The Future of Startups.
Unfolding Live.

One Day. Multiple Startups. Infinite Possibilities

📅22nd August 2025⏰8 Hours📍Bengaluru

50+

Soonicorns ready
to take the stage

50+

VCs & investors
scouting the next big bets

300+

Curated delegates
from across India's thriving startups

Why You Should Attend

Pitch. Connect. Be Seen.

For early- and mid-stage founders, this is your platform to showcase your product, raise capital, and gain media visibility — all in one day.

Discover India's Next Big Bets

For investors, VCs, and scouts, get access to high-potential startups before they break out. Curated pitches, real conversations, zero noise.

Connect with Peer Groups Over Roundtables

Curated peer roundtables bring together founders at similar stages — from stealth to scale — to talk shop, share playbooks, and unlock real insights.

High-Impact Networking

Whether you're a founder, operator, investor, or enabler — build meaningful relationships that go beyond business cards.

Pitch. Connect. Be Seen.

For early- and mid-stage founders, this is your platform to showcase your product, raise capital, and gain media visibility — all in one day.

Discover India's Next Big Bets

For investors, VCs, and scouts, get access to high-potential startups before they break out. Curated pitches, real conversations, zero noise.

Connect with Peer Groups Over Roundtables

Curated peer roundtables bring together founders at similar stages — from stealth to scale — to talk shop, share playbooks, and unlock real insights.

High-Impact Networking

Whether you're a founder, operator, investor, or enabler — build meaningful relationships that go beyond business cards.

Get Ready for a High-energy, Insight-rich day

Where India's most promising startups meet the people who can power their next leap.

6 Big Conversations

(Panel + Fireside Style)

No scripted talk. Just honest, high-voltage discussions with India's top founders, VCs, and enablers as they unpack how to scale, pivot, and win in a volatile 2025.

2 Tactical Deep-Dives

Roll up your sleeves. These sessions get into the weeds — funding struggles, hiring traps, GTM misfires — and what actually works to fix them.

2 Spotlight Keynotes

(20 mins each)

Sharp, no-fluff keynotes from visionaries who've built what others dream of. Expect radical ideas and mind-expanding clarity on where the ecosystem is headed.

Discovery & Networking Zones

Not just booths — this is where serendipity meets strategy. Walk through demos, strike up bold conversations, and find products or people that can change your next quarter.

Final Power Hour

No pitching. No panels. Just handpicked founders and investors in a rapid-fire, curated networking format built to make deals happen

Investor & Founder Interactions

A one-on-one arena for sharp minds and smart capital. Investors scouting serious talent. Founders chasing real conversations — not cold emails.

ET Soonicorns Sundowners

The ET Soonicorn Sundowners series will extend the summit’s energy to India’s leading startup hubs beyond Bengaluru, featuring city-wise startup unveilings, founder-investor panels, live showcases, and high-impact networking over cocktails and dinner.

The Inner Circle

Closed-Door Conversations. Candid Insights. Real Solutions.

Roundtable conversations designed exclusively for Founders, Investors, Startup CXOs who want to exchange real experiences — without the filters of a stage.

Your Startup. Your Stage. Your Moment.

Put Your Product in Front of VCs, Founders,
Accelerators & the Media - All Under One Roof

FULL DAY SCHEDULE

Soonicorns 2025 – Main Stage Agenda

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM

Welcome Note

10:05 AM – 10:20 AM

Keynote Address | Karnataka Report release

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM

Keynote Address | Investments

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

AI Investments in India - Chasing Hype or Backing Real Disruption?

11:00 AM – 11:35 AM

The Billion-Dollar AI Blueprint: Scaling Indian Startups in the Next Decade

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM

Unravelling AI Moats for Market Leadership

12:00 PM – 12:40 AM

Can India Build Its Own ChatGPT or DeepSeek? The GenAI Race Is On

12:40 PM – 1:15 PM

AI and the Future of Jobs in India — Who Wins, Who Loses, and What’s Next?

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Discovery Hour

Break for lunch, explore the startup booths, and meet the people behind the pitches in the demo zone.

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Fireside Chat - Building a new indigenous tech stack in the AI age

2:20 PM – 2:50 PM

AI-Driven Personalisation and Omnichannel Commerce - The Next Retail Battleground

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM

From Pre-IPO to Bell Ringing

The CFO Playbook for Navigating 2025’s High-Stakes Market

3:10 PM – 3:40 PM

Capital Efficiency in the New Normal

3:40 PM – 4:20 PM

AI as Catalyst: Early Bets & Growth Levers

4:20 PM – 4:35 PM

Startup Presentation

India -The Next Technological Powerhouse in Mobility

4:35 PM -4:55 PM

Fireside Chat

The Next Decade of Consumer Startups: Lessons from Licious

Join in for A Celebration of India's Startup Spirit

Celebrate ambition, resilience, and breakthrough thinking with the entire startup community.

