India's Leading Statup Summit Event 2025

17 - 18 MAY, 2025 YASHOBHOOMI, India International Convention
and Expo Centre, Delhi, India

Welcome to Startup Summit 2025

Starting a Business Whether you are a start-up business, a budding entrepreneur, a solo business, a small business, or working in someone else’s business, Start-up Summit is a premier forum and will cover both selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the most high-impact business opportunities and helping entrepreneurs overcome barriers to growth by providing the key ingredients to success through mentorship; networks; strategic advice; talent; skills; access to smart capital, and inspiration.

Learn - Network - Thrive

A Forum Where Entrepreneurs In India Gather Inspiration, Insight And Opportunity

It’s an opportunity for you to connect with the best and brightest minds to explore how to fuel their business growth. The conference brings together the speakers that are the best breed of entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, business model creators, consultants, policy-makers, academicians, support groups, business coaches and business practitioners to present and discuss innovation and success under the aegis of entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Businesses as they recount their learning and experiences, share their insights and practices that have enriched their ventures.

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Previous Speakers

Dr. Abhay Jere

Vice-chairman, All India Council for Technical Education

Raghav Joshi

Co-founder & Head- Hosted and Acquired Brands, Rebel Foods

Andrew Phillip

Managing Director, Brian Tracy Solutions

Amit Bagga

Co-founder and CEO, Daryaganj Hospitality

Anand Krishnan

Director, Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan

Aankith Aroraa

CEO, Streamline Beauty India Private Limited

Mercy Epao

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Shyamnath Jayachandran

Founder, Elcinco Inc

Carl Gould, CEO

Stumpy's Hatchet House

Shivam Shahi, Co-founder

Blue Tokai

NIHARIKA PUTHAMAKULA

Founder & CEO, Winterbear

Sahil Dharia

Founder & CEO, Soothe Healthcare

Nikita Mhaisalkar

Founder & Creative Director

Chetan Jain

Vice President, LOHUM

Mansi Sharma

Founder, The Honest Tree and Co-founder, Boddess Beauty

Deepti Mehta Sarma

Founder, 22 Parallel

Rishabh Singh

Business Head, Indecrafts

Dr Samir Karkhanis

CEO, Yangpoo University Partners

Dr. Sukhsagar Ratol

Director, Ageology

Silas Kapadia

Business Advisor - CXO’s Office, Miraj Entertainment

Tabby Bhatia

Founder, Brune & Bareskin

Mohit Aggarwal

Founder and CEO, Beatnik

Yuvraj Singh

Chief Executive Officer, Rocking Deals

Kuldeep Singh

Chief Strategy Officer, Sankalp Foods

Chaitanya Sabharwal

Co-Founder & CEO, Biryani Queen

Jhanvi Gupta

Chief Marketing Officer, Vegh Automobiles

Deepesh Srivastava

Head Sales & Business Development, Semco Infratech

Rahul Malodia

Founder and CEO, Malodia Business Coaching Pvt. Ltd.

Pawan Sharma

MD & CEO, First Response Healthcare LLC

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Engaging and Informative Summit Sessions

Emerging Franchise Trends Shaping India’s Business Landscape

Rise of micro and nano franchising
Experience-driven retail and phygital models
Franchise formats that work in Bharat (Tier 2/3/4)

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Funding the Franchise Dream

Attracting angel investors and VCs in franchising
Role of franchise aggregators and master franchisees
Franchisee lending and NBFC support

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Food & Beverage Franchising: Balancing Passion and Profit

Building a scalable menu and back-end
Navigating delivery platforms and dine-in traffic
Location vs brand equity in F&B success

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Quick Commerce & Delivery-First Franchises

Can q-commerce models scale profitably?
Franchise infrastructure for last-mile delivery
Inventory, speed, and customer delight – the Q-triangle

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Retail Reimagined – Franchising in Fashion, Footwear & Lifestyle

The new-age franchise store: Design, data, and delight
Inventory tech, loyalty, and omnichannel integration
Regional brands vs national chains – what’s working?

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Why Attend?

Great Speakers: Listen to the leading thoughtleaders from around the Country.
Interactive Panel Discussions: Don’t just listen to them, probe them to know the right strategies that will help your business
Networking: Network with the thought leaders, Entrepreneurs, Leading Media, Investors, Startups, business owners and more
Meet New Businesses: Meet New business from all sectors starting from Retail, Fashion, F&B, Education, Technology to Healthcare and more. They are looking for franchisees or investors

Co-Located Events

May 18, 2025

Celebrate 21 Years of Franchising Excellence!

Reaching a momentous milestone, the 2025 Franchise Awards mark two decades of honoring leaders in Indian franchising.
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Meet 500+ franchisors across diverse industries, network with 40,000+ verified buyers, and gain insights from the startup community. Find your perfect franchise fit, secure funding, and launch your business success story.
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STARTUP EVENT

A Forum Where Entrepreneurs In India Gather Inspiration, Insight And Opportunity

Business Director, South Asia- D2L

Founder & CEO, Adda247

Vice-chairman, All India Council for Technical Education

President, Private Equity Portfolio, Aqualite Industries

Co-founder & Head- Hosted and Acquired Brands, Rebel Foods

Managing Director, Brian Tracy Solutions

Co-founder and CEO, Daryaganj Hospitality

Co-Founder, Latin Quarters

Director, Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan

CEO, Streamline Beauty India Private Limited

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Co-Founder, AdmitKard

CEO, GD Goenka Group

CEO, Da Milano

President & CEO, Bellacures

Founder, Elcinco Inc

Stumpy's Hatchet House

Blue Tokai

Founder & CEO, Winterbear

Founder & CEO, Soothe Healthcare

Founder & Creative Director

Vice President, LOHUM

Founder, The Honest Tree and Co-founder, Boddess Beauty

Founder, 22 Parallel

Business Head, Indecrafts

CEO, Yangpoo University Partners

Director, Ageology

Business Advisor - CXO’s Office, Miraj Entertainment

Founder, Brune & Bareskin

Founder and CEO, Beatnik

Chief Executive Officer, Rocking Deals

Chief Strategy Officer, Sankalp Foods

Co-Founder & CEO, Biryani Queen

Founder, Omega Seiki Pvt. Ltd.

Chief Marketing Officer, Vegh Automobiles

Head Sales & Business Development, Semco Infratech

Founder and CEO, Malodia Business Coaching Pvt. Ltd.

MD & CEO, First Response Healthcare LLC

Engaging and Informative Summit Sessions

Why Attend?

Who Attend?

Co-Located Events

TO ATTEND EXPO & Conference

FOR SPONSORSHIP, Stall SPACE & Award Nominations