Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025
About Sankalp Bharat – India’s largest showcase of Entrepreneurship
Sankalp Bharat is hosted by Aavishkaar Foundation, led by Aavishkaar Group Co-Founders Swati Rai and Vineet Rai. Last year the Foundation hosted the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2024 in Benaras, Uttar Pradesh. This year we bring to you the Second Edition of Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
The 2nd Edition of the summit in 2025, promises to be a celebration of impact startups from India and will continue to be the largest showcase of home grown innovators and will feature renowned Business Leaders, Entrepreneur Spotlights, Curated Sessions, Global Partners, Exhibition Showcases, Workshop & Master classes, Entrepreneur Awards, LIVE Deal Rooms and immense networking opportunities for the attending 600+ delegates.
Bringing the Foundation’s Vision across Uttar Pradesh
The ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ is aligned with the Foundation’s larger objective of ‘Economic Entrepreneurship to Social Equity’. The ethos behind the initiative is rooted in Aavishkaar Foundation’s overall mission to “Build a ‘Learning Ecosystem’ to trigger entrepreneurial curiosity among youth in Uttar Pradesh”.
After the success of its ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ In Varanasi in April 2023 where we launched, we extended it to Ghazipur (Nov’ 23) and Kushinagar (Mar’23) in Eastern UP. Last year we hosted the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2024, 26-27 Nov in Varanasi.
Once again at the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025, Dec 11-12, Lucknow we will feature our immensely popular ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ across 22 districts in Uttar Pradesh from Jan 25 to Dec 25. This comprised of our flagship ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ (YEP) and the ‘Entrepreneur Investing Program’ (EIP).
Welcome to our ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ in 2025
With the vision to inculcate entrepreneurial curiosity amongst the youth and lay the founding blocks towards a thriving ecosystem in Eastern UP, the ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ comprised of the ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ for the schools and colleges and the ‘Entrepreneur Investing Program’ for local and regional entrepreneurs has already begun.
Our Youth Entrepreneurship Program in 2025
At the Summit, Aavishkaar Foundation will showcase the winners of its flagship ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ (YEP), a business idea challenge that culminated from the startup mentoring workshops we conducted in various Govt. Schools and Colleges from across 22 districts in UP. Last year over 12 diff student teams from these schools and colleges with promising startup ideas were rewarded at the Bharat Summit.
Our Entrepreneur Investing Program 2025
We at Aavishkaar Foundation believe supporting local entrepreneurship is crucial for fostering economic growth and promoting sustainable development. This year, like last year, we will showcase the winners of the ‘Entrepreneurship Investing Program’ (EIP) 2025 featuring local and regional startups from across Uttar Pradesh. This program will spotlight startups across two categories –Registered Businesses and Business Ideas.
We have recently announced Announcing the ‘Entrepreneur-Investing Program’ 2025 for Entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh looking to start or scale their business in Skilling, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technology or Sports. We will support you with money, media and management to propel your ideas/innovations to greater heights.
As a finalist you will also get a chance to showcase at the 2nd Edition of the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025, presented by Aavishkaar Foundation, at Lucknow on 12th December, where we will reward and recognize outstanding entrepreneurs and their impactful businesses.
Last year over 15 entrepreneurs with transformative ideas were rewarded at the 1st Edition of the Sankalp Bharat Summit in Banaras where Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, gave out the awards to the innovators.
Last year over 15 entrepreneurs with transformative ideas were rewarded at the 1st Edition of the Sankalp Bharat Summit in Banaras where Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, gave out the awards to the innovators.
Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025 will once again be a milestone event. By convening in the heart of rural India, we spotlighted the untapped potential of rural economies and redirected the narrative to focus on the stories of innovation and impact emerging from India’s heartland.