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  • HST2024
  • Annual flagship event
  • 15-17 November, 2024
  • 28 Investors
  • 500+ Startups
  • 300+ Speakers/Mentors
  • 1000+ Participants
  • Grant Money upto 10 Lakh
Flagship Event

About HST

Himalayan Startup Trek is the flagship annual startup event hosted by IIT Mandi Catalyst, to bring together the stakeholders of the Indian Startup Ecosystem and connect them on a single platform. New venturing startups and seasoned mentors get to meet each other and pick each others' brains that help formulate new relationships and turn the ideas and innovations into products and services for the global market.

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10 Lakh
Grant Money
HST Grand Challenge
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400+
Incubation Offers
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357
Mentors/Speaker
Investors/Experts
Date: Nov 14 - 17, 2024

Tentative Schedule:
Himalayan Startup Trek 2024

12:00 PM onwards
Registration/Check-Ins

Registration Arrival of startups, Mentors, Jury members

7:00 - 7:45 PM
Master Class1

Why Customer Experience Matters - By Mr. Atul Manohar

8:00 PM onwards
Welcome Dinner
7:30:00 AM
Bus Pick Up at Gadpa to bring startups to North Campus
7:30-9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 - 1:00 PM
HST Grand Challenge Finale

Close door pitching for four thematic areas- Parallel

Investors' Den

Close Door, For Catalyst Portfolio Startups only

12:30 - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 PM
HST Grand Challenge Finale

Close door pitching for four thematic areas- Parallel

Investors' Den

Close Door, For Catalyst Portfolio Startups only

5:00 PM onwards
Networking Hi-Tea
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Masterclass for Startups
8:00 PM Onwards
Networking Dinner
6:00 - 8:00 AM
Yoga/Trek

Yoga/Trek (For Interested Mentors & Partcipants)

7:30-9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Inaugural Session
9:30 - 10:15 AM
Keynote Address
10:15 - 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion 1
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion 2
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Winners Announcement

Announcement of HST 24 Grand Challenge Winners

12:30 - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Mentor Speed Dating

Mentor Speed Dating (In One-to-One & One-to-Many formats)

5:00 PM onwards
Networking Hi-Tea
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Cultural Night
8:00 PM onwards
Networking Dinner / Karaoke and JAM Session
6:00 - 8:00 AM
Yoga/Trek

Yoga/Trek (For Interested Mentors & Partcipants)

7:30-9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00-11:00 AM
Catalyst Startups Roundtable (Close Door)
11:00 - 1:00 PM
Investor/Mentor Roundtable
12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM onwards
Check Outs
Startup Grand Challenge (HST 2024)

Special Guest

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Chintan Vaishnav

Mission Director at Atal Innovation Mission,
NITI Aayog Government of India
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Ramanan Ramanathan

Chairperson National Expert Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, DST India & First Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission - Govt of India
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Deepika Rana

Department of Industries,
Himachal Pradesh
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Aaditya Sood

Surge Venture Partner
Peak XV Partner
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Amandeep Singh Juneja

CIO
American Express
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Kartikeya Singh

CIO
Coca Cola Company
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Apurva Chamaria

Head of Venture Capital & Startups
Google India
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Dr Nalin Kumar Srivastava

Scientist D,
MeitY
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Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan

General Partner,
Ventureast
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Harsh Dattani

Program Manager | Developer Relations
@ Google
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Mentors and Jury Members

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Lakshmi Vaidyanathan

Jivass Technologies
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Vivek Venugopalan

Ex-Fantain Sports
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Atul Manohar

Thought-Craft Design Studio
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Sneha Kanitkar

PatentSKy
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Saurabh Mittal

IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Dr. Venkata Krishnan

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Satvasheel Ramesh Powar

IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Anil Singh

IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Somjit Amrit

IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation
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Varun Rattan Singh

Development Logics
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Aakash Shah

Peak Sustainability Ventures
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Dr. Puran Singh

IIT Mandi
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Shantanu Srivastava

Compliance Support
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Anuj Sharma

ALSiSAR IMPACT
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Dr. Sunny Zafar

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Shyam Kumar Masakapalli

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Amit Shukla

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Narsa Reddy Tummuru

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Baskar Bakthavachalu

IIT Mandi
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Aditya Nigam

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Ajay Soni

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Rahul Shrestha

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Arti Kashyap

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Padmanabhan Rajan

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Deepak Swami

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Arnav Bhavsar Vinayak

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Gopi Shrikanth Reddy

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Shubhajit Roy Chowdhury

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Saumya Dixit

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Dileep AD

IIT Dharwad
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Dr. Aditi Halder

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Himanshu Misra

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Kala Venkata Uday

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Atul Dhar

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Srikant Sugavanam

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Sreelakshmi Manjunath

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Jagadeesh Kadiyam

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Ekta Makhija

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Gajendra Singh

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Varunkumar Jayapaul

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Tushar Jain

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Gaurav Bhutani

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Kaustav Sarkar

IIT Mandi
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Dr. Siddhartha Sarma

