Global Startup Summit 2025 | Bengaluru

Global Startup Summit - Bengaluru is an initiative to connect the startup community for collective networking and progress. It is a platform to encourage the Indian startup ecosystem and an initiative to bridge the gap between startups and investors.

Proudly presented by globalstartups.club, 3x Events Mangement, Mojo Capital (mojostartup.com) - Invesment Banking & VC Partner, Gamezon Inc.

Past Agenda

1. Registration:

Timing: 8:30 - 09.30am: (GSS Main Room)

REGISTRATION

Timing: 09.30 - 09.40am: (GSS Main Room)

Welcome Address

2. Networking Activity:

Timing: 09.40 - 09.50am

3. Keynote Address: Mohit Sureka -  Founder & CEO, Global Startups Club & Mojo Capital

Timing: 09.50 - 10.10am

4. Panel Discussion #1:

Timing: 10.10am - 10.40am: Elevating Customer Experience: The Key to Successful Branding

Session Speakers:

Sriharsha Nallamilli - Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Wadhwani foundation  

Shashi Kumar - Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa Organic

Ravi Teja Akondi - Co-Founder & CEO, iMumz

Prakash Nimbalkar - Startup Mentor & Advisor 

Shivam Kumar Dang - Partnerships & Head of Startup Ecosystem, Simpl (Moderator)

5. Panel Discussion #2:

Timing: 11.00am - 11.40am:  Tech Trends: Exploring Future of Real Estate

Session Speakers:

Anand Narayan KB - Founder, Alt Realtech Pvt Ltd 

CA Amit Kumar Kedia - Director Kedia Corporate Advisors Pvt Ltd 

Ajay Kumar - Co-Founder & CEO Monk Tech Labs 

Manisheel Gautam - Co-Founder, Inventorey

Sangeet Hemant Kumar - Founder, SHK Global Ventures & WealthiGO (Moderator)

6. Panel Discussion #3: 

Timing: 11.40am - 12.20pm: Startup Agility in Product / Platform Development:

Session Speakers:

Ashish Sanganeria - Senior Partner, TRANSEARCH 

Devashish Fuloria - CEO, GeoIQ 

Atish Shelar - COO, Techfini 

Piyush Peshwani - Co-Founder, OnGrid 

Mr. Pratik Kapasi - Founder, HeyCoach 

Rohit C. - Founding Partner, Advoke Law LLP (Moderator)

1A. Global Startup Battles (Side Room) #2:

Timing: 10.00 - 1pm: 20 Startup Founders pitching in GLOBAL STARTUP BATTLES

Judges 

Pankaj Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Ventures  

Vittal Ramakrishnan - Founder & CEO, POD 

Sudharsan Venkatakrishnan - Senior Vice President, Klub

Madhu Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Ventures

Sumit Dutta - IIM Calcutta-Venture Advisor, Ex NASSCOM & Flipkart

Lalit Singla - Founder & CEO Steerx Innovations

Rachit Poddar - Co-Founder & Director, IVY Growth Associates

Babji VS - Startup Connect, The Gain

Kamini Shivalkar - Associate Vice President, Gemba Capital

P. Mohan - Founder & CEO, SEEDICON

Samit Khanna - Co-Founder & Partner, Signal Ventures

Narendra Bhandari - General Partner, Seafund

7. Panel Discussion #B1

Timing: 2.00pm - 2.40pm

Predicting the Future: Branding on LinkedIn

Session Speakers:

Muskan Agrawal - LinkedIn Top Voice 

Abhijeet Mutha - Co-Founder, Mentoverse 

CA Rahul Arora - Linkedin Creator | 40k+ followers | 10 Mn+ Annual impressions 

Rachna Lulla - HR Director, Arintra 

Yogesh Agarwal - Founder: Revamp Tribe | Public Speaker | Corporate Trainer 

Ajita Dash - Founding Partner, Advoke Law LLP (Moderator)

8. Panel Discussion #B2

Timing: 2.40pm - 3.20pm

Predicting the Future: Forecasting Unicorn Startups and predict scaling Analysis of market trends

