The format is proven — Investor Arena, IFS 2026 Mumbai (June 2026). Capital Nexus brings it back, with a direct path to Delhi.

18Curated Investors
30Shortlisted Startups
₹5 Cr+Investment Interest
4–5Deals in Process

Startup Registration

Tell us who you are and what you're building. Shortlisting is jury-led and based entirely on this application — make every field count. * indicates a required field.

Founder & Company

What You're Building

Product & Traction

The jury of 5–6 domain experts evaluates on four things — team quality, traction, clarity of problem statement and scalability potential. This is where you show them.

Upload a PDF (max 10 MB) — or paste a link below. Applications without a deck are not evaluated.

Good to know

  • Application is 100% free — you pay only if shortlisted, to confirm your pitch slot.
  • Pune Qualifier registration (shortlisted startups): ₹3,500 (Idea/Pre-Revenue) · ₹4,500 (Seed/Early Revenue) · ₹5,500 (Series A/Growth) — payable within 3–4 days of confirmation.
  • Your fee covers a confirmed stage-mapped pitch slot, curated 1:1 investor meetings, the pre-event mentorship programme, executive food arrangement and cloud credits of ₹5K–₹15K by stage.
  • Pre-event mentorship — investor readiness, pitch refinement, business validation, growth strategy — is included at no additional cost, delivered by industry alumni, experienced founders and ecosystem experts.
  • Delhi Grand Finale registration (selected startups): ₹6,500 · ₹8,500 · ₹10,500 by stage. Additional team member add-on: ₹2,500 (Pune) / ₹3,500 (Delhi) per person.
  • Every Grand Finale startup member (maximum 2) receives an AWS Certification Voucher worth ₹10K.
  • A success fee of 2% applies only on investments secured through the Grand Finale — you pay it only when you raise.

Approximately 25–30 startups advance from Pune to Delhi. The investors are confirmed. Are you?

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Application received.

Shortlisted startups will receive their confirmation and pitch slot details on email — the registration fee is payable within 3–4 days of confirmation. For anything in between, write to capitalnexus@mitindia.com.