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Celebrating National Startup Day

The celebration of the National Start up Day on 16th January 2024 was a curtain raiser for
EDII's annual entrepreneurship festival— the Empresario. The day-long event involved
intra-college events like speaker sessions to guide budding entrepreneurs in their
entrepreneurial journey, competitions like Pitch Deck, Demo Day and Alumni Interaction
over activities like Ad-Mad Show, Treasure Hunt were followed by a Musical Evening.

The event witnessed participation of over 250 students, start ups and budding
entrepreneurs. Around 25 participants pitched their business ideas to the investor panel.

On the dias are Chief Guest, (in the Centre) Shri P. B Pandya, IAS, Director, Commissionerate of
Higher Education, Government of Gujarat; (2nd from R) Guest of Honour, Shri Jimish Kapadia,
Founder-Growth 91; (extreme R) Special Guest Shri Nilesh Patel, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific
Officer, Lymphon Biologics Pvt Ltd; (2nd from L) Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII and
(extreme L) Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya, Director, Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education, EDII.

Shri P. B Pandya urged the youths to step forth and tap the opportunities amidst the strong
entrepreneurship ecosystem that the State has erected. In the same vein, Shri Jimish
Kapadia, added that the present time is most beneficial for prospective startups who, he
believed, must pursue their dreams with self-assurance. Motivating the budding
entrepreneurs, Shri Nilesh Patel reminded them that the entrepreneurial journey is never
smooth but after all the hard work the end result is deeply satisfying and rewarding.
Appreciating the entrepreneurial climate of the State, Dr. Sunil Shukla highlighted how for
the last three years, Gujarat had continued to score the Numero Uno position, in the
Startup India Ecosystem Ranking. He implored the youths to come up with their
innovative ideas and work towards their execution.

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