AWS and Campus Fund's Grand Challenge Is Back, in Search for Student Start-up of the Year 2023
Best Student Led Startup of the Year. Grand Challenge aims at providing a competitive and best-in-class platform for student entrepreneurs to showcase their innovation, transform their dreams into reality and to shine on this national platform.
Winners of the previous editions include the likes of Paradyes – DIY Kit for hair colouring (also seen on Shark Tank India), Digantara – building google maps for space, by founders from Lovely Professional University and RV College of Engineering, who recently raised $10M from Peak XV.
Applications close on 15th September. Apply here - bit.ly/3qzM7yX.
The Indian education landscape is booming, now more than ever. According to the University Grants Commission (UGC), there are 460 State Universities,128 Deemed to be Universities, 56 Central Universities, 430 Private Universities and 161 Institutes of National Importance, that are the breeding grounds for student led startups, contributing to more than 20% of the startups born in India.
Fostering student entrepreneurship in India positively impacts the economy by creating jobs, driving innovation, and boosting economic growth.
Successful startups contribute to GDP, attract foreign investment, and enhance global competitiveness. Student-led startups, who presented in the Grand Finale of previous three editions, have collectively raised more than $22 million in funding from the likes of Campus Fund, Peak XV, Global Brain, Kalaari Capital, Titan Capital, Rocket Internet, Indian Angel Network, Chennai Angels, Venture Catalysts amongst others.
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