Group - Yes Bank
Rinki Dhingra - Sr. President & Country Head Multinational Corporate Banking - Yes Bank
Amit Pansare - Executive Vice President, Transaction Banking Group - Yes Bank

To register for this session, write back at register@vccircle.com

03.45pm - 04.00pm
Tea & Networking

03:45pm - 04:15pm
Meet Up Session (Parallel Session)
If you feel you’ve captured your business idea well, got the basics right, have the founding team in place and are now ready to bounce off your startup idea with prospective investors, do write to us along with a wish list of investors you would like to pitch to. If selected, you will be invited to showcase your business idea to a clutch of investors in person.

Manishh Anand - Founder & Chairman, Utilis Capital
Srikanth Sundararajan - Venture Partner, Helion Advisors
Keshav Baljee - Member, Mumbai Angels
Hari Krishnan - Fund Manager, Astarc Ventures
P S Sreekanth - Director, Hyderabad Angels

04.00pm - 04.20pm
Special Address: Digital India: New opportunities for startups to conserve & grow by Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners

04.20pm - 05.00pm
Panel 6: Nurturing talent in a constrained environment
As startups brace for the challenging future by cutting costs and reducing their footprint, professionals and employees working with these companies are faced with uncertainty. With startups consolidating and rationalizing, do we see these ventures going the extra mile in devising a policy framework to nurture and retain talent in tough times? How can startups hire the best talent in spite of funding constraints and retain it for the longer run?

Vinay Mishra - Co-founder, Homeveda
Ajay Nair - CAO, Housing.com
Amiya Pathak, Director- Product Management, Twitter
Girish Paranjpe - Partner & Chairman, Exfinity Fund (Moderator)

05.00pm - 05.30pm
Techcircle Showcase
It is a curated platform for innovative startups to make an elevator pitch to a select jury of angel investors, venture capitalists and fellow entrepreneurs. This is also a platform of choice for early stage, pre-revenue startups for attracting investor attention.

Jury
Bharati Jacob, Founder- Partner, Seedfund
Suresh Shanmugham, Managing Partner, Saama Capital
Siddhartha Das, General Partner, Ventureast

05.30pm - 05.40pm
Closing remarks

05.40pm onwards
Techcircle Unwind
Stand up act by Angad Singh Ranyal, Comedian/ Writer/ Actor


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Venue :

Park Plaza, Bengaluru

Date : 28th April
Address : Park Plaza Bengaluru Hotel
90-4 Marathahalli/Outer Ring Road
Bangalore  Karnataka  560037  India 
 


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