IIIE Conclave

The IIIE CONCLAVE 2023 Raises The Bar For The Startup World | Freeflow Ventures

The Entrepreneurial World has been uplifted wonderfully by the creative & visionary efforts of FreeFlow Ventures. The IIIE Conclave under the Bengal Global Trade Expo ’23, organised by CWBTA & WBIDC, was an innovative approach to boost the Startup Ecosystem, including Startups, Investors, & Enablers. Held on the 26th, 27th, & 28th of January, 2023, with PwC as the Knowledge Partner, the event was also a take to introduce the potential of Startup Investments to traditional businesses, traders, & investors.

The Event: Rewinding it for YOU!

The India Innovation Impact & Entrepreneurship Conclave (IIIE Conclave) was a pivotal event for both Startups & Traditional Businesses at the Bengal Global Trade Expo ’23. While creating an opportunity for startups, the event aimed to provide access to funding possibilities, facilitate talent acquisition & recruitment, and establish Bengal as India’s gateway to the East and a source of sustained revenue, talented recourse and new market advantages, and align investor-investee maps.

A summary of the major attributes of the event:

    • 971 Startups Applicants
    • 100 Curated Startups
    • 8 Incubation Partners
    • 75+ Investors 
    • 40+ Investment Organisations
  • Soft Commitments worth up to 196 Crores
  • 30 CXOs
  • 4 Panel Discussions
  • 4 Masterclasses by Industry Leaders 
  • 125+ Job and Internship Opportunities
  • 10+ Academic Partners

 

Deals Signed At The IIIE Conclave 2023

With the conclusion of the IIIE Conclave ’23, Soft Commitments worth Rs. 196 Crore were procured as Startup funding. 58 new-age Startups made unique pitches, resulting in 8 equity investments. Additionally, the event created an enriching platform for investor-investee relationships. With exposure for aspiring talents to the possibilities of the innovative Startup Industry & enabling 125+ job opportunities across 6 domains, the event also achieved 110+ recruitment commitments.

The Startup Royale (Pitch Battle)

The unique session that was introduced to all the startups, traditional businesses, and angel investors to witness was the “STARTUP ROYALE” (Pitch Battle). FreeFlow Ventures’ strategy was mainly to gel up the event with something unique that undoubtedly went beyond the norm, mesmerising every Startup, Investor, & Traditional Business.

Among all Startups, the Top 10 made it to the next Pitch Battle round:

  • Shaft Energies (Jackvolt)
  • Bot Rocket
  • Wah! Phuchka
  • Eunimart
  • Schooglink
  • ZiffyHealth
  • BlueMedix.

 

Every Startup added unique colours to the event, delivering cut-throat competition to the rest. But being a bit more engaging & promising, BlueMedix made it to the Champion’s Trophy. 

A unique & unprecedented approach by FreeFlow Ventures, the Startup Royale earned huge appreciation & encouragement to carry it ahead.

Speakers at the IIIE Conclave 2023

The Conclave had the presence of prominent Speakers from the industry with varying fields of expertise. Their wise words on different kinds of topics, including “The Nuances of Creating Stable Returns from Startups,”  “Electric Vehicles,”  “Green and Resilient Supply Chains,”  and “The Wave of Disruptors from Bengal,” hugely impacted investors, students, and startups.

 

In addition to the above, the IIIE Conclave welcomed & had an incredibly insightful session on “Startup Investments” with Mr. Gautam Sivaramakrishnan (Blume Ventures & Director of Head Start) on the 28th of January, 2023.

Overall, their learning experience was mesmerising, and the lessons received from the honourable speakers were incomparable and highly knowledgeable.

Hiring Achievements

Another shining star of the Conclave’s grand success was the “Hiring Achievement.” Students & Talents present at the event had live interactions with Startups, Businesses, & Traders to receive 125+ hiring opportunities from 6 domains – Marketing, Operations, Tech, Sales, Business, & Finance.

The event created a memorable impact for all Startups, enabling them to discover how they can effectively manage their brands. The event also showed how brands could scale up to meet emerging trends and challenges.

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FlowEdge: India’s First Strategic Startup Funding Event Hosted by FreeFlow Venture Builders

In the picture: FreeFlow’s Co-Founder Aaquib Hussain lighting the ceremonial candles with Piyush Pandey, Sanjoy K Roy etc.

