Zone Startups India joins Startup Village Collective, as Accelerator Partner for Student Startups
Golden Opportunity for students startups through SV.CO Programme
Since the last 20 years the graduation options in colleges have been limited to MNC Jobs or pursuing higher education. For a student in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 college, it is out of his or her imagination to explore the Indian startup ecosystem.
Today, in the world of knowledge economy, we are on a mission to build entrepreneurial culture in the society. SV.CO aims to bring new opportunities like startup jobs, accelerator programs, investor connects to students across the country through our digital platform.
As a student, how many accelerator programs do you have access to for your startup idea ?
Are you forced to take a job due to lack of startup opportunities ?
Here is how Zone Startups India and SV.CO are making it easier for students to build startups
Zone Startups is the global brand of technology accelerators and early stage venture funds, operated by Toronto-based Ryerson Futures Inc. Zone Startups’ programs are built on the pillars of validation, mentorship, industry connect and investor access.
Zone Startups has an India accelerator portfolio in excess of 140 startups, of which 45 startups have cumulatively raised in excess of INR 300 Crores in funding.
Zone offers students pre-accelerator support to SV.CO startups which includes: access to mentoring sessions, access to events & open demo days happening at Zone Startups India. Boot-camps, B2B meetings & demos are also organised by Zone to assist in product & business development.
Some opportunities offered to startups through pre-accelerator in the past:
- Exhibits & showcasing opportunities: Fintegrate Conference, Hottest 100 startups by Exhibit
- Bootcamps, B2B Meetings & Demo days: IQ Bootcamp, Industry Nights, Thomas Reuters Demo Day, Zone Events Calendar
- Access to other annual programs: empower, Next Big Idea Contest
How does Zone Startups help Student Startup Founders ?
Joining the Zone Startups /India Accelerator program gives will give the startups access to the following:
1.Mentorship & Business Development Counseling: During your stay at the Accelerator program you will have access to our rich network of advisers and mentors, in India and North America. You will be able to meet them for one-on-one consultations to leverage their experience and vast networks. The Accelerator program’s unique roster of advisers’ spans across a variety of relevant sectors. You also get access to the Accelerator program community by participating in speaker series, networking events and panel discussions.
2.Networking Opportunities: As a member of the Accelerator program you will have the opportunity to meet frequently with visiting businessmen, government representatives, venture capitalists, experts and international delegates. You will occasionally be encouraged to pitch to these visitors. These opportunities to network will likely result in many fruitful relationships.
3.Workspace: Companies receive workspace in a communal setting, meeting rooms, and WI-FI service. Additionally, Zone startups has carefully handpicked a collaborative community of entrepreneurs eager to share their experiences and knowledge.
4.Brand Promotion Opportunities: The Accelerator program companies will have the opportunity to utilize media relations and marketing. The media relation’s team can help craft media pitches around your milestones and provide media training.
5.Access to Funding: Companies in the accelerator program will be assisted in identifying variety of funding options. Companies will also be advised on preparation for investor pitches.
6.Soft Landing to North American Market: The Accelerator program is the result of collaboration between the Bombay Stock Exchange, Ryerson University, with one of the goals being to help Indian companies in the program access the North American market. Experts with experience in the North American market can provide you with advice on a variety of subjects include product customization, legal requirements and managing relationships.
7.Peer to Peer Meeting Sessions: During your stay at the Accelerator program you will be required to update on your progress regularly through a regularly scheduled mandatory peer-to-peer mentoring session. These sessions allow them to better assist you to achieve your milestones. Regular check-in meetings provide guidance and advice to companies on virtually all matters of business operation.
8. Access to Partner credits: Startups accelerated at the Zone get access to credits and technology review from their partners.
9. Access to Talent: Zone Startups have ties with universities, technical institutes across India, this helps our startups get access to talent. Zone School of Code an initiative driven by Zone Startups India trains engineers in the most in-demand programming languages, in a fast-tracked model, with modular courses ranging from 40–100 hrs duration. The talent pool that is created is given an opportunity to work with ZSI startups.
How SV.CO can help you land up at Zone Startups ?
At SV.CO, we help student teams go through an industry curated framework to build startups. Over the last few years we have evolved to be a gateway for students to the startup ecosystem.
Suma Sundararajan heads the graduations and partnerships at SV.CO. She believes this partnership can help those student teams who are persistent to build a startup after their college and need a support system to make their dreams into a reality.
There is a huge gap between students and startup ecosystem in terms of knowledge and opportunities. Partnerships like this will help student startups get a launchpad immediately after college. We are happy that Zone Startups is onboard to facilitate the same for SV.CO — Suma. S
During the program, you will have proper orientation to the accelerator program and the best teams who wish to pursue their startup dream shall be recommended to Zone Startups for selection.
