About the role
Title: Student Founder Summit: E-Cell x Founder Startup House Organisation: E-Cell BGR, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus
Mode / Location: Offline, Bengaluru
Building the India that we want. Learn | Connect | Pitch | Grow
About the opportunity E-Cell BGR, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), in collaboration with Founder Startup House (FSH) and India 2047 Ventures, presents The Student Founder Summit: two days of learning, networking and pitching for India's next generation of founders.
Day 1: FSH(Founder Startup House) Day, Startup 101 (16 November, Founder Startup House, Koramangala) A back-to-basics session by Nivin Joseph, Partner at Founder Startup House. Expect fewer slides and more stories, covering:
- Startup vs. business: how goals, risks, growth models and strategies differ
- The lean startup approach: hypotheses, MVPs, validating with real customers, and knowing when to pivot
- Real founder stories: early mistakes, critical pivots and the decisions that shaped successful ventures
Day 2: Building for India 2047 + The Big Stage (18 November, CHRIST University, BGR Campus)
- Keynote by Karan Bahadur, Founder of Founder Startup House, on India's evolving entrepreneurial landscape, FSH's vision of enabling a million entrepreneurs, and the role of young founders in shaping the nation's future.
- Student Founder of the Year Pitch Competition. 25 shortlisted startups each give a 3-minute, Y Combinator-style pitch covering problem, solution, business model, traction and vision. Karan Bahadur evaluates the pitches, and the winner is named Student Founder of the Year.
About our partners
- Founder Startup House is a live-work-build ecosystem in Koramangala. It houses 100+ startups and runs 3–4 startup events a week, plus investor interactions and demo days with names like Campus Fund and Silicon Road Ventures.
- India 2047 Ventures is FSH's frontier-tech incubator. Its inaugural cohort selected 8 startups from 120+ applications, and those founders have engaged with investors including Kalaari Capital, Campus Fund and Mela Ventures.
Rewards
- Student Founder of the Year (1st place only): free access to the Founder Startup House Cohort, with a potential stay at Founder Startup House
Eligibility: currently enrolled UG/PG students or recent graduates from any college in India(2025); startup must be student-founded Team size: 1–3 members Registration fee: Free Registration deadline: 15 November 2026, 11:59 PM Application link: https://forms.gle/rTWPq1cmXffmMSpu6
Brochure link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvjMh-Pp0-qdGN97ods2i03jHCxewCBd/view?usp=drive_link
Stages and timeline
- FSH Day, Startup 101 (16 November 2026): A session on startup fundamentals by Nivin Joseph, Partner at Founder Startup House, at FSH, Koramangala. It covers startup vs. business, lean startup thinking and real founder stories.
- The Big Stage, Pitch Competition (18 November 2026): Opens with a keynote by Karan Bahadur, Founder of Founder Startup House, on "Building for India 2047." The 25 shortlisted startups then each pitch for 3 minutes to Karan Bahadur at CHRIST University, BGR Campus.
What to submit: Apply through the application link above by 15 November, 11:59 PM or Unstop.
Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvjMh-Pp0-qdGN97ods2i03jHCxewCBd/view?usp=drive_link
Who should participate
- Aspiring founders and first-time builders
- Early-stage teams looking to sharpen their fundamentals
- Students curious about the startup world
Contact organisers
- Lohitakksh Mukherji: +91 99895 71407
- Aadesh Pradeep: +91 91485 61464
- Instagram: @ecell.brc · @fshindia
- LinkedIn: E-Cell BGR · Founder Startup House