Invited Industry Leaders

DK Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka

Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil

Minister of Medical Education & Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department - Government of Karnataka

Mohit Saxena

Co-Founder & CTO, InMobi & Glance

Piyush Shah

President & COO - Glance; Co-Founder - InMobi

Vaibhav Khandelwal

Whole Time Director and CTO-Shadowfax

Neha Singh

Co-Founder and CEO , Tracxn

Anurag Jain

Founder & COO - KredX

Gopal Sharma

COO, PhysicsWallah

Reeju Datta

Co-Founder, Cashfree Payments

Harshjit Sethi

Managing Director, Peak XV Partners

Narayan Subramaniam

Founder, Ultraviolette Automotive

Sameer Nath

CIO & Head , Venture Capital & Private Equity Asset 360 One

Sumit Jain

Sr. Fund Manager & Strategy Head Mid Stage Venture Asset 360 One

Niraj Rajmohan

Founder, Ultraviolette Automotive

Abhishek Nag

Senior Fund Manager & Strategy Head Early-Stage VC Asset 360 One

Abhay Hanjura

Founder, Licious

Vivek Gupta

Founder, Licious

Abhinav Aggarwal

Founder & CEO, Fluid AI

Yeshwanth Raj Parasmal

Founder & CEO of 21K School

Adarsh Natarajan

CEO, Aindra

Amit Das

Co-Founder & CEO, Think360 Ai

Rahul Kothari

COO, Razorpay

Ankit Bose

Head, Nasscom AI

Ankit Gupta

VP, Head of Product & Tech, Reliance Retail

Ankur Pandey

Co-Founder and CTO, Signzy

Ankush Sabharwal

Founder, CoRover.AI

Arnab Kumar

Director of Business Development for India and South Asia, Uber

Arpit Chug

CFO, Razorpay

Debayan Dasgupta

Co-Founder, Theranautilus

Dr. Vishnu Vardhan

Co-Founder and CEO - Hanooman.ai

Jai Asundi

Executive Director, Center for Study of Science (Technology and Policy)

Manav Garg

Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Together Fund

Manish Gupta

Senior Director, Google DeepMind

Manish Singhal

Founding Partner, pi Ventures

Mekin Maheshwari

Founder, Udhyam Learning Foundation

Piyush Raghuvanshi

CHRO, Apna

Raghav Gupta

Founder & CEO , Futurense

Raghunandan G

Founder, Zolve

Ritesh Banglani

Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners

Rohit Taneja

Founder & CEO, Decentro

Rutvik Doshi

General Partner, Athera Venture Partners

Saahil Goel

MD & CEO, Shiprocket

Sandeep Alur

CTO, Microsoft Innovation Hub

Sanjay Swamy

Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners

Santosh Phad

Founder, ThinkSharp Foundation

Shalini Kapoor

Strategic Advisor- Data & AI, EkStep

Shally Modi

Co-Founder, Pratilipi

Sohil Parekh

CFO, Ather Energy

Suhas Gopinath

Founder & CEO, Globals Inc

Venu Nair

Chief of Strategic Planning and Omnichannel, Myntra

Dr. Vikram Sampath

Co-Founder, NAAV AI

Who Shall Attend

Bold builders, sharp investors, ecosystem drivers, and voices that shape the narrative.

Investors & VCs

Find your next big bet.

Founders & Startup Teams

Pitch your idea. Make it count.

Sponsors & Ecosystem Enablers

Be where innovation happens.

Media & Thought Leaders

Be first to the story.

InvestoPitch

Live Pitches. Curated Investors. Unfiltered Ambition

Deeptech, Fintech, SaaS, Robotics and others. India's breakout startups take the stage - and take their shot - in front of curated investors and the startup world.

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LIMITED ACCESS EVENT

Exclusive Access:
Invite-Only or Premium Pass

Soonicorns 2025 is a highly curated event with limited access to ensure meaningful interactions and a high-quality experience.

Invite-Only Access

For ecosystem leaders

Request an invite if you're an investor, senior founder, or key ecosystem leader.

Priority networking sessions
Exclusive investor meetups
VIP seating at keynotes
Direct access to startup founders

Attendance is limited to ensure meaningful interactions and a high-quality experience.

Premium All-Access Pass

Complete event experience

₹20,000

Secure your spot at this milestone gathering

All-day access to sessions
Startup showcase viewing
Demo booth experiences
Networking lunch included
Digital event materials
Post-event startup directory

Attendance is limited to ensure meaningful interactions and a high-quality experience.

Soonicorn Stories:
Milestones from Past Editions

A video series spotlighting the potential of Indian soonicorns by showcasing the stories and journeys of startups from diverse sectors and the impact they are creating through their innovations and solutions. Pre event