{"id":38247,"date":"2025-06-02T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/150-venture-capitalists-and-investors-participate-in-masters-union-demo-day-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:24:19","slug":"150-venture-capitalists-and-investors-participate-in-masters-union-demo-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/150-venture-capitalists-and-investors-participate-in-masters-union-demo-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"150+ Venture Capitalists and Investors participate in Masters\u2019 Union Demo Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><strong>Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 2:<\/strong> <\/span> Over 150 venture capital firms and angel investors participated in Masters\u2019 Union Demo Day 2025, held this weekend at DLF Cyberpark in Gurugram, making it India\u2019s largest student startup showcase by investor turnout. Top firms in attendance included <strong>Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Aavishkaar Capital<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Gaja Capital<\/strong>, reflecting the growing investor interest in student-led innovation and founder-first education models.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s top early-stage VC firms including Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Aavishkaar Capital, Gaja Capital participated in the event<\/li>\n<li>Masters\u2019 Union has supported 80+ startups since inception through their Venture Initiation Programme (VIP)<\/li>\n<li>In the past year alone,\u00a010\u00a0startups incubated under VIP have raised over Rs. 22 crore in external funding, with a combined annual revenue of Rs. 35 crore in FY25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fifteen ventures were selected to present at the event. These startups spanned sectors including\u00a0<strong>AI, Web3, crypto analytics, FMCG, mobile gaming<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>lab-grown diamonds<\/strong>. Most had already achieved early traction through customer pilots, revenues, or previous angel rounds, and were now seeking institutional capital. They were incubated under\u00a0<strong>Masters\u2019 Union\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Venture Initiation Programme (VIP)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a year-long, curriculum-integrated startup building track. VIP is designed to help students go from idea to institutionally fundable businesses by graduation, offering access to mentors, investors, product advisors, and operating founders. Since its inception, the programme has supported over 80 ventures, many of which have gone on to raise funding and build early traction before graduation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith our Venture Initiation Programme (VIP), our goal is to build the most credible campus-to-capital pipeline in India\u201d,\u00a0<\/em><strong>said Pratham Mittal<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Founder, Masters\u2019 Union<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>\u201cThis year\u2019s participation by almost all of India\u2019s leading early stage VCs reflects how student-led businesses are being taken seriously by the market. VIP is now producing investable ventures, not just experiments.\u201d<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47581\" src=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2526003032-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/em>Masters\u2019 Union\u2019s VIP is steadily gaining visibility among early-stage investors evaluating founder-led ventures emerging from academic environments. In the past year alone,\u00a010\u00a0startups incubated under VIP have raised over Rs. 22 crore in external funding, with a combined annual revenue of Rs. 35 crore in FY25, reflecting a capital efficiency of more than 2X. The current cohort is expected to follow a similar trajectory, given the quality of early traction already visible across several ventures. Notable startups to have emerged from VIP include PlaySuper, is a real-money fantasy gaming and social competition platform raised Rs. 13.61 crore from the likes of Nazara Technologies and Chimera VC; SeedsAI, an AI-powered tool that helps startups ideate, validate, and build MVPs faster using generative technology raised Rs. 1.7 crores and Blue Brew, an Indian fashion label focused on well-fitted, timeless denim made for Indian body types has raised Rs. 36 lakhs.\u00a0All of which have secured institutional rounds post-graduation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Divya Gupta \u2013 Director of Investments, Aavishkaar Capital said<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>\u201cI came in expecting student projects, but left blown away by real businesses, some already profitable, all built by students yet to graduate. The clarity, ambition and execution were exceptional. This is what hands-on business education should look like. Hats off to Masters\u2019 Union for enabling it\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shishir Maheshwari, Managing Director, Eversource Capital said,<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cA fantastic platform for early-stage startups to connect with serious capital. The quality of ventures and the level of investor engagement at Demo Day was on par with some of the best early-stage ecosystems we\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parth Agarwal, founder and CEO of Cryptique said,<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cWhen we joined Masters\u2019 Union, we came with an idea and curiosity. What we didn\u2019t expect was the level of hands-on support \u2013 from refining the product, getting in front of customers, to access to investors we would have struggled to reach otherwise. The VIP programme helped us pressure-test the business in real conditions. The feedback, capital, and interest we received validated everything we have been building over the past year.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ishan Goyal, co-founder of JoyZee said,<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u201cBuilding JoyZee at Masters\u2019 Union has been nothing short of transformative. The access to mentors, early users, and constant feedback helped us sharpen our proposition quickly. Demo Day gave us the rare opportunity to pitch to India\u2019s top investors while still being students that kind of exposure is hard to find elsewhere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. 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