Surat : Kashyap Pandya, President of TiE Surat said, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), established in 1992 in Silicon Valley (USA), is a global non-profit organisation with a mission to foster entrepreneurship through 5 pillars of TiE: mentoring, incubation, education, networking and funding. With the focus of giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. TiE is present in 14 countries having 58 chapters with 3,000+ Charter Members and 15,000+ Members.
Sanjay Punjabi, Founder President of TiE Surat said that TiE Surat Chapter, started in 2019, is working relentlessly to build a vibrant startup ecosystem in South Gujarat Region. TiE Surat has 60+ Charter Members and 200+ Associate Members. Some of the Programs & Activities done by TiE Surat are: TiE Nurture Program (an equity-free startup accelerator program) powered by TiE Pune, TiE Women Global Pitch Competition, TiEU (global startup competition for university students), TiE Young Entrepreneurs (global startup competition for students from Grade 9 to 12), TiE India Angels (a network of angel investors), TiE Masterclass, TiE Knowledge Series, and many more such programs.
Rohan Desai, TiE Surat Event Chair, mentioned that TiE Surat successfully organised the 1st Edition of TiECon Surat, an annual flagship event of TiE Surat, on November 18-19, 2022 at Mariott Hotel, Surat. During the event, we had knowledge sessions by industry leaders, startup pitches & startup pavilion featuring 20+ promising startups from Surat. TiECon Surat has 30+ speakers including BJ Arun (Chairman – TiE Global), Mahavir Sharma (Chair – TiE India Angels & Past Chairman – TiE Global), 5 Presidents of TiE Chapters from India (Kerala, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara & Lucknow), Samir Desai (Past President – TiE Boston), Harish Mehta (Co-founder – NASSCOM), Padmaja Ruparel (Co-founder – India Angel Network), Sanjay Mehta (Founder – 100x.vc), Savjibhai Dholakia (Chairman – Hare Krishna Exports) and many more.
The 2nd Edition of TiECon Surat will be held on December 15-16, 2023 at Marriott Hotel, Surat. TiECon Suart 2023 will have knowledge sessions by industry titans, startup masterclasses by experts, startup pitches & startup exhibition by most promising startups from Surat. The event will be attended by startup founders, angel investors, venture capitalists from across India, aspiring entrepreneurs, and business enthusiasts.
TiECon Surat 2023 will witness the presence of TiE Global Leaders from across the world including Dharti Desai (TiE Global Board Member & Past President – TiE New York), Murali Bukkapatnam (TiE Global Board Member & Past President – TiE Hyderabad), Amit Gupta (TiE Global Board Member & President – TiE Singapore), Amit Mookim (TiE Global Board Member & Past President – TiE Mumbai), Mahavir Sharma (Chair – TiE India Angels & Past Chairman – TiE Global), Jatin Trivedi (President – TiE Ahmedabad), Nillesh Shukla (President – TiE Vadodara), Vinay Rathi (President – TiE Udaipur), Jay Jain (President – TiE Madhya Pradesh), Ravi Eshwarapu (President – TiE Vizag) and S K Arora (President-Elect – TiE Chandigarh).
TiECon Surat 2023 will have a series of knowledge sessions from industry titans, startup masterclasses by experts, invigorating startup pitches & startup exhibition featuring brightest startups from Surat. The speakers include Ashank Desai (MD – Mastek Ltd), Mahesh Murthy (Founder – Exceed Space), H P Rama (Founder & Chairman – Auro University), Girish Luthra (Chairman – Luthra Group), Milan Parikh (Co-founder & Director – Jainam Broking), Sushil Sharma (Founder – Marvadi Catalysts), Jignesh Patel (Founder – Charioteer Capital), Parithi Govindaraju (Okulo), Rahul Sasi (CloudSEK), Karteek (Java Capital), Viram Shah (Co-founder, Vested Finance), Vishal Virani (CEO – DhiWise), Aakrosh Sharma (Ex. VP – Caratlane), Sudip Goswami (Sr Director & General Manager – Dell Technologies), and many more.
TiECon Surat 2023 will also have a series of 4 Startup Masterclasses on Idea Validation by Advait Kurlekar (TiE Pune Charter Member, CEO – Upohan Management Consultants), Scale-up by Ajay Hiraskar (TiE Pune Charter Member, CEO – Success Alchemists), Artificial Intelligence by Ankit Bose (Head – AI, NASSCOM) and Making our Factories Digital by Amit Saluja (Managing Partner – digiXLT, Ex. NASSCOM CoE). TiECon will also have a dedicated sessions with women leaders and an inspiration session with women achievers.
Gaurav Singhvi, President-Elect of TiE Surat, said that TiECon Surat 2023 isn’t just about ideas; it’s about connections. Startup founders will get an opportunity to engage with Angel Invests & Venture Capitalists to take your venture to the next level.
Kashyap Pandya added that TiE Surat has played a pivotal role in building a vibrant startup ecosystem in South Gujarat. TiE’s commitment isn’t just to build businesses, but also to cultivate a culture where innovation thrives and transforms the world as we know it. TiECon Surat 2023 will be momentous event that will provide a platform for all the key stakeholders of startup ecosystem to come together to empower startup founders & aspiring entrepreneurs.
