Upcoming Startup Events: Ecommerce Masterclass, India Internet Day 2020 & More

Last week, India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries hosted its 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) on July 15. Reliance’s AGM has always been a sought after event in the Indian business world, but this time it’s special because of the series of deals Reliance Industries has stuck since the last meeting in August 2019.

During the event, Reliance Industries’ chairperson and managing director Mukesh Ambani announced that Google will be investing INR 33,737 Cr ($4.5 Bn) into the company for 7.73% equity stake at an equity valuation of INR 4.36 Lakh Cr. Besides that, the company has also announced several latest offerings just like Jio Glass.

Jio Glass is a mixed reality gadget that allows users to conduct 3D virtual meetings, create holographic content and can turn a normal video conference more interactive. Users can also share presentations on a virtual screen with the Jio Glass, and use the technology to have a seamless virtual experience.

Besides this, Reliance Industries also introduced JioTV+, which will curate content from various OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar, Voot, SonyLiv, Zee5, JioCinema, JioSaavn, YouTube, among others, into one app. It will be voice-search enabled. Moreover, the user would be able to voice search, not only for genres but for particular actors, directors, producers, and more.

You can read about the nine takeaways from Reliance’s 43rd AGM here.

As we step into a new week, here’s a list of upcoming events:

Ecommerce MasterClass With Flintstop’s Tejas Jhaveri

TiE Mumbai will be hosting an ecommerce masterclass With Flintstop’s founder Tejas Jhaveri. Mumbai-based ecommerce platform Flintstop is an online portal that deals in quirky, innovative and unique products. Jhaveri will be speaking about his journey as an entrepreneur and sharing his lessons with the other budding entrepreneurs in this segment.

Who Should Attend: Budding Startups, Entrepreneurs, Tech Enthusiasts
Date: July 22, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM
Venue: Virtual Event

Virtual Fintech Festival by IAMAI

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is hosting a Virtual Fintech Festival (VFF) to bring the brightest minds in the financial and fintech world together in an innovative digital format. The event aims to showcase India’s innovation in the fintech space to the global audience and also attract viewership for international solutions.

At the festival, there will be opportunities to meet, learn, to make deals and enter into partnerships on a completely virtual platform. The two-day festival will organise more than 40 sessions hosting more than 150 Indian and international speakers. The industry body is expecting 3,500 attendees across 20 countries.

Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, Budding Startups, Investors
Date: July 22 and 23, 2020
Time: Undisclosed
Venue: Virtual Event

TiE Mumbai Masterclass With Shrirang Tambi

Finance For Non-Finance Founders

TiE Mumbai is hosting its masterclass on ‘Finance For Non-Finance Founders’ with Shrirang Tambi, who is the founder of leasetech ORIGA Leasing and corporate finance advisory company Ourea Capital Advisors. He has been a fund manager in India with a US based private equity fund “Clearwater Capital Partners” for their South East Asia business.

Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, Budding Startups
Date: July 24, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Virtual Event

India Internet Day 2020

Re-Imagine and Rise

TiE Delhi is hosting its first virtual India Internet Day event on August 7 and 8. It will focus on bringing global case studies and best practices on how and what Covid-19 has brought up. The event will bring in global speakers and provide networking opportunities to the Indian startups. The attendees will also be allowed to interact with each other and get instant feedback using real-time interactive features like polling and Q&A.

Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, Budding Startups
Date: July 24, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Virtual Event

Startup Summit Live

Startup Summit Live is being held on July 24, 2020 in order to give a common platform to over 10K entrepreneurs, investors, corporate representatives, government officials and influencers. The speaker list for the event includes Tesla and SpaceX investor Tim Draper, investor Sir Martin Sorrel, angel investor Fabrice Grinda, Innov8’s Ritesh Malik, Shopclues and Droom’s Sandeep Aggarwal, LetsVenture’s Shanti Mohan and more.

Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, Budding Startups
Date: July 24, 2020
Time: 11:00 AM onwards
Venue: Virtual Event

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