Opportunity brief
Stages:
Round 1: Fit for Investment (Quiz):
- Platform: Live on Unstop
- Dates: 14th Sep (00:00) – 21st Sep (23:59)
- Content: 20 questions
- Time: 10 minutes
- Scoring: +1 per correct answer (maximum 20 points)
- Eligibility: Open to all registered teams; one attempt per team
- Only team leaders from each team must attempt the quiz.
Round 2: Hot shot Investor: Shortlisted teams will receive the case and prepare the slide deck.
- Platform: Live on Unstop
- Dates: 22nd Sep (00:00) – 30th Sep (23:59)
Teams submit a 5-slide Pitch Deck:
- Slide 1 - Executive Summary & Fund Allocation
- Slide 2 - Market Opportunity analysis considering the trends in the market and competitor analysis using Data Visualization and analysis
- Slide 3 - Risk Assessment, Financial assessment (Top 3 business/market risks and proposed mitigation and investment strategies)
- Slide 4 - Why this startup wins over incumbents and direct competitors
- Slide 5 - Concrete reasons why the other 2 startups were rejected + expected exit path
Guidelines:
- Only 1 company to be taken from given 6 companies.
- Each team submits one common response as a unit.
- Ties at the cutoff rank will be broken by accuracy, followed by submission time.
- Quiz results and the shortlist for Round 2 will be communicated within 24 hours of quiz closure.
- The deck must not exceed 5 slides, any content beyond this will not be considered for evaluation.
- The final slide must clearly state why the two non-selected startups (from the shortlisted 3) were rejected, along with the expected exit path for the chosen investment.
- Submission must be made in PPTX format via the official portal before the deadline.
- A participant cannot be part of more than one team.
- This event is open to all college students.
- There is no limit to the number of entries that can be received from a particular institute.
- The decision of the organizers and judges will be final and binding on all participating teams.
- By registering, all participants agree to be bound by these rules and any additional terms communicated during the competition.