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Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will celebrate its ‘Decade of Dynamism’ during the 10th edition of its annual flagship event Entrepreneurship Summit (E-Summit’25), held on the campus from 28th February to 2nd March 2025.
This summit is expected to attract participation from over 1,000+ founders, 50+ investors, and 15,000+ students from more than 400 colleges across India.
Being organised by the Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell), IIT Madras, this annual event serves as a hub for aspiring entrepreneurs, providing a platform to nurture innovative ideas and transform them into viable business ventures. It will bring together industry experts, venture capitalists, and students on a single platform.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, addressed a Press Conference in the campus today (25th Feb 2025) to formally announce E-Summit 2025 with Prof. Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, Dean of Students, IIT Madras, Prof. Richa Agrawal, Advisor, E-Cell, IIT Madras and the student leaders.
Highlighting the need for such events to promote entrepreneurship among students, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “Bharat must be a product nation and a startup nation for us to achieve sovereignty in technology. This pan-Bharat Entrepreneurship summit is a platform to understand and demonstrate innovative ideas that could potentially become a startup.”
Further, Prof. Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, Dean of Students, IIT Madras, said, “I congratulate the entire E-cell team for their hard work and wish them a grand success for this 10th edition. E-Summit’25, will be hosting its first live fundraising event: ‘PitchFest’ that will see the most promising start-ups from across the country, contest for funding from leading angel investors as they present their innovative ideas to a live audience. The Event will offer participating startups an opportunity to raise funds in just 5mins at the Students' Activity Centre, IIT Madras.
E-Summit 2025, will also see a first ever ‘Biz-Bazaar’, a one-of-a-kind event that offers students a dynamic marketplace to showcase and sell their creations. It acts as a low-prep event for students to get a flavour of business and entrepreneurship.”
Highlighting the efforts put in by the student team of E-Cell, Prof. Richa Agrawal, Advisor, E-Cell, IIT Madras, said, “E-Summit 2025 is the culmination of a yearlong effort of the E-Cell team, on campus and beyond. This edition of E-Summit is special as it marks a decade of drive, commitment, and excellence from every member of the E-Cell team since inception to Promote, Nurture, and Support, entrepreneurship. As innovation accelerates and opportunities for entrepreneurs expand globally, Team E-Cell IIT Madras stands committed to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit, by motivating startup aspirants, helping fledgling startups, and encouraging young entrepreneurs to convert their startup dreams into reality.”