Start Up Fest 2026

Here are the total information of Event Overview Event Name: Startup Business Summit 2026 (1st Edition) Organizer: Prakhar Enterprises Date & Time: 29 July 2026 (Wednesday), 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Venue: Plenary Hall, Level 3 & 4, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Seating Capacity: 3,000 seats Vision, Objectives & Core Topics Vision & Mission To nurture a thriving startup ecosystem and build a unified, nationwide platform connecting founders, mentors, investors, and innovators. Key Summit Objectives Entry fee will be charged Inspire entrepreneurial excellence by empowering founders with insights from successful leaders. Encourage meaningful industry conversations regarding emerging market trends and startup challenges. Strengthen strategic collaborations and build long-term ecosystem partnerships. Central Discussion Topics Technology’s Role in Growth: Exploring AI, automation, SaaS, digital transformation, and innovation strategies. Sustainable Business Practices: Focusing on responsible innovation and scalable models for long-term growth. Leadership in Changing Markets: Navigating market uncertainty and leading resilient teams globally. Targeted Startup Sectors The summit will focus on both featured and emerging startup domains: AI & Digital Innovation: SaaS, automation, and cloud technology. FinTech & Business Solutions: Digital payments, lending, insurtech, and smart solutions. HealthTech & Sustainable Growth: Medtech, agritech, and impact-driven solutions. EdTech & Skill Development: Online platforms and AI-powered learning tools. RetailTech & eCommerce: Data-driven commerce and smart logistics. AgriTech & Food Innovation: Smart farming and sustainable agricultural tech. Event Network & Partners Attendees Include: Business exhibitors, B2B delegates, B2C visitors, central ministries, states & UTs, international trade representatives, NRIs, and OCIs. Electronic Media Partner: NDTV Print Media Partner: The Times of India Influencer Network: 200+ Instagram influencers from Delhi NCR Guest Lineup (Tentative) (Note: The brochure specifies that "tentative" means the venue, media, and celebrity profiles are locked in, pending mutual date reconfirmations). Chief Guest Smt. Rekha Gupta – Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi Prominent Startup Founders & Leaders (Level 1 A & B) Anupam Mittal – Founder, Shaadi.com Ashneer Grover – Co-Founder, BharatPe Aman Gupta – Co-Founder, boAt Vijay Shekhar – Founder, Paytm Giriraj Singh – Cabinet Minister (Textiles of India) Sunil Kumar Sharma – Cabinet Minister (IT & Electronics, Government of UP) Media & Corporate Leaders (Level 1 C & Level 2 A) Rahul Kanwal – CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NDTV Tamanna Inamdar – Managing Editor, NDTV Profit Ashish Kumar – AI & Cloud Strategy, Microsoft Pankaj Khattar – Principal PM Manager, Microsoft Rajiv Kumar – Principal Engineering Manager (CTO, ITES), Microsoft Engineering Ali Akhtar Jafri – Director Government Affairs, Dell Technologies Ekta Agarwal – Strategic Partnership, Meta Bhavesh Bhatt – Google Developer Expert, AI/ML & Cloud Parvathy Moorthy – Associate Vice President, National Stock Exchange Industry Executives & Ecosystem Enablers (Level 2 A & B) Rohit Kumar – Founder & CEO, Zedsoftpoint Divyashish Jindal – Associate Director, Masters Union Tanya Gupta – AVP, Barclays Mandeep Mehta – CFO, Policybazaar & Paisabazaar Mohd Nadeem – Regional Manager, IDFC FIRST Bank Aashish Pahwa – Founder, Koso.ai Mohit Saxena – AVP-Strategy & Operations, Justdial Naman Sarawagi – Founder, Refrens Gautam Rajesh Shelley – Founder & CEO, AiSensy Mohit Dua – Co-Founder, AiSensy Shubham Choudhary – Deputy BU Head, Policybazaar Paurush Mittal – Growth Manager, GroMo Mukul Rustagi – Co-Founder, Classplus Vaibhav Sisinty – GrowthSchool Pooja Agrawal – Head D2C Growth, Mamaearth Uday Walvekar – Co-Founder & CEO, GrowthX Subhash Choudhary – Co-Founder & CTO, Dukaan Sagar Sinha – Finance Educator, Angel Investor, and Author Organizer Contact Information For inquiries, attendees can reach out to the organizing team members directly: