Conquest Finalist Startups

While beginning with Conquest 2018, we set out with the mission to help best founders build great business and raise funds. One of the central ideas at Conquest is the belief that the smartest people have the ability to build great companies given the right environment and guidance.

We came up with a completely new model making a pivot from a Startup competition to a summer mentoring program at Bangalore for early age startup founders. Then began a search for the ten founders who will make it into the program.

We spread the word everywhere-accelerators, incubators, media, colleges to look for the first cohort for the Conquest Summer Mentoring program. We looked for founders who are relentlessly resourceful, amazing at selling, have almost invincible execution and are deeply motivated by their vision.

An important factor that came into play in registrations was also the new model which required founders to move in for one month for the program. This filtered for startups who were ready to shift for the company of other great founders and make the best of the program.

After receiving about 600 registrations from all kinds of startups on our Registrations & Shortlisting Partner: LetsVenture, we shortlisted the Top 50 and called them for Mentoring Sessions in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. The sessions constituted 5–6 individual sessions with industry leaders in Customer Acquisition, Scaling Up & Operations, Product Management, Fundraising and Tech.

From the feedback that we received from the mentors and LetsVenture, we shortlisted the following Top 10 startups for this edition:

• Xwards Services Pvt Ltd: In-cab entertainment platform that brings fun-filled cab ride to commuters while enabling advertisers to promote their product to commuters.
• Lazy Inc: Aina is an AI based smart ring. It displays the right shortcuts just before user needs it. One can take phone calls and check time right from your fingers.
• Juiceworx: A first of its kind, automated beverage retail system for urban communities like offices, campuses, gyms, apartments etc.
• Pencilton: Simulations to improve financial literacy using application-based and experiential learning through our products based on gamification.
• TravelShelf: Dribbble for Travel Micro-Influencers. Influencers digital profile/shop showcasing their travels and digital presence.
• Hyrelabs: Smart AI that deals with social profiles and CVs, allowing teams to deal with just candidates.
• BuzzOpinion: A Virtual Voice Assistant for shopping, entertainment and travel recommendations. It uses AI to analyze every online opinion.
• Small Spark Concepts®: SCHÖRL™ is the patent pending technology for vehicles that ionizes the air to gain 30–50% more mileage & curbs harmful emissions up to 45%.
• IMPACT: The most fun way to lose weight- get fit and transform your life in 6 weeks.
• Bodhiai: AI based student score improvement platform for educational institutes that predicts future performances & gives personalized recommendations.

The startups will be moving in for the program at Bangalore on June 1st. The program will go on until June 30th when the startups get to pitch themselves at Conquest Grand Finale before India’s biggest investment firms and media houses at Sheraton Grand, Bangalore.