Session Speakers:

Ashis Nayak - Founding Partner Partner, Shastra VC 

Narendra Bhandari - General Partner, Seafund 

Mittu Tigi -  CEO, AICIIITK 

Rachit Poddar - Co-Founder & Director, IVY Growth Associates (Moderator)

9. Panel Discussion #B3

Timing: 3.20pm - 4.00 pm

From Seed to Series A: Understanding the Evolution of Startup Funding Rounds

Session Speakers:

Babji VS - Startup Connect, The Gain  

Samit Khanna - Co-Founder & Partner, Signal Ventures 

Madhu Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Ventures 

Sumit Dutta - IIM Calcutta - Venture Advisor, Ex NASSCOM & Flipkart 

Vishnu Chaitanya - Head of Strategic Marketing, Neutrodev (Moderator)

10. Panel Discussion #A4: 

Timing: 12.20pm - 01.00pm: From Local to Global: Scaling Cultural Brands in a Global Marketplace

Session Speakers:

Sripal Jain - CA & CPA, Simandhar Education 

Smitha Hemmigae - Head of Marketing, ANSR

Akshita Sachdeva - Co-Founder, Trestle Labs 

Madhwesh K Practising Company Secretary (Moderator)

11. LUNCH & Networking #2:

Timing: 1 - 2 pm:

12. Panel Discussion #A5:

Timing: 2pm - 2.40pm: Investing in Startups, Balancing Risk and Reward:

Session Speakers:

Vittal Ramakrishna - Founder & CEO, POD 

Subhashish Bhadra - Head of Corporate Development, Klub 

Ashwin Raguraman - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund 

Lalit Singla - Founder & CEO, SteerX Innovations 

Mohan P. - Founder & CEO, SEEDICON

Pavithra P. - Accrescent Managed Services (Moderator)

13. Panel Discussion #A6: 

Timing: 2:40pm - 3:20pm: From Bootstrapping to Breakthrough: Navigating Funding Challenges

Session Speakers:

Jugul Thachery - Founder & CEO, HOGR 

Ashish Khandelwal - Founder & CEO, ANQ 

Meenu Sasikumar - Founder & CEO, AMG Invest

Suraj Palled - Founder & CEO, Bright Accounts (Moderator)

14. Panel Discussion #A7:

Timing: 3:20pm - 4.00pm: Beyond Capital: The Value-Add of Strategic Investors

Session Speakers:

Pankaj Gupta - Managing Partner, EthAum Venture Partners 

Aravin G Namdev - Venture Partner, ah! Ventures 

Sudharsan Venkatakrishnan - Senior Vice President, Klub 

Divya Chandrasekaran - Founder, iPact Legal (Moderator)

15. Global Startups Battle: Finale

Timing: 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Remaining Judges:

16. Panel Discussion #A8:

Timing: 4:30pm - 5.10pm: Exploring Specialized Investment Verticals

Session Speakers:

Vinod Keni - Managing Partner, Peachtree Capital Ventures 

Shyam Menon - Co-Founder & Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund 

Rachit Poddar - Co-Founder & Director, IVY Growth Associates 

Ritesh Chandra - Founding Partner, Vidhikrit Legal (Moderator)

17. Tea Break & Networking #2:

Timing: 4:30pm - 5.00pm

18. GSS Awards + Power startup recognition #:

Timing: 5.10 - 5:30pm

Session Highlights: Recognition & Awards for:

Top 20 Creators | Top 20 Startups | Winner of GSS Startup Battle

Muskan Agrawal - Dynamic LinkedIn Creator of the Year | Finance

Yogesh Agarwal - LinkedIn Rising Creator of the Year | Business & Branding

Sripal Jain - Iconic Creator of the Year | Finance

Rahul Arora - LinkedIn Innovative Creator of the Year | Business & Finance  

Abhijeet Mutha - LinkedIn Insightful Creator of the year | Finance 

Surprise to be announced - Best Supporting Member of the Year