Entrust

Innovation Challenge for Early-Stage Startups

Application Process

Step 1

Submit your application latest by

September 28, 2024

Step 2

Keep an eye on your inbox for an email from us. We will keep you updated on the status of your application.

Step 3

Selected applicants will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to our partner VC firms and angel investors.

Apply Now!

Apply Now!

Entrust

Innovation Challenge
for Early-Stage Startups

Application Process

Step 1

Submit your application latest by

September 28, 2024

Step 2

Keep an eye on your inbox for an email from us. We will keep you updated on the status of your application.

Step 3

Selected applicants will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to our partner VC firms and angel investors.

Apply Now!

Apply Now!

About the Initiative

EnTrust by Scaling Trust is an initiative designed to spotlight early-stage startups that are pioneering trust-centric products in the Digital Business domains.

EnTrust by Scaling Trust is an initiative designed to spotlight early-stage startups that are pioneering trust-centric products in the Digital Business domains.

This initiative culminates in an opportunity to pitch your ideas to VCs & Investors.


Here the innovators will have the chance to present their projects to a distinguished panel of venture capitalists, network with industry leaders, and gain invaluable insights from seasoned mentors.

Participation Criteria

Participation Criteria

  1. Early Stage Startups

Startups that are in early stage of development or pre-market launch

2. Startups that are building in and around these areas

Trust-Enabling Products

Data Privacy, Safety of Funds, Secured Transactions in Motion.

P2P Network Businesses

Lending, Gaming, Rent-Tech, etc.

Facilitating International Trade Using Technology

Facilitating International

Trade Using Technology

Technologies streamlining and securing international trade processes.

Technologies streamlining

and securing international

trade processes.

Immutable Ledger-Based Applications (Tokenization)

Money, Assets, Data, etc.

Innovation in Wealth Creation

Wealthtech, Embedded Finance.

Benefits for startups

Pitch to VCs and angel
investors

Pitch to VCs and angel

investors

Pitch to VCs and angel
investors

Pitch to VCs and angel

investors

Receive acceleration
support from
partner organizations

Receive acceleration
support from partner
organizations

Receive acceleration
support from partner
organizations

Receive acceleration
support from partner
organizations

Earn rewards of up to
INR 5 lakhs, including both
monetary and non-monetary
support

Earn rewards of up to INR
5 lakhs, including both
monetary and non-
monetary support

Earn rewards of up to INR
5 lakhs, including both
monetary and non-
monetary support

Earn rewards of up to INR 5 lakhs, including both monetary and non-monetary support

Earn rewards of up to
INR 5 lakhs, including
both monetary and

non-monetary support

Key Timelines

1.

Application Start Date

13th August

2.

Application End Date

28th September

3.

Communication to applicants shortlisted
for VC Connect

Communication to applicants shortlisted for VC Connect

Communication to applicants
shortlisted for VC Connect

3rd week of September onwards

4.

VC Connect for shortlisted
applicants

2nd Week of October

1.

Application Start Date

13th August

2.

Application End Date

28th September

3.

Communication to applicants shortlisted for VC Connect

3rd week of September onwards

4.

VC Connect for shortlisted applicants

2nd Week of October

Investment Partners

Investment Partners

Incubation
Partners

Incubation
Partners

Partnership Support

Partnership Support

FAQs

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