IIT Kharagpur: Entrepreneurship Cell conducts Local Startups’ Meet Kolkata 2022

Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur, in association with FreeFlow Venture Builders, Kolkata organised the Local Startups’ Meet (LSM) 2022 on the 15 October at Offbeat CCU, 36/F, Topsia Road, Kolkata-700039. It provided a great opportunity for startup enthusiasts, alpha, and beta stage startups to get connected with industry-leading venture firms, early-stage investors, and prominent entrepreneurs of the country.

The event witnessed exciting workshops by the likes of Mr. Arnab Ray (CEO, Array Innovative Services Private Limited) and Mr. Aaquib Hussain (Founder, FreeFlow Venture Builders).

The workshops were followed by an insightful Panel Discussion having Mr. Meghdut RoyChowdhury (Executive Director & Chief Innovative Officer, Techno India Group), Mr. Avelo Roy (Managing Director, Kolkata Ventures), Mr. D.D. Purkayastha (Director, ABP Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Raghav Kanoria (Founder, Neoleap Accelerator & Partner, Anchor Group), Mr. Aaquib Hussain (Founder, FreeFlow Venture Builders), Mr. Dipanjan Purkayastha (Co-Founder & CEO, HyperXchange) and Mr. Rohit Sarkar (Co-Founder, Distronix).

The Kolkata chapter of LSM 2022 provided an excellent opportunity for all the startup enthusiasts out there to connect with Angel Investors, Mentors, VCs, and corporates of the city through Networking sessions.

The selected startups got an opportunity to pitch in front of Mr. Avelo Roy (Managing Director, Kolkata Ventures), Mr. Nikhil Agarwal (Investment Professional, Tusk Investments), Mr. Sanjib Sanghi (CEO, Digital Accountants & Cloud Infosolutions), Mr. Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay (Data Scientist & Expert in ML, IIT Kharagpur & 2x TEDx Speaker), Mr. Nadeem Ahmad (Venture Building & Investment Executive, FreeFlow Venture Builders) and Mr. Salik Sarwar (Compliance & Investment Executive, FreeFlow Venture Builders).

“LSM Kolkata has done a tremendous job getting great startups, great speakers, and an amazing audience,” said Mr. Avelo Roy, Managing Director, Kolkata Ventures. “It’s been a wonderful experience being here. I look forward to next year!” Mr. Aaquib Hussain, Founder, FreeFlow Venture Builders said that early aspiration is always great to cater to. Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur has done a great job and may their efforts culminate into some true outputs that they are trying to drive for the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country.

Next up, Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur are gearing up for their Global Business Model Competition, Empresario. Click on the link for more details.