Pitch competition · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
E-Cell IIT Bombay's free business model competition, open to anyone with an idea or startup, running from online registration through offline zonal rounds and a VC round to finals and a demo day in December.
Closed Run by Entrepreneurship Cell, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Tracks for 2026 include Business, Social, PAN IIT, AI and Deeptech, Healthcare, Cooling Solutions, Logistics and Supply Chain, and Energy and Sustainability. The FAQ gives 14 August 2026 as the last date for registration; the timeline lists 23 August as the final deadline for submissions. 2026 schedule: zonal rounds 5 September to 3 October, VC round 17 to 20 October, finals and demo day in December. Prize amounts are not published in readable form.
Eureka! 2026: applications opened 10 July 2026 and closed 23 August 2026.
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