Big Idea Contest 2017

The Launch of Next Big Idea Contest 2017 is scheduled on 17th of August at Maker Village.The Zone Startups in Association with Kerala Startup Mission and maker Village brings in the Big launch of Next Big Idea at Cochin.Selected Startups will get an opportunity to explore the Canadian market.

Register and block your seat at the earliest.

Do you have what it takes to be India’s Most Innovative Tech Startup?

Zone Startups India is launching the 5th Edition of

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Next BIG Idea Contest

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in Kochi in association with Kerala Startup Mission

​ and Maker Village​

. Your startup could be one of the 5 winners of the Next BIG Idea Contest to travel on a fully paid trip, for a 2-week bespoke program in three major Canadian cities - Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

We invite you to join us for the launch event comprising of an engaging panel discussion & networking session. Our expert panel will focus on how global startup competitions act as a perfect ground for startups to discover opportunities, contacts and gain valuable exposure.

The program details are mentioned below.

Date: Thursday, 17th August, 2017

Time: 4 pm onwards

Venue:

​maker Village,​

Kerala Technology Innovation Zone, Office Plaza Building, Kinfra Hitech Park, Kalamaserry, Ernakulam

Agenda:

4:00 pm - Registration & Networking

4:30 pm - Welcome Remarks

4:35 pm - Panel Discussion: Global Startup Competitions: Pathway to Discovery

5:00 pm - Launch of NBI 2017

5:20 pm - Networking over Appetizers

Mark your RSVP here - bit.ly/nbi2017kochi

About Next BIG Idea Contest:

The Next BIG Idea Contest seeks to discover India's 5 most innovative technology companies who are looking to leverage a soft-landing opportunity to expand to North America. The contest is a “Market Access Program”, whereby the winners get to incubate their company in Canada for a 2 week all expense paid program. The visiting entrepreneurs receive mentorship, business development advice, customer connects, investor access and valuable international experience.

Over the past 4 years, the Next BIG Idea Contest winners have gone on to raise significant investment. Some of the past winners include CitrusPay, Vidooly, ShieldSquare, Plackal, Flip Technologies, AdSparx, Konotor. Till date NBI has soft-landed 22 Indian startups in Canada and provided them a gateway to North America.  

Attend the launch to know more & enter the contest!