Capital Nexus 2026

About

Application is free. The top 3 startups at Pune get the opportunity of immediate funding of ₹5-50 Lakhs from Edugild, capital in hand before you even reach Delhi. The top 25-30 earn an exclusive pitch slot at the Grand Finale at IES 2026, New Delhi, where angel investors, VC funds, family offices and syndicates attend with active mandates of ₹5 Lakhs to over ₹15+ Crores. Curated pitches, stage-mapped investor matching, pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings - every startup earns its slot; every investor pairing is deliberate.

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

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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.

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Good to know

  • Application is 100% free - you pay only if shortlisted, to confirm your pitch slot.
  • Pune Qualifier registration (shortlisted startups): ₹3,500 (Pre-Revenue) ·   ₹4,500 (Early Revenue) · ₹5,500 (Series A/Growth) - payable within 3-4 days of confirmation. Additional team member add-on: ₹2,500 (Pune) per person.
  • Your fee covers a confirmed Startup stage-mapped pitch slot,pre-event mentorship programme,executive food arrangement and cloud credits as applicable.
  • 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 (Pre-Revenue) ·   ₹8,500 (Early Revenue) · ₹10,500 (Series A/Growth) by stage. Additional team member add-on: ₹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.