17 - 18 MAY, 2025 YASHOBHOOMI, India International Convention
and Expo Centre, Delhi, India

Welcome to Bharat Startup Summit 2025

Starting a Business Whether you are a start-up business, a budding entrepreneur, a solo business, a small business, or working in someone else’s business, Start-up Summit is a premier forum and will cover both selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the most high-impact business opportunities and helping entrepreneurs overcome barriers to growth by providing the key ingredients to success through mentorship; networks; strategic advice; talent; skills; access to smart capital, and inspiration.

Learn - Network - Thrive

A Forum Where Entrepreneurs In India Gather Inspiration, Insight And Opportunity

It’s an opportunity for you to connect with the best and brightest minds to explore how to fuel their business growth. The conference brings together the speakers that are the best breed of entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, business model creators, consultants, policy-makers, academicians, support groups, business coaches and business practitioners to present and discuss innovation and success under the aegis of entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Businesses as they recount their learning and experiences, share their insights and practices that have enriched their ventures.

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Our Speakers

lapinoz — Radhakrishnan

CFO and Head Legal, La Pino’z Pizza

lex — Seema Jhingan

Senior Partner, LexCounsel, Law Offices

Akash Srivastava

National Head, Business Development & Real Estate Expansion, Raymond Limited

Anand Ramanathan

Partner and Consumer Industry Leader, Deloitte India

Engaging and Informative Summit Sessions

Emerging Franchise Trends Shaping India’s Business Landscape

Rise of micro and nano franchising
Experience-driven retail and phygital models
Franchise formats that work in Bharat (Tier 2/3/4)

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Funding the Franchise Dream

Attracting angel investors and VCs in franchising
Role of franchise aggregators and master franchisees
Franchisee lending and NBFC support

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Food & Beverage Franchising: Balancing Passion and Profit

Building a scalable menu and back-end
Navigating delivery platforms and dine-in traffic
Location vs brand equity in F&B success

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Quick Commerce & Delivery-First Franchises

Can q-commerce models scale profitably?
Franchise infrastructure for last-mile delivery
Inventory, speed, and customer delight – the Q-triangle

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Retail Reimagined – Franchising in Fashion, Footwear & Lifestyle

The new-age franchise store: Design, data, and delight
Inventory tech, loyalty, and omnichannel integration
Regional brands vs national chains – what’s working?

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Why Attend?

Great Speakers: Listen to the leading thoughtleaders from around the Country.
Interactive Panel Discussions: Don’t just listen to them, probe them to know the right strategies that will help your business
Networking: Network with the thought leaders, Entrepreneurs, Leading Media, Investors, Startups, business owners and more
Meet New Businesses: Meet New business from all sectors starting from Retail, Fashion, F&B, Education, Technology to Healthcare and more. They are looking for franchisees or investors

Who Attend?

Prospective, Emerging and Existing Businesses
Enterprises looking at Funding
Businesses looking at JVs, Alliances and tie-ups
Enterprise Professionals
Business Consultants and Analysts
Product Led Enterprises
Service Led Enterprises
Chain Store Operators
Policy Makers and Business Associations
Real Estate Business Owners
Retail and B-Schools Students
Chain Store Operators

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