Produced by Ideabaaz Tech Pvt Ltd and presented by Zee TV & Zee5, the show takes founders from any Indian city — including Tier-2 and Tier-3 — and puts them in front of a panel of investor "Titans" for capital, mentorship and mainstream media exposure across 8 regional languages. Season 1 reportedly closed ₹41 Cr in deals (single largest cheque ₹8.5 Cr) and aired across Zee TV, Zee5 and YouTube reaching 30M+ viewers. Who Should Apply Founders from any city in India — Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 explicitly encouraged Open to all stages — idea, MVP, early revenue, scale-up Open to all sectors — SaaS, D2C, FinTech, EdTech, HealthTech, DeepTech, Climate, AgriTech, Creator Economy and more Founders comfortable pitching in Hindi or English (regional language broadcasts also available) What You Get A ₹25 Lakh per-startup cohort guarantee for the top 10 startups 6-week structured cohort with mentorship from active operators and investors Live Demo Day pitch at Bharat Mandapam in front of 150+ investors and 10,000+ attendees National media exposure across Zee TV, Zee5, YouTube and 8 regional languages The Titans The Titans panel features active investor-operators including Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Rishabh Mariwala (Sharp Ventures), Archana Jahagirdar (Rukam Capital), Sandesh Sharda (Gro More), Shaili Chopra (SheThePeople.TV), Anupam Bansal (Liberty Shoes), Jimmy Mistry, Priyanka Salot, Pawan Jaggi, Simron Mhapatra and Ravi Reddy (Sunera Group), with Pratik Gandhi hosting. Partners include IIT Madras, NSE, House of IP, Wizcraft, IDFC and Razorpay. How It Works Online application (May 2026) — submit your startup details. Panel review (late June 2026) — 50 startups selected for the cohort. 6-week cohort (Jul–Aug 2026) — structured mentorship and pitch prep. Demo Day (28 August 2026) — live pitch at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Why It Matters Ideabaaz is one of the few Indian startup platforms that combines a broadcast pitch show with a physical national festival and a guaranteed cohort cheque — giving founders capital + mentorship + nationwide brand exposure in a single window. The Tier-2/Tier-3 focus makes it a rare prime-time slot for founders building outside metro hubs.
