26 & 27 FEB 2021
Announcing the FINALISTS for the NICE Aarohana Business Plan Competition!
Here are the finalists for the NICE Aarohana Business Plan Competition, India’s first and foremost for Cultural Enterprises!
Thank you so much for taking interest in our Business Plan Competition. Your response was overwhelming. We received more than a hundred applications.We thank the Selection Jury for shortlisting the finalists.
Our finalists have been picked on various objective parameters that include factors such as:
- Founder Profile & Involvement
- Customer & Market Understanding
- Business Model Uniqueness
- Competitive Differentiation
- Financials & Traction
We are truly impressed with the quality of the applications.

Hearty Congratulations from Team NICE to all the finalists
Early Stage
Growth Stage
Early Stage
Growth Stage
Final Jury
Faculty Co-Chair, Creative and Cultural Businesses Programme
IIM Ahmedabad
Tech Entrepreneur & Founder, CEO
GoCoop
Changemaker & Social Entrepreneur
1BRIDGE and G.A.M.E
Impact & Social Sector Investor
Unitus Ventures
Founder & Investor
Fireside Ventures
Lead Investor
Indian Angel Network & Partner- Acumen Fund
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Ankur Capital
Owner
Jaipur Rugs
Chintan Bakshi
Selection Jury
Managing Partner
ATK Consultants
Head
New Business Venture Nadathur Fareast
Brand Advisor
Chief Investment Officer
Cause First Ventures Pte Ltd
Business Mentor and Entrepreneur
Jury, NICE Aarohana Business Plan Competition
Rajiv Kuchhal
Pavan Krishnamurthy
Meera Harish
Bina Trivedi