RISE- Start up Expo 2019
Organised by iStart and Government of Rajasthan
Venue: MNIT, Jaipur
Date: 19th December 2019

'RISE' Start up Expo 2019 one of the biggest start up ecosystem in Rajasthan was organised by iStart, Government of Rajasthan in MNIT on 19th December 2019. It is extraordinary initiative that brought together the collaborative powers of government and other agencies together with the budding entrepreneurs from diversified sectors and start ups incubated at academic institutions at one place. Two start ups of the IIS (deemed to be University) NHX represented by Ms. Riya Sharma and soap tablets represented by Deepika Karamchandani and Ms. Ashika Gupta also showcased their ideas at the event. The students got an opportunity to engage with industry experts, received one- on- one mentoring, feedbacks and suggestions. The start ups were also able to network with the business experts, government officials and interact with stakeholders. A knowledge session and workshop was also organised for the academic incubators by istart Rajasthan which was attended by Dr. Anju Singh. The platform helped in understanding how incubators can support budding start ups. The session also threw light on the opportunities and services available by the istart and Government of Rajasthan for the Incubators. Various queries related to the formation of incubator, challenges faced by the incubators in the academic environment were dealt by the representatives of iStart Rajasthan. Interaction with experts and other academic incubators was an opportunity to brainstorm on issues of academic incubation.
Faculty Coordinator: Dr Anju Singh