IDEA FEST 2021

IDEA Fest provides student innovators an opportunity to be part of a structured programme and pitch in front of the expert panel by presenting their ideas and can avail Grants up to 2 Lakhs, get Mentorship Support, Lab Supports, and other Product Development Supports from KSUM.

For any queries please write to iedckerala@startupmission.in

The Application Process

• Apply here for IDEA Fest - (Now closed)

• Take the test for Pre-Bootcamp Assessment - here (CLOSED NOW!), and reserve your seat in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. The Institute full name in the assessment link can be given as - Your IEDC Institution Name, District - IEDC KSUM (eg: Govt. Model Engineering College, Thrissur - IEDC KSUM)

• The proposed activity schedule is as follows (for reference)

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. IDEA Fest Application

              2. Pre-Bootcamp Assessment

              3. Orientation Session

              4. The Bootcamp

              5. KSUM Expert Committee Evaluation

              6. Funding & Pre-Incubation Support

              7. Call for next IDEA Fest Innovators

About the BootCamp

• A 15-week intense structured program for the entrepreneurs at the Prototype/MVP ready stage, to take them from MVP to the Market launch-ready stage and get them investor-ready.

• Each Innovator will go through a selection process and post shortlisting, he/she will be taken through a series of structured sessions/interventions, booster clinics, milestone-based journey to refine product-market fit, understand customer acquisition strategies and implement venture growth strategies in an iterative fashion.

• At the end of the Bootcamp, the INNOVATOR will have a chance to pitch the validated growth story as part of the Demo Day.

• Pitching infront of an Elite Panel and

• Funding for the shortlisted Innovative Ideas