What We Do

Conquest, an initiative by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS Pilani, is India’s First Student-Run Startup Accelerator. We help the best founders build great businesses and raise money. Our program includes online mentoring to the 15 most exciting startups from across the country over 6 weeks, connecting them with field experts. Following this, the Top 10 startups undergo a 7 day Accelerator Program in Bangalore. The program ends with the Grand Finale where these startups pitch before India’s biggest investment firms and media houses.

What We Do

Online Mentoring Program

Transcending the boundaries of geography and time availability, the Top 15 startups get an opportunity to receive online mentoring over a 6 week period in which they can participate remotely. Each session revolves around a critical aspect of a startups growth, ranging across pitching and fundraising, sales and marketing, product management and other pain points communicated by the startups themselves.

Accelerator Program

The Top 10 startups move into Bangalore for a 7 day mentorship program where they are provided with free accommodation and working space. Conquest creates a distraction free environment of co-learning which helps startups grow together at exponential pace. The program comprises of mentorship sessions with successful founders, investment workshops by VC’s and Angels, networking events and a wide array of activities to ensure that startups are ready for any challenge that confronts them.

Grand Finale

Equipped with insights throughout the online mentoring and accelerator programs, the Grand Finale provides startups with the perfect stage to pitch in front of investors, industry leaders, policymakers and media houses to make their mark. The finale is a day where all the stakeholders of the startup ecosystem come together, engage in thought provoking conversations, share ideas and create solutions.

Registrations

Registrations for Conquest are now open and go on till 10th May. Startups can register by filling a simple application form. There is no registration fee. The shortlisting is based on parameters like idea, team, progress, understanding of market and competition.

Mentoring Sessions

The Top 30 startups get mentored one on one by stalwarts from the entrepreneurial world from different verticals like Customer Acquisition, Product Management, Fundraising, UI/UX, Sales and Marketing for a week.

Online Mentoring Program

Transcending the boundaries of geography and time, the Top 15 startups then get an opportunity to receive online mentoring over a 6 week period. Each session revolves around a critical aspect of startup growth, ranging across pitching and fundraising, sales and marketing, product management and other crucial points communicated by the startups themselves.

Accelerator Program

The Top 10 startups move to Bangalore for a 7 day accelerator program where they are provided free accommodation and co-working space. We create an environment of co-learning that helps startups grow together at an exponential pace. The program comprises sessions with successful founders, investment workshops by VC’s and Angels, networking events and a wide array of activities to ensure that startups are ready for any challenge that they confront.

Grand Finale

The Grand Finale provides startups with the perfect stage to pitch in front of investors, industry leaders, policymakers and media houses to make their mark. The finale is a day where all the stakeholders of the startup ecosystem come together, engage in thought-provoking conversations, share ideas and create solutions.