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enIgnite'26
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enIgnite'26

Thursday, 25 June 2026 — 13 July 2026

by Enparadigm Performance Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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enIgnite'26
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25 Jun — 13 Jul
Online

Prize Pool

Cash prize for winning team + paid 6-week live project with enParadigm (stipend + incentives + cash bonus)

Registration Deadline

9 Jul 2026

About

enIgnite'26 is a real-world case competition by enParadigm, designed for first-year MBA students who want to go beyond the classroom and solve a live business problem. The challenge puts you in the

shoes of a founding growth team member at an AI-powered career readiness platform and asks you to design a strategy that actually works. The best submissions won't just win prizes. They'll have the opportunity to put their ideas into practice on the ground through a paid 6-week live project with enParadigm. The Challenge Design a launch and adoption strategy for SkillBridge AI — an AI-powered interview preparation platform preparing to go live across India. Your job is to identify the right audience, craft the right message, and build a go-to-market plan that drives real usage. Who Should Apply Open exclusively to first-year MBA students. Teams must consist of exactly 2 members from the same campus. Inter-college teams are not allowed. There is no restriction on the number of teams from one institute. Format & Timeline Stage 1 — Case Submission: Register and submit a 4-page PDF (max 5 slides including cover) solving the SkillBridge AI challenge. Submissions must be original and in English. Shortlisted teams will be informed and invited to Stage 2. Stage 2 — Shortlisted Presentation: Selected teams present their solution to a jury. Details shared via email. Judging Criteria Clarity of thinking and problem understanding, depth of consumer and market insight, creativity and originality of the strategy, practicality and business relevance, quality of presentation. Prizes Cash prize for the winning team plus a paid 6-week live project with enParadigm, working on real growth, sales, marketing, and product feedback for their Interview AI product. Selected performers receive a fixed stipend + performance incentives + additional cash bonus for top-performing teams. Eligibility Open to first-year MBA students only. Teams of exactly 2 members from the same campus. Submissions must be original. How to Apply Register and submit your case solution via the official Unstop page before the deadline.

Eligibility

Open to first-year MBA students only. Teams of exactly 2 members from the same campus.

enIgnite'26
case_competition
25 Jun — 13 Jul
Online

Prize Pool

Cash prize for winning team + paid 6-week live project with enParadigm (stipend + incentives + cash bonus)

Registration Deadline

9 Jul 2026

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Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud

Alibaba Cloud

Apply by Jul 9, 2026
Online
₹40.5 Lakhs prize pool
Hackathon

Ascent Quest 2026: The Ultimate Coding Challenge

Chandigarh University (CU), Ajitgarh, Punjab

Apply by Jul 9, 2026
Online
Other

OSDHack 2026

Open Source Developers Community (OSDC)

Apply by Jul 10, 2026
Online
Hackathon

BRICS Solutions Awards 2026

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in partnership with BRICS Business Council

Apply by Jul 10, 2026
India
Innovation challenge

Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional

Pegasus Tech Ventures

Apply by Jul 10, 2026
Bengaluru, Karnataka
₹9 Cr prize pool
Pitch competition

Kaya AI IIT India Hackathon 2026

Kaya

Apply by Jul 10, 2026
Online
₹3.5 Lakhs prize pool
Hackathon

Global AI Filmmaking Hackathon (EAST2046 × TapNow × Bionic Awards)

east2046

Apply by Jul 10, 2026
Online
₹90,000 prize pool
Hackathon

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Developer Days Bengaluru

Jul 8, 2026
Bengaluru, Karnataka
conference

The Insurance AI Jam

Jul 8, 2026
Gurugram, Haryana
workshop

Agentic AI Workshop at BITS Goa

Jul 8, 2026
Chicalim, Goa
workshop

Beyond Code Generation: Building a Governed AI Engineering Lifecycle with OpenCode

