Wadhwani Entrepreneur + Indian Angel Network

Liftoff Acceleration Program

Helping High Potential Startups to raise seed capital

About the program

An exciting, action-packed, 14 weeks virtual acceleration program to support early-stage Startups to get investor ready and help them pitch to various funding sources to raise seed funds. The program will enable early-stage startups to improve their business strategy, organization, and performance to be successful in attracting seed capital. The program will help startups to:

Strengthen business and financial sustainability
Design processes for customer acquisition, growth, and scale
Build networks
Build a balanced team
Strengthen brand visibility and go-to-market strategy
Create a product roadmap
Compute the venture’s valuation and develop a funding plan
Pitch to funding agencies and raise seed capital

Who is eligible for the program?

Early-stage startups fulfilling the below criteria can apply for the program:

A registered entity
Having a customer-validated idea
Having a sizeable Total Addressable Market (TAM)
Having a validated MVP
Having a sustainable business model
Early revenues/customers/users
Startups that have raised any Grants would be preferred

Key Offerings

Interaction with
IAN Team

Weekly Sprints
Interventions

Pitch Practice
Sessions

CXO Mentor
Clinics

Consultants &
Service Providers

Final Pitch to
IAN

Program Benefits

The program provides 360° support to the startups to increase their chances of funding success.

Startup Baselining and Goal Setting workshop to understand the gaps
Digital content & Solution Kits
Masterclasses, entrepreneur case studies, Fire-side chats
Access to domain experts & business mentors through Global Entrepreneur Community Platform
Business Model evaluation, financial planning & startup selection tools and templates
Live Mock Pitching Sessions
1×1 with WF Consultants and IAN Team Members

Program Objectives

Support early stage Startups through a structured program by building a compelling Value Prop & offerings, sustainable & scalable Business Model, focusing/scaling Sales, Revenues, Customers & Team, building network, strengthening brand visibility, and taking the final lap to get ready to pitch to early-stage Investors/Funding programs.

Program Pathway

The program commences with a venture baselining and goal-setting exercise, which aims to identify the key areas of focus during this 14-week intervention. This exercise sets the pace for the interventions, and there is a concerted effort from the startup and Wadhwani Foundation to reach the goal–post, i.e. investor funding; most efficiently.

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