Building a startup requires more than a strong idea. Founders need the right connections, practical guidance, honest feedback and opportunities to present their businesses to people who understand startup growth, investment and scale.
The Founders Meet, powered by NeuSource Startup Minds India Limited in association with The Founder Show, is designed to bring those opportunities together in one structured startup ecosystem event.
The next edition will take place on 28 November 2026, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Hyatt Centric Janakpuri, New Delhi, bringing together 200+ founders and 35+ investors and industry experts.
The event combines startup pitching, investor interaction, expert sessions, founder conversations and networking through four dedicated experiences: Speakers Room, Investors Room, The Founder Show and The Founders Talk.
Startup networking becomes useful when founders are able to meet relevant people, ask the right questions and receive meaningful feedback instead of simply exchanging business cards.
The Founders Meet is structured around focused conversations that can help entrepreneurs think more clearly about questions such as:
By bringing founders, investors, mentors and industry professionals into dedicated rooms and sessions, the event creates multiple opportunities to learn, pitch and build relevant startup relationships.
Instead of keeping every participant inside one conference hall throughout the day, The Founders Meet uses a multi-room format with parallel sessions focused on different founder objectives.
The Speakers Room is designed for entrepreneurs who want practical insights into building, funding and scaling businesses.
Key discussion areas highlighted for the event include:
The focus is on practical startup and business challenges rather than generic motivation.
For many founders, one of the biggest reasons to attend a startup event is direct access to investors.
The Investors Room is built around startup-investor interaction, allowing participating founders to discuss their businesses, funding requirements and growth plans directly with investors.
The Investor Room Access package states that eligible participants can meet a minimum of three investors of their choice, with the investor list shared before the event, subject to the event's current participation and availability terms.
The investor and industry profiles represented in the event cover areas such as early-stage investing, angel investment, fundraising, technology, finance, healthcare, fintech, SaaS, climate tech, IoT, venture building and business strategy.
This diversity is useful because every startup does not require the same type of capital, advisor or growth strategy.
The Founder Show is a Shark Tank-style startup pitching format where founders present their businesses before a jury and gain an opportunity to showcase their startup.
A strong startup pitch should communicate four things clearly:
Live pitching gives founders an opportunity to test how clearly they can explain their business under structured questioning and investor evaluation.
Not every founder journey can be explained in a short startup pitch.
The Founders Talk provides a longer-form conversation format focused on real founder stories, startup experiences and entrepreneurial journeys.
These conversations can explore topics such as how the business started, early challenges, customer problems, leadership lessons, product decisions, fundraising experiences and the realities of building a company.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast & Networking |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Opening Session, Lamp Lighting, NeuSource Startup Ecosystem Introduction, Guest Addresses & Felicitation |
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Parallel Sessions Across Event Rooms |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Lunch & Networking |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Parallel Startup, Investor & Speaker Sessions |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | High Tea & Networking |
| 5:30 PM Onwards | Closing Ceremony & Awards Distribution |
The overall journey of the event can be summarised simply: Meet → Learn → Pitch → Discuss → Network → Grow.
Investor events are not useful only for businesses that are immediately raising capital.
Founders can also use the event to understand investor expectations, test their startup story, improve their pitch, receive feedback, meet potential advisors and build relevant industry relationships.
Sometimes the most useful outcome of an investor conversation is not immediate funding, but clarity about what the business needs to improve before becoming investment-ready.
Getting access to investors creates value only when the founder is prepared to use that opportunity effectively.
Before attending The Founders Meet, founders should ideally prepare:
Founders should avoid beginning every conversation with only “I am looking for funding.” A stronger discussion explains the market opportunity, current traction, capital requirement and planned use of funds.
Different founders may attend the event for different reasons, so The Founders Meet offers separate access formats.
Designed for founders focused on learning about investor mindset, startup growth, fundraising readiness and emerging business opportunities.
The Investor Room Access is listed at ?7,999 per person and is designed around direct startup-investor interaction.
It includes:
The event booklet also highlights limited opportunities connected with The Founder Show and The Founders Talk. Availability and participation slots should be confirmed before booking because they may change as registrations progress.
The event can be relevant for:
Founders who are not currently fundraising may also benefit by understanding how investors evaluate startups before beginning the fundraising process.
The Founders Meet is powered by NeuSource Startup Minds India Limited in association with The Founder Show.
The event forms part of a broader startup ecosystem approach that brings founders, investors, industry professionals, startup pitching, mentorship and founder visibility together through structured interactions.
| Date | 28 November 2026 |
| Time | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
| Venue | Hyatt Centric Janakpuri, New Delhi |
| Founder Participation | 200+ Founders |
| Investors & Industry Experts | 35+ |
| Key Experiences | Speakers Room, Investors Room, The Founder Show & The Founders Talk |
The Founders Meet on 28 November 2026 brings founders, investors and industry professionals together in a structured environment built around startup learning, pitching, investor conversations and networking.
With 200+ founders, 35+ investors and industry experts and four dedicated event experiences, the objective is not simply to attend another startup event, but to use the day to ask better questions, improve the startup pitch, build relevant connections and gain greater clarity about the next stage of business growth.
28 November 2026 | Hyatt Centric Janakpuri, New Delhi
Pitch. Learn. Connect. Grow.
