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Student-led startups who presented in the last 5 Grand Finales of Grand Challenge have collectively raised $90M+ in funding, so far
Are you next? Applications Close on 15th September, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
Current students, university dropouts or founders who have graduated in the last three years (2022 or afterwards) can apply. The Challenge is sector agnostic and startups from any sector can apply!
Upon submitting the applications the participants will go through 3 rounds of elimination.
Grand Finale
The top 15 Startups will pitch to the Grand Jury in Person to be held in Mumbai on the 10th of December.
The jury will deliberate over the finalists and declare the “Student Startup of the Year 2025” as the winner of Grand Challenge.
Winners will get $10,000 in non dilutive grants.
Top 3 winners will be accelerated to Campus Fund Investment Committee for an investment of upto INR 8 Crores to fuel their ventures.
Exclusive Opportunities
Fireside chats with leading founders, CXOs and industry stalwarts across a range of topics and domains like - Idea Validation Framework, Climbing the Enterprise Everest, What Are Investors Looking For?, Sales Founder Mindset, Building a Brand Consumers Love, Finding Product-Market Fit and many more interesting topics!
Want to know more? Stay tuned!
Perks and Rewards
Non Dilutive Grants
$10,000 in Non Dilutive Grants for the winners
Potential Funding
Fast track to investment up to ₹8 Crores (~USD 1M) in potential funding for winners
AWS Credits
Up to $10,000 in AWS Credits to kickstart (or help takeoff) your startup
Credits & Perks
80+ exclusive offers from companies like Notion, DocSend, ClickUp, Freshworks, WebFlow, Typeform, etc. valued up to $800,000
Incubation Support
Incubation opportunities at our partner accelerators across India for early stage shortlisted startups
Mentorship Support
Special mentorship to top startups building Onchain by Base India team