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The 21st Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has announced the winners of its Fourth Wharton India Startup Competition. The finale event was held in Mumbai on January 6, 2017.
The total number of applications received were 534. The judges for this year’s finale were Sandeep Singhal, Kartik Srivatsa, Kartik Hosanagar, Bharati Jacob, Rajul Garg, and Tarun Davda. The event was presided by eminent keynote speakers and panellists including Kunal Shah, Sumeet Thadani, Nipun Mehra, Rehan Yar Khan, Sumit Mody, Rohan Mirchandani, Kunal Kapoor, Kerry Hilton, and Sandeep Aggarwal.
From the top 11 finalists, IoT-based startup Detect Technologies received the “WIEF-SBI Startup Of The Year” award along with $12K cash, while Kanpur-based social enterprise HELPUSGREEN was prized with “WIEF-SBI People’s Choice” award along with $6K cash. Both the startups will also receive three months of mentorship with Innoven and 20 hours of consulting service with Khaitan.
The other winners of the competition will receive mentorship with Innoven. Kings Learning, whose flagship product enguru provides employability focussed English training through innovative technology products, will also receive an additional three-month mentorship with Unilazer Ventures.
Here are the other winners:
Karma Healthcare: It uses technology to improve access to healthcare in rural India. It also offers
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