Jul 8, 2026
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
workshop

From Pilot to Long-Term Enterprise Contracts

Jul 8, 2026
Online
webinar

An Exclusive networking Evening for CXO’s & VP’s

Jul 8, 2026
Pune, Maharashtra
meetup

Entrepreneur India Investment Forum & Entrepreneur Capital & Scale Awards 2026

Jul 9, 2026
Mumbai, Maharashtra
conference

Shiprocket Shivir 2026 Mumbai - India’s Biggest AI Commerce Event

Jul 9, 2026
Mumbai, Maharashtra
conference
online

Team Size

2 – 2 members

Team Size

2 – 2 members

Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups
Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups
Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups
Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups

Startup Software Credits

Notion

Notion

Notion SaaS Credits — up to ₹6L

Rs. 5 Lakhs+ in Notion workspace credits — databases, wikis, project management, and team docs — for new users with a work email.

Semrush

Semrush

Semrush SaaS Credits

7-day free trial of Semrush Pro or Guru — full SEO, keyword research, competitive audit, and rank tracking across India and global SERPs.

Vultr

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Credits — up to ₹95L

Up to $100K in Vultr cloud credits plus 35% long-term discounts, architecture reviews, and a dedicated account manager. For Series A–E startups.

Huawei

Huawei

Huawei Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr

Up to $150K in Huawei Cloud credits plus co-sell slots, coaching, and dedicated migration support. Open to companies under 5 years old.

Mixpanel

Mixpanel

Mixpanel SaaS Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr

Full year free on Mixpanel's analytics platform (up to $145K value) — 1B events, session replay, experiments, and data pipelines. Under $8M raised.

Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr

Up to $150K in Azure credits plus GitHub Enterprise, Copilot, and Microsoft 365 — unlocked progressively as your startup grows.

Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies

Akamai Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr

Up to $120K in cloud credits year one for early-stage startups running VM, GPU, or storage workloads on Akamai Cloud infrastructure.

IBM

IBM

IBM Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr

Up to $120K in IBM Cloud credits covering watsonx AI, analytics, and infrastructure. Open to startups under 5 years old with under $1M revenue.

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr

Up to $10K/month in DigitalOcean cloud and GPU credits for 12 months, plus 15 months of free paid support. For AI-native startups.

Razorpay

Razorpay

Razorpay Payment Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr

Up to ₹1 Cr in benefits for funded Indian startups — payment processing credits, Magic Checkout, RazorpayX account, and free payroll software.

Datadog

Datadog

Datadog Tooling Credits — up to ₹95L

Up to $100K in Datadog credits covering the full observability stack — APM, logs, security, AI — for Series A or earlier startups.

Google

Google

Google Cloud Credits — up to ₹3.3Cr

Up to $350K in Google Cloud credits over 2 years for AI-first startups (Vertex AI/Gemini). Includes Workspace, Maps, and a startup success manager.

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Zepto Nova - Food Safety Innovation Challenge

by Zepto
₹1L – ₹3L

Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud

by Alibaba Cloud
Up to ₹41L

Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional

by Pegasus Tech Ventures
Up to ₹9Cr

Kaya AI IIT India Hackathon 2026

by Kaya
Up to ₹4L

Global AI Filmmaking Hackathon (EAST2046 × TapNow × Bionic Awards)

by east2046
Up to ₹90,000

Exim Bank Ubharte Sitaare Programme at FITT, IIT Delhi

under Exim Bank Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP)
by FITT, IIT Delhi
₹28L – ₹1.1Cr

100+ Accelerator (Cohort 8)

by 100+ Accelerator
Up to ₹83L

NIDHI-SSS (Seed Support System) at VentureStudio, Ahmedabad University

under NIDHI-SSS (Seed Support System)
by Ahmedabad University
₹20L – ₹1Cr

United Hacks V7

by Hack United
Up to ₹24L

Western Union Global Fellowship 2026

by Watson Institute
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