The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards 2016
Pune based “Fizzible Tech” wins National Championship
The national final of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) 2016 was held here at Chennai. Student Entrepreneurs who got selected from the zone wise preliminary competitions presented their business model before Mr. V. Shankar, CAMS, Mr. Ullas Kamath, Jyothy Laboratories & Mr. Gautam Jaggi, o3 Capital, who were the judging panel. Pune based “Fizzible Tech”, was adjudged the winner, while “Detect Technologies” and “Amruth Foods Pvt. Ltd.” came second and third respectively.
H.E. Mr. Brian E McElduff, Ambassador of Ireland to India, gave away the prizes to the winners. He said, “The technologically driven world we live in today is the result of some ground-breaking innovation. Startups by young minds, their enthusiasm and fresh thinking is taking this forward to a whole new level. Congratulations to the winners. GSEA team’s efforts in identifying these young Indian businessmen and bringing them to the limelight is surely laudable.”
According to Mr. K Chandrasekhar, GESA Director, South Asia, “Back bone of every nation are its students, while entrepreneurs serve as spark plug in the country's economic engine. The economic success of nations worldwide is the result of encouraging & rewarding entrepreneurial instinct. EO GSEA is a global competition for student entrepreneurs encouraging entrepreneurial instinct, Identifying the next generation of idea makers, job creators & influencers. It is truly a nation building exercise.”
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| Winner, GSEA 2016 - Pratik Magar(third from left), Founder, Fizzible Tech, receives the winning cheque from H.E. Mr. Brian E McElduff (rightmost), Ambassador of Ireland to India. Mr. K Chandrasekhar, GSEA Director, South Asia, Mr. Navneet Raman, GSEA Convenor, Chennai, Mr. Gautam Jaggi, o3 Capital and Mr. Ullas Kamath, Jyothy Laboratories are also present. |
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| National level Finalists: (from L to R) Preetham Kumar, Green Wave India, Ankit Singh, Fashion Villa, Pratik Magar, Fizzible Tech (Winner), Daniel Raj David, Detect Technologies (Runner up) & Vijay Raj, Amruth Foods Pvt. Ltd.(2nd Runner up). |
Piyush Bhandari, GSEA Co – Convener, Chennai said that, “Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards (GSEA) is the best platform for students to showcase themselves and their business. Applications were shortlisted zone wise nationally; The winner (i.e.) the regional Champion from India will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the GSEA Finals in Bangkok, Thailand on May 11 & 12, 2016 and compete with the world’s top student entrepreneurs who will present their business strategies in front of a global panel to win a prize package worth more than USD $40,000 that includes USD $20,000 cash prize, travel/lodging expense and paid trip to compete in GSEA Finals in Bangkok. First Runner up will get USD $10,000 and second runner up, USD $5,000. The theme of the international finals will be 50:50 – 50 participants from 50 countries.”
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is a global competition for undergraduate and graduate students who own and operate businesses. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world for the chance to win capital and in-kind prizes from sponsor organizations. Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University, GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) program.
Official Website: http://www.gseaindia.org/
For more details, contact: Mr. Piyush Bhandari, Co-Convenor, GSEA, piyush@intuitconsultancy.com , 98403 02727, Mr. Satyan Bhatt, MD, Prism PR, satyanbhatt@prism-india.com, 98400 85411.
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