“If we can solve the problem at the end of it, we will be happy” - Deepak Dhar , Co-Founder, Nestaway talking about his experience in the real estate market as a young entrepreneur at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“For our business, technology is an absolute must from the get go” - Greg Moran , CEO, Test as the panel discussion on 'Surviving and Thriving in the Marketplace' progresses at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“Capital rising is a tough journey that everyone should experience. It is a very spiritual journey” - Shradha Sharma , Founder, YourStory on raising investment and establishing her business at #Elevate2018 #Rise

Panel discussion on how to 'How to Raise Investment for your Startup' begins under the moderation of Ravi Gururaj ,President TiE Bangalore with a distinguished panel at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“Fund raising is a game of probability and the odds are stacked against you” - Samir Kumar , MD, Inventus Capital on never giving up on raising investments for your business. #Elevate2018 #Rise

“Fund raising is a science and not an art” - Shanti Mohan , CEO, @letsventurein while talking about Founders finding the relevant investors for their business ventures during her session at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“We invest in 'team and time' - how strong is the team and if the team can provide world class service” - Kushal Agarwal , CFO @AspadaInv on critical attributes they look for in new businesses. #Elevate2018 #Rise

Panel discussion on 'Growing Innovations through Collaborations' moderated by Shri KS Viswanathan, VP, nasscom begins with a distinguished panel from R&D MNC companies at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“Our core belief is that we cannot do it all by ourselves. We collaborate with startup ecosystems all over the world” - Kedar Medhi, Director, Philips Health Works at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“We were a startup within Wipro to change Wipro, because we believe innovation cannot happen only within the four walls of the organisation” - Ramanan Sambukumar, Head of Open Innovation and Wipro Ventures during his session at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“The startup ecosystem is still nascent in India and we need to work towards nurturing that ecosystem, because there is a strong talent pool in India which we can tap into” - Digvijay Desai, Program Manager, Shell E4 Startup Hub. #Elevate2018 #Rise

“If a startup has to add value, they have to have deep set propositions” - Kanwal Rai, VP, Innovation Group, Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator during his session at #Elevate2018 #Rise

The Fireside Chat on 'Celebrating Entrepreneurship' begins with Sanjay Anandaram and Hari Menon, CEO, bigbasket at #Elevate2018 shedding more light on the highs and lows of the entrepreneurship journey. #Rise

“If the fundamental ecosystem for your business is not ready, don't try entering that business” - Hari Menon, CEO, bigbasket while he enlightens the audience about his entrepreneurship journey – the challenges, the uncertainty and lessons learnt along the way. #Elevate2018

“Entrepreneurs get very emotionally attached to their businesses and they don't want to change or pivot” - says Hari Menon while talking on how the business ecosystem changes with time and how we need to pivot our business ideas accordingly. #Elevate2018 #Rise

Panel Discussion on Connecting the 'Stakeholders of the Startup Ecosystem' moderated by Shri Murali Talasila, from PwC India begins with the distinguished panel speaking on unlocking the real value of India's startup ecosystem. #Elevate2018 #Rise

“Good ecosystems are like honey pots attracting the bees (founders) towards them” - Ravi Gururaj , President, TiE Bangalore on the right time for starting any business. #Elevate2018 #Rise

Technology has never invented anything, technology is invented by the power of ideas” - Biren Ghose , Country Head, Technicolor Group on the power of innovative ideas at #Elevate2018 #Rise

“It's our providence that we have such a good ecosystem” - Gaurav Gupta Principal Secretary GoK on the startup ecosystem of Karnataka. #Elevate2018 #Rise

We present to you the winners of #Elevate2018, the second season of India's first comprehensive entrepreneurship platform. Brace yourself for the 77 innovative solutions that are ready to #Rise above the rest.