FreeFlow sets up another milestone in the entrepreneurial world by organising India’s First Strategic Startup Funding Event, FlowEdge. Held on the 17th of August 2022, FlowEdge was the flagship startup pitching event of the annexe event BrandEdge 2022. The co-host of this strategic event for startups to raise startup funding was the Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter, in association with Venture Catalysts 7 & Velocity1.

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In the picture: FreeFlow’s Founder Suraj Juneja with Vijay Chaudhuri (Pachwati Group), Utkarsh Roy (Introbot), Ravi Ranjan (Velocity1), Aishwarya Biswas (Auli), Deepak Agarwal (OneX Solutions), Piyush Agarwal (Cashless Bazar)

Post-pandemic, new categories of consumer brands and behaviours have risen and has permanently shifted business trends. It is now more leisurely for a brand to embark, build and prosper with confederates across media, research, production, data, marketing, and distribution.

In this changing scenario, the past events organised by FreeFlow have set an example of phenomenal success. In our five events, we raised funding of over 226 Crores for different promising startups.

In the picture: Aaquib Hussain, the Co-Founder of FreeFlow, presenting the memento to Aishwarya Biswas.

 

To be more specific, this is what our data says:

  • Engagement of 1600+ Startups
  • Pitching 600+ Pitches, including Events & Demo Days
  • With 124+ Sales Funnels Developed
  • 115+ MOU Signed
  • 81+ Funding Commitments for Startups
  • Establishing 67+ B2B Networks 
  • Securing 25+ Direct Investments
  • And the engagement of 18+ Government Departments

 

The Collaborator Story

In the picture: Investors, Jury Members, Guests and Startup Founders attending the confluence.

 

In paving its course from Engage to BrandEdge, The Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Kolkata Chapter, has documented phenomenal climacterics. For nine years, “Engage” was PRSI’s signature event, shaping the benchmarks for advertisement, branding and thought leadership. The imperative belief behind organising the events was to confer the assertive outreach they construct in the world of communication to see business disruptions, fostering evolution and novelty.

Over the years, the Chapter immersed the attention of the communicator’s fraternity on the digital podia and how it had invaded every facet of communication, from brands to corporate image building and social communication to politics.

In the picture: Startups introducing their brands at FlowEdge.

BrandEdge was the Chapter’s new mantra for the forthcoming years. BrandEdge aspires to garner executives from innovative brands, PR and advertising agencies, and distinguished media companies to debate proven growth scenarios for a contemporary brand.

 

The New Shift

In the picture: Investors and Jury Members keenly evaluating the Startups.

 

FreeFlow has persevered with #Engage for an extended period and considers to have created adequate scope for technological innovations encompassing modern-day communication. It’s now the juncture to push the brands and give them an identity as precursors of an industrial renaissance

 

The Event

In the picture: The FlowEdge floor at ITC, SONAR.

FlowEdge is a one-of-a-kind premiere Fundraising Event in India, wherein we entitle startups to raise finances for explicit requirements, namely, Marketing Capital, Technology Capital, PR Capital, and Value Chain Capital (Debt & Working Capital) with the Investment against Equity/CCD, and more.

Our formerly managed and hosted events have been liable for placing the state’s entrepreneurial map in front of the country and shedding light on the disruptions happening within the state and in the overall Eastern Indian region. In 2021-22, we wanted to raise the stakes, making it compelling for aspiring entrepreneurs and registered businesses to create the utmost value and worth from our precise effort.

 

What FlowEdge Achieved

In the picture: A part of the team behind FlowEdge.

 

We received applications from 593 startups, out of which, 54 shortlisted ones made it to the event. The event marked the presence of 62 investment organisations, VCs and fund houses, 12 jury members, and 6 sponsors. FlowEdge was an event with 14 days of engagement where 8 startups made their way to the finale.

The success of the event was grand, bringing us some phenomenal achievements. FlowEdge 2022 was concluded with 225 investment commitments of over 300 Crores on 37 startups. None of this would have been possible without the gracious presence of the investors and enablers, the fabulous jury members, the soaring spirit of participating startups, our supportive partners, humble sponsors, and our dedicated team working tirelessly to make it happen.

This summit was an unparalleled opportunity to comprehend and discover how brands are born and may die, how brands can scale up, and what the pivotal role of communicators and marketers is in confronting emerging trends and challenges!

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