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AIC-BIMTECH and the art of making an idea earn its keep
In Greater Noida, a business-school incubator puts customer discovery before the investor pitch. Its most useful lesson is knowing which kind of help a startup needs next.
B Heroes puts money on the people who come back
The Italian investor began by putting startups on television. Its more interesting wager is what happens after the cameras leave: entrepreneurs helping other entrepreneurs build, change course and try again.
Avinya Ventures wants the cheque to come with a crowd
The Surat venture fund grew out of We Founder Circle’s angel network. Its bets on commerce software, batteries and industrial businesses test a practical proposition: an investor should bring useful people along with the money.
AIC-GIM wants you to test the idea before you bet the business
On a Goa business-school campus, AIC-GIM turns startup ambition into customer interviews, sharper business plans and funding applications. Its most useful lesson may be learning which assumptions to abandon.