Are you ready to transform your raw engineering and business concepts into market-ready startups?
As part of the prestigious Illuminate 2026 national pre-Eureka! workshop series, E-Cell IIT Bombay and E-Cell KKWIEER proudly present an intensive, full-day entrepreneurship training session led by renowned startup mentor and business consultant, Shreekant Patil.
This comprehensive, 6-hour interactive masterclass is meticulously crafted for students, aspiring founders, and innovators in Nashik who want to understand the modern startup ecosystem, validate their ideas, and build sustainable businesses from scratch.
Venue: K.K Wagh Institute Of Engineering Education and Research
Date: October 1st, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Key Takeaways & Modules
• Idea Validation: Learn how to test your concepts and find your true product-market fit.
• Business Model Design: A structured, practical approach to architecting robust business models.
• Funding & Scaling: Strategies to secure early-stage investments and scale your operations.
• Pitching Excellence: Frameworks to effectively pitch your venture to angel investors and venture capitalists.
Who Should Attend?
• Engineering, technology, and management students with a passion for innovation.
• Early-stage startup founders looking for structural scale-up guidance.
• Anyone looking to compete in IIT Bombay's flagship Eureka! 2026 national business model competition.
About the Expert Trainer: Shreekant Patil
About Shreekant Patil, IIT Bombay Startup Mentor
CEng. Shreekant Patil is a renowned entrepreneur and Startup India Mentor whose business leadership and mentorship have empowered countless aspiring entrepreneurs across the country. With a rich background spanning over three decades of successful entrepreneurship, he continues to inspire the next generation by sharing actionable insights into business strategy, finance, and innovation. For the past three years, he has served as a Mentor and Trainer with E-Cell, IIT Bombay, lending his expertise to some of its most prominent initiatives, including the National Entrepreneurship Challenge (NEC), Eureka — Asia's largest business plan competition, and The Ten Minute Million (TTMM).
Beyond his work with E-Cell, Patil serves as an Hon. I-STEM Ambassador, working to bridge Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities like Nashik with India's broader research ecosystem, and as an Evaluator for the Smart India Hackathon (SIH), a flagship Ministry of Education initiative. Whether mentoring early-stage startups or guiding students through their first entrepreneurial ideas, his mission remains the same — to help young innovators build sustainable ventures and become the leaders India's growing startup ecosystem needs.
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Event venue
K.K Wagh Institute Of Engineering Education and Research, Hirabai Haridas Vidyanagari, Mumbai Agra Road Amrutdham, Panchavati, Nashik, Maharashtra 422003, India
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