Some news for healthcare entrepreneurs. The Piramal Prize 2010 is inviting applications from high-impact business models and ideas that address India’s healthcare crisis. There are two categories — emerging ventures and established organizations. The winner in the emerging ventures category, who must be less than three years old, will receive structured funding worth Rs 10 lakh and additional support such as office space, mentoring and access to further funding. The awards are a joint initiative of the Piramal Foundation and CIIE at IIM Ahmedabad. The last date for applications is August 15.
Updates on networking for startups, entrepreneurs and anybody interested in entrepreneurship:
Startup Saturday, from the HeadStart Network Foundation, is hosting its July 2010 edition on the 10th (Saturday). Those in Mumbai can register here. The theme this month is ‘workshop-wallahs’. Entrepreneurs of a different variety, from the small scale industries segment, will share their experiences and learnings in building their businesses. The accent will be on businesses that are completely offline. Information on the Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata editions here.
The Startup Centre, a new initiative born in Chennai and announced recently, will host its first meet today at 6.30 pm. The venue is Ascendas — trust folks in Chennai are familiar with the place. The agenda is to interact with the team (Vijay Anand, Dorai Thodla, Mahesh Radha Krishnan) behind the initiative and talk about the whats and hows of making the centre work. They’re gunning for a September launch.
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