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Startup Nation Olympiad 2025
World's largest Startup Competition
( An International Summit of Founders from 20+ Countries )
Organizing partners
education partners
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Our Impact
Catalyzing a new era of innovation, we unite 10 million young minds to shape the future of entrepreneurship on a global stage.
20+
Countries
1 CR +
Students Reached
70,000+
Startups Competing
500+
Incubation Centres
1000+
Universities
STARTUP NATION OLYMPIAD 2025
World’s Largest University Startup Competition – A Journey Beyond Innovation
Open to Startup Founders across the nation, this grand competition culminates in a national finale at City of Dreams - Mumbai
Student-led Startups
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Fellowship up to ₹10 Lakhs to top 100 Student Teams
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Conditional term sheet up to ₹2 Crore
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Assistance with company registration, IP filling and trademark
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Network with Industry and Research organizations for product development
Faculty-led Startups
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Special Domain Award for top 10 Faculty-Led Startups
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Investment up to ₹1 Crore per Startup
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Assistance with IP filling and trademark registration
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Showcase before global VCs, leaders, investors and policy makers.
Alumni-led Startups
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Facilitation to explore international markets
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Guaranteed Conditional term sheet up to ₹2 Crore
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Sponsored Stall at Grande Finale
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Showcase before global leaders, investors and policy makers.
Incubation Centre
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Prize and grants up to ₹1 Crore
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Showcase your Incubation USP to global ecosystem partners
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Opportunity to Host of India’s largest student-led innovation movement.
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Networking opportunity with active CSR funders and Mentors
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Direct Access to 1000+ high potential startups.
STARTUP NATION OLYMPIAD 2025
Competition Outline
Stage 1
Apply Now
Stage 2
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Entrepreneurship courses via LMS
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Get guidanceon creating
a powerful 3-minute pitch video
Learn & Train
Stage 3
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Submit your 3-minute pitch video
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Semi-finalists selected based on pitch quality and potential
Pitch & Qualify
Stage 4
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Incubation Center is Assigned 10 Domain specific Startups for 6 week Incubation
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Startups grade incubation center based of service offered
Incubation Phase
Stage 5
2-day on-ground competition at grand finale where each team will pitch to win
1,000 Student-Led Startups (2%)
200 Faculty-Led Startups (13%)
1,000 Alumni-Led Startups (20%)
100 Incubation Centers
Finals in Mumbai
Stage 6
Conclusion and showcase of Crème de la Crème university startups
100 Student-Led Startups (top 0.2%)
10 Faculty-Led Startups (top 0.6%)
10 Alumni-Led Startups (top 0.2%)
100 Incubation Centers (top 2%)
Winner Announcement
key note speakErs
Visionaries and Changemakers sharing insights to inspire the next generation of innovators.
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Mr. Deepinder Goyal
CEO of Zomato
Mr. Ritesh Agarwal
Founder & CEO of OYO
Mr. Nikhil Kamath
CEO and Co-founder of Zerodha
Our Upcoming Initiatives
Startup Nation Fund
