To increase India’s sports activities startup market and encourage upcoming companies to prosper, the Government of Gujarat will likely be internet hosting the nation’s first-ever Sports Startup Conclave at TransStadia University in Ahmedabad on December 11. This flagship occasion will likely be hosted within the lead-up to Vibrant Gujarat — India’s marquee worldwide investor summit, conceptualized underneath the visionary management of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The conclave is being organized by the Sports Authority of Gujarat, in partnership with TransStadia University and Sportscom Industry Confederation, and backed by Startup India, i-Hub, the sturdy incubation setups which have been working with the Gujarat Government to facilitate ‘Next Generation Entrepreneurship’.

The Gujarat Sports Startup Conclave will likely be an intersection between sports activities and enterprise in alignment with the Government of Gujarat’s imaginative and prescient of the expansion of sports activities in India and acknowledge the excellent achievements within the sports activities enterprise panorama throughout the nation.

The conclave is not going to solely showcase India’s potential as a sporting powerhouse but additionally bolster the startup economic system and the expansion progress of sports activities in Gujarat in addition to different elements of the nation. It additionally intends to encourage and assist the nation’s youth to discover the large enterprise potential of the sports activities market.

The sports activities business has been one of many key components on this progress, with the Indian sports activities business’s spending crossing ₹14,000 crore, in line with the GroupM ESP’s Sporting Nation Report 2023.

India’s younger enterprise minds will get much-needed steering from business leaders, profitable founders, policymakers, and sports activities directors who will likely be a part of the conclave as audio system and panelists. The conclave will characteristic a dynamic line-up of keynote speeches, panel discussions, pitch competitions, and interactive workshops.

The conclave goals to highlight the startup neighborhood which has been working to spotlight progressive methods, technological developments, and transformative initiatives which can be reshaping the dynamics of the world of sports activities and enterprise. This distinctive alternative will present a platform for a lot of sports activities startups to showcase their methods, plans, progress, and influence.

Pitchbook Competition

To promote the intersection of sports activities and enterprise, in alignment with the Government’s imaginative and prescient for the expansion of sports activities in India, the Gujarat Sports Startup Conclave is inviting functions for the ‘Pitchbook Competition’, an exercise that goals to acknowledge and have a good time excellent achievements within the sports activities enterprise panorama.

The shortlisted startups will get a possibility to pitch for profitable money awards of INR 2.5 million. The talked about one-time money award will likely be given by the Sports Authority of Gujarat to startups for showcasing their journey and highlighting key classes, challenges, and techniques for progress.

To be part of the Gujarat Sports Startup Conclave, Register Here.