In our endeavour to support and promote our Alumni Entrepreneurs and encourage students from Job Seeker to Job Giver, WeSchool had organised “WENTURE.INV 2022” Demo cum Pitch Day, in Mumbai campus, on 25th November 2022. For entrepreneurs who wished to raise funds for expansion and growth, a ‘Pitching session’ with the investor community was organized and in addition an exhibition of the offerings of the Alumni Entrepreneurs (AE) was held. Arrangements were made for one-on-one sessions for interested investors to close deals with Alumni Entrepreneurs.
In order to prepare the entrepreneurs for the Pitching sessions, WeSchool had conducted a 14-hour online Bootcamp starting from 5th Nov 2022. This Bootcamp had sessions from seasoned startup mentors and investors. These sessions helped interested AEs to refine their pitches and prepare before the Demo cum Pitch Day.
Some of the sessions held were as follows:
| Topics | Trainers / Mentors |
| The right Product-Market Fit
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Mr. Ravi Kikan, Zing HR |
| Refining the Business Model | Dr. Kaustubh Dhargalkar, Dean-WeSchool (Business Design) |
| Branding & Channel Strategy | Mr. Sameer & Mr. Anindya, Co-Founders – Sam & Andy |
| Measuring your Progress-Setting up Performance Metrics | Alumni : Mr. Sanjay Nadkarni, Founder – BabyOye (bought out by Mahindras) & an Angel Investor |
| Prudent Cash Flow Management | Dr. Farzan Ghadially, SENATOR INDIA at World Business Angels Investment Forum |
| Valuation, Exits &Term Sheets | |
| Masterclass on No Code Low Code by DronaHQ | Mr. Fenil Jain, Head of Product and Engineering Lead, DronaHQ |
| Crafting your pitch | Mr. Sanjay Mehta, Founder-100X.VC |
The event though organised for the 1st time, turned out to be a great success as investors showed interest in around five projects pitched by our Alumni Entrepreneurs. Many other investors have also expressed their interest in few other projects, which are still being discussed.
The success of this event has motivated WeSchool to keep this an on-going activity to assist aspiring entrepreneur connect with investors.
