Start Up Fest 2026

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Event Name: Startup Business Summit 2026 (1st Edition)

Organizer: Prakhar Enterprises

Date & Time: 29 July 2026 (Wednesday), 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Venue: Plenary Hall, Level 3 & 4, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Seating Capacity: 3,000 seats

Vision, Objectives & Core Topics

Vision & Mission

To nurture a thriving startup ecosystem and build a unified, nationwide platform connecting founders, mentors, investors, and innovators.

Key Summit Objectives

Inspire entrepreneurial excellence by empowering founders with insights from successful leaders.

Encourage meaningful industry conversations regarding emerging market trends and startup challenges.

Strengthen strategic collaborations and build long-term ecosystem partnerships.

Central Discussion Topics

Technology’s Role in Growth: Exploring AI, automation, SaaS, digital transformation, and innovation strategies.

Sustainable Business Practices: Focusing on responsible innovation and scalable models for long-term growth.

Leadership in Changing Markets: Navigating market uncertainty and leading resilient teams globally.

Targeted Startup Sectors

The summit will focus on both featured and emerging startup domains:

AI & Digital Innovation: SaaS, automation, and cloud technology.

FinTech & Business Solutions: Digital payments, lending, insurtech, and smart solutions.

HealthTech & Sustainable Growth: Medtech, agritech, and impact-driven solutions.

EdTech & Skill Development: Online platforms and AI-powered learning tools.

RetailTech & eCommerce: Data-driven commerce and smart logistics.

AgriTech & Food Innovation: Smart farming and sustainable agricultural tech.

Event Network & Partners

Attendees Include: Business exhibitors, B2B delegates, B2C visitors, central ministries, states & UTs, international trade representatives, NRIs, and OCIs.

Electronic Media Partner: NDTV

Print Media Partner: The Times of India

Influencer Network: 200+ Instagram influencers from Delhi NCR

Guest Lineup (Tentative)

(Note: The brochure specifies that "tentative" means the venue, media, and celebrity profiles are locked in, pending mutual date reconfirmations).

Chief Guest

Smt. Rekha Gupta – Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi

Prominent Startup Founders & Leaders (Level 1 A & B)

Anupam Mittal – Founder, Shaadi.com

Ashneer Grover – Co-Founder, BharatPe

Aman Gupta – Co-Founder, boAt

Vijay Shekhar – Founder, Paytm

Giriraj Singh – Cabinet Minister (Textiles of India)

Sunil Kumar Sharma – Cabinet Minister (IT & Electronics, Government of UP)

Media & Corporate Leaders (Level 1 C & Level 2 A)

Rahul Kanwal – CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NDTV

Tamanna Inamdar – Managing Editor, NDTV Profit

Ashish Kumar – AI & Cloud Strategy, Microsoft

Pankaj Khattar – Principal PM Manager, Microsoft

Rajiv Kumar – Principal Engineering Manager (CTO, ITES), Microsoft Engineering

Ali Akhtar Jafri – Director Government Affairs, Dell Technologies

Ekta Agarwal – Strategic Partnership, Meta

Bhavesh Bhatt – Google Developer Expert, AI/ML & Cloud

Parvathy Moorthy – Associate Vice President, National Stock Exchange

Industry Executives & Ecosystem Enablers (Level 2 A & B)

Rohit Kumar – Founder & CEO, Zedsoftpoint

Divyashish Jindal – Associate Director, Masters Union

Tanya Gupta – AVP, Barclays

Mandeep Mehta – CFO, Policybazaar & Paisabazaar

Mohd Nadeem – Regional Manager, IDFC FIRST Bank

Aashish Pahwa – Founder, Koso.ai

Mohit Saxena – AVP-Strategy & Operations, Justdial

Naman Sarawagi – Founder, Refrens

Gautam Rajesh Shelley – Founder & CEO, AiSensy

Mohit Dua – Co-Founder, AiSensy

Shubham Choudhary – Deputy BU Head, Policybazaar

Paurush Mittal – Growth Manager, GroMo

Mukul Rustagi – Co-Founder, Classplus

Vaibhav Sisinty – GrowthSchool

Pooja Agrawal – Head D2C Growth, Mamaearth

Uday Walvekar – Co-Founder & CEO, GrowthX

Subhash Choudhary – Co-Founder & CTO, Dukaan

Sagar Sinha – Finance Educator, Angel Investor, and Author

Organizer Contact Information

For inquiries, attendees can reach out to the organizing team members directly: