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KALPAVRIKSHA 2011

Kalpavriksha, the flagship event of Ahvan, is a platform for budding entrepreneurs to showcase

self-sustainable business plans with a strong societal focus by sensitizing its participants about

the responsibility and the potential difference they can make. The belief that drives

Kalpavriksha is that the amalgamation of business principles, with efforts towards societal

upliftment, can be a sustained and powerful tool for change. By encouraging such ideas and

helping budding entrepreneurs seek expert advice & seed funding, Kalpavriksha promotes IIM

Indores belief that the essence of management lies in managing one's own ambitions and

working passionately towards achieving them.

Kalpavriksha 11 Highlights

Total Innovation Fund of Rs. 1,20,000/- (Business Plan Rs. 50,000/- & Social Enterprise Rs.70,000/-)

Kalpavriksha went international this year with an entry from Harvard making it to thefinals

110 entries from students pursuing graduation, post-graduation as well as corporate andbudding entrepreneurs

Collaboration with Morarka Organic as Prize sponsor; NSEF, TiE Mumbai, NEN asKnowledge Partners & Springboard Ventures as Evaluation Partner

Events Details Phases

Phase 1 Online Submission of Executive SummaryTeams were required to submit a 3 page executive summary of their B-plan based on which a totalof 20 teams were selected out of 110 entries received from 170 registrationsJudges:Mr. M R Sreenath & Mrs. Lalitha Sreenath of IIM Indore

Phase 2 Online Submission of detailed B-planThe short listed 20 teams were then required to submit their complete B-plan comprising of marketneed, productdescription, competitor analysis, marketing plan and financial projections. Based onthese detailed social B-plans, the top 6 teams were chosen, 3 from each categoryJudges:Mr. M R Sreenath & Mrs. Lalitha Sreenath of IIM Indore

Phase 3 Mentoring of top 6 teamsThe 6 teams shortlisted for the finals were mentored by industry experts.Mentors:Ms. Bhavna Toor, Director of NSEF & Former Miss India NY,Ms. Karon Shaiva, Chief Impact Officer & MD at Idobro Media & Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.,Mr. K K Mookhey, Founder of Network Intelligence India Pvt. Ltd.,Mr. Thien Nguyen-Trung, Manager at Samsung Global Strategy Group, Seoul (South Korea),Mr. Vikas Verma, Founder - The Colour Factory,andMr. Yashveer Singh, Co-founder NSEF

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Phase 4 Campus Round: Final PresentationAn informal feedback session was held by Prof. S L Sunder a day before the final round. Finalround comprised of final presentation of 15 min followed by 10 min Q&A session by the panel ofjudges.Judging Panel:Ms. Bhavna Toor, Director, NSEF & Former Miss India NY;Mr. Manak Singh, Executive Director at TiE Mumbai;Mr. M R Sreenath and Mrs Lalitha Sreenath, Professors in IIM Indore in General Management;Mr. Pradeep Ghosh, Ashoka Fellow & Founder & President of OASiS, a unique platform for socialdevelopment; andMr. Rajeev Kumar, serial entrepreneur, former Angel Investor, a social entrepreneur, Founder &CEO at several companies like BlueLotus Capital Advisers, Chromosoul Technologies and

Agastya

Participation

The top 6 entries that were invited for the final rounds were (alphabetically):

Business Plans Institute

Krishak IIM Bangalore

Pandoras Box IIM Ahmedabad

The Outliers IIFT

Social Enterprise Organisation

Braille Sense Segito Technologies Private Limited

Phyzok Phyzok

VOZ VOZ

Winners Business Plan Category: Team Pandoras Box from IIM ABusiness Idea - Math for V I - Enabling Inclusive Education In Mathematics And Science forVisually Impaired Students In India.

Winners Social Enterprise Category: Team Braille Sense from Segito Technologies Pvt Ltd.Business Idea - Braille Messenger - educational tool for blind people. Working on PatentRegistration and Approval documentation

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Our Esteemed Judges

Post Event Activities

TIE Mumbai: Telenar on Nov 22, 2011 - "In the Phone Booth with..." by Mr. AnuragAgrawal, co-founder of Intellecap on "How To Build a Scalable Social Enterprise".

Springboard Ventures: 6-month mentorship as well as detailed business plan making for the top two finalists. Listing the finalists on Grow VC India : Indias first crowd-funding platform for start-

ups

Event Pictures

Our Kalpavriksha Banner

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Our Esteemed Judges

Business Plan Category Winner: Mr. Tom Tillo

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Social Enterprise Category Winner: Mr. Rajesh Mane

Our Kalpavriksha Team