Academia-Industry Training India

Training Date: From 2 November, 2020 to 7 December, 2020
Venue: Online, India
Training Provider: Swissnex India

Discover the potential of your early-stage startup through the Academia-Industry Training India. Win up to 10‘000 CHF to grow your business. A total of 50‘000 CHF will be granted to the 4 most promising projects (Indian and Swiss).

Academia-Industry Training India was tailor-made for researchers with an applied project and growth opportunities in India. In this short time early-stage entrepreneurs will:

Develop a better understanding of the industry environment and establish connections and first partnerships in the untapped Indian market.
Access a wide network of peers, mentors, and industry experts and acquire tools and skills to analyze the application of their research.
Improve market application by validating your ideas with peers, experts, and potential customers.
Engage with like-minded researchers and entrepreneurs from both, Switzerland and India and learn about their business practices.

Bootcamp details:

The program starts with a kick-off on November 2nd and ends on December 7th with a jury day. In between, 7 half-days of training take place, with entrepreneurship courses, networking opportunities, public pitching events, and expert sessions. Each day takes place online and with the schedule: 09:30-14:30.

Day 0: November 2 (Kick-off)
Day 1: November 9 (Pitch customer value, refine roadmap)
Day 2: November 10 (Meet experts, understand your potential market)
Day 3: November 11 (Meet investors, talk to corporates)
Day 4: November 30 (Build a winning team)
Day 5: December 1 (Negotiate, Scale to new markets)
Day 6: December 2 (Protect your IP)
Day 7: December 7 (Public pitch fest)
Day 8: December 9 (Final jury day)