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The Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club of IIM Ahmedabad

The Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club takes pride in being a platform that encourages and guides students through the process of starting and funding new ventures, and in providing a mentorship and support network for the IIMA community. We, as a club, support, develop, and enable current and future Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists to change the world through creativity, smarts, and grit. Designed to support entrepreneurs, innovators and growth leaders as they face challenges at every stage of the business life cycle, the club's programming is tactical and practical, yet steeped in a culture of collaboration.

30/09/2026

Want to know how VCs build an investment thesis and decide which startups to back?

Beta IIM Ahmedabad & Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA bring you a practical VC Masterclass with Nicolas Sauvage, Founder & President of TDK Ventures.

TDK Ventures manages $500+ Mn in AUM and has backed frontier-tech companies including Groq AI, Starship Technologies and Agility Robotics.

Join us as Nicolas breaks down how VCs build investment theses, evaluate startups and make investment decisions, along with a practical discussion on the process.

📅 30 September, Wednesday
⏰ 5:30 PM onwards
📍 SR 12, AB2

29/09/2026

What makes a D2C brand stand out? And what do investors look for before backing one?

Beta IIM Ahmedabad & Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA bring you a session with Kanwaljit Singh, Founder & Managing Partner, Fireside Ventures.

Fireside Ventures manages ₹5,300+ crore AUM across four funds and has backed 66+ brands, including Mamaearth, boAt, The Sleep Company, Pilgrim, Traya, Slurrp Farm and Yoga Bar.

Join us for a conversation on building consumer brands, scaling startups and understanding what investors look for in founders and businesses.

📅 29 September, Tuesday
⏰ 5:30 PM onwards
📍 SR 12, AB2

22/09/2026

Startups and VCs, looking to work with talent from IIM Ahmedabad?

Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA invites you to EntreFair 2026, our flagship startup hiring initiative, on 5 and 6 October 2026.

Participating firms can hire for:

🔹 Live Projects: 4 to 24 weeks across Product, Strategy, Growth, Marketing, Finance and Founder’s Office
🔹 Summer Internships: 8 weeks during April and May 2027

EntreFair gives you access to 800+ students across PGP, PGPX and FABM through one simple process: share your role, receive applications, shortlist, and interview virtually.

For VCs, you can participate directly or share opportunities across your portfolio companies.

📅 Registrations close: 25 September 2026

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/SdPTp75g1VbUct3v9

Know a startup or VC that should be part of EntreFair? Tag them below.

20/09/2026

Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA was delighted to host Jay Prakash Gupta, Co-founder of Dhan and IIMA alumnus, for an insightful HTSAS session on building and scaling in fintech.

From lessons drawn from two decades in financial markets to his journey of building Dhan, the session offered a candid look at entrepreneurship in a competitive and highly regulated industry.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the conversation so engaging! 🚀

17/09/2026

Have an idea you can’t stop thinking about? Or one you can’t seem to move forward?

The Foundry by Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA is a space to bring your budding ideas, roadblocks, assumptions, and questions to the table. No polished pitch or perfect business plan needed. Come with what you have, discuss it, challenge it, and find a clearer way forward.

📅 18th September | 6:00 PM
📍 IIMA Ventures

Bring the problem. Leave with more clarity.

11/09/2026

From IIMA to building a $1.2B fintech unicorn 🚀

Join us for HTSAS with Jay Prakash Gupta, Co-founder of Dhan and IIMA alumnus, as he shares what it takes to build and scale in one of India’s most competitive and regulated industries.

29/08/2026

Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder & CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, joined us at IIM Ahmedabad for another exciting session of EntreVC’s “How to Start a Startup” series, sharing how a bold idea grew into Skyroot and helped open a new chapter for India’s private space sector. 🚀

From his time at ISRO to building one of India’s most ambitious space-tech companies, Pawan spoke about the choices, challenges, and conviction behind the journey.

A truly inspiring conversation on dreaming big, building patiently, and creating something that can change an industry.

25/08/2026

From an idea at IIM Ahmedabad to building one of India’s most recognisable homegrown lifestyle brands. 👜✨

Disha Singh, Founder & CEO of Zouk, joined us to share the journey behind Zouk, the lessons along the way, and what it really takes to build from scratch.

18/08/2026

From building a homegrown lifestyle brand to launching India’s first privately developed rocket, the latest edition of the HTSAS (How to Start a Startup) series brings two remarkable founder journeys to IIMA.

👜 19 Aug | 5:30 PM | SR 13: Disha Singh, Founder & CEO, Zouk

🚀 20 Aug | 4:45 PM | CR 15: Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder & CEO, Skyroot Aerospace

Join Entrepreneurship & VC Club IIMA and IIMA Ventures to hear how ambitious ideas are built and scaled.

Startups

16/08/2025

Meet the EntreVC PGP1 core team bringing the perfect mix of energy, creativity, and hustle.

Get ready to see some magic unfold with them on board!

Address

IIM Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
380015

Telephone

+918235409196

Website

https://students.iima.ac.in/entrepreneurship-vc-club/

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