IIT Mandi
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Mr. Panneerselvam (PS) Madanagopal

T-Hub
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Mr. Siba Panda

Angel Investor
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Ms. Raja Rajeshwari Seshadri

Mintmore Inc
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Mr. Kiran Babu

Rava AI
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Mr. Amit Shukla

EasyGov
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Dr. Vikrant Kanwar

AIIMS,PGI,IIT,Govt.of India
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Dr. Ritesh Verma

venture capital firm
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Mr. MANOJ KUMAR AGARWAL

Seafund
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Dr. Labanyamoy Kole

AIC-CCMB
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Dr. Garima Agrawal

IIT Mandi

Thematic Areas

Like last year, this year too HST will feature the ‘HST Grand Challenge’ - startup pitch competition in four thematic areas. The grand challenge is focused on identifying and catalysing ideas and innovations that will amplify startups’ efforts and impact.

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The New Age Alliance - Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) focuses on creating user-friendly technologies that enhance the interaction between humans and machines. The goal is to make technology more accessible, intuitive, and effective in various applications. HCI encompasses a broad range of technologies, from assistive devices to immersive experiences, and seeks to improve how people interact with computers and other digital systems.

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Budding Startup Ecosystem in Himachal Pradesh

Among the fastest growing states in India, Himachal had at a CAGR of 10.8% during the decade 2005-2015. With per capita GSDP 1.5 times the national per capita GDP, the state has tremendous potential for business activity in agriculture, horticulture, biotech, food processing, clean energy, thermal energy, tourism, pharma and healthcare. Government of Himachal Pradesh, through CM Startup Scheme launched in 2017, is also promoting already flourishing startup culture in the state.

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HST 2024 will be hosted on the

IIT Mandi Campus.

Final days of the main event

Nov 15-17, 2024

Registration:

Application Open: Aug 21

Application Close: Sep 30

Himalayan Startup Trek (HST 2024)

Flagship Event Management Team

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Dr. Satvasheel Ramesh Powar

Director Incubation, IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Saurabh Mittal

Senior Advisor, IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Anil Singh

General Manager, IIT Mandi Catalyst
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Gaurav Parulkar

Event Convenor
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Salik Sarwar

Investor Relations
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Harish Kanaujia

Event Finance
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Saksham Singhal

Event Design
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Sushmita Singh

Event Coordinator, Theme 4 (BI)
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Ravinder

Head Social Media
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Vishal Sharma

Event Finance
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Minni Kaur

Event Coordinator, Theme 2 (BFH)
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Kushal Deep Jagota

Event Coordinator (Participants)
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Abhishek Mukamia

Event Coordinator, Theme 1 (HCI)
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Shivanjali

Digital Media
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Shashwat Mishra

Event Coordinator, Theme 3 (E&S)
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Gurpreet Kaur

Event Coordinator Delegates
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Jetender Kumar

Food Logistics
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VITU

Food Logistics
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Sathvika Nambiar P K

Guest Hospitatlity
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Samreen Singh

Guest Hospitatlity
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Navam Sharma

Startup Hospitatlity
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Narendra Singh

Startup Hospitatlity
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Daksh Bhiduri

Startup Hospitatlity
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Deeksha Gupta

Social Media & Promotions
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Rajan Mishra

Social Media & Promotions
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Jayaseelan A

Social Media & Promotions
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Syed Shoaib

Investor's Den
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Srishti Misra

Investor's Den
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Osheen Mahajan

Investor's Den
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U Poornesh Rajeevamu

Investor's Den
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Arpita Gupta

Human Computer Interaction
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Adnan Sayed

Human Computer Interaction
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Pranjal Gumber

Human Computer Interaction
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Rishit Goyal

Human Computer Interaction
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Khushi

Build for Himalayas
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Rahul Vats

Build for Himalayas
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Bharbee Bohra

Build for Himalayas
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Piyush Vishram Pawar

Build for Himalayas
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Vidit

Environment and Sustainability
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Ravi H M

Environment and Sustainability
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Vikrant Singh

Environment and Sustainability
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Piyush Chandawani

Environment and Sustainability
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Parth Shyam Shukla

Bio Innovation
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Shashwat Gupta

Bio Innovation
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Saransh Duharia

Bio Innovation
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Risa Niranjan Chaudhari

Bio Innovation
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Vittal Tippanna Lamani

Team Logistics
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Om Anurath Somvanshi

Team Logistics
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Navneet Sharma

Team Logistics
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Sushant Jadhav

Team Logistics
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Parv Joshi

Music
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Keshav Verma

Music
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Rupa Rani

Guest Onboarding
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Gauri

Guest Onboarding
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Tanishq Srivastava

Guest Onboarding

Event Flow

We invite passionate entrepreneurs with their cutting edge ideas to make the best use of support being provided at IIT Mandi Catalyst

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