for Professionals & Start-ups
What’s it? Who Can Apply?

For CiiA-5, this Category is added to allow Startups to apply & participate.

The following are benefit–highlights

  • Exposure to industries, manufacturers, Marketing Agencies, Corporates, and Investor Tie-ups for funding, such as Angel Investors, Private Investors, Venture Capital, SIDBI, Govt. Funding and others.

  • Facilitation of meetings with industry experts, project consultants & others, to help in upgrading their project’s commercialisation.

  • Start-ups project exposure in print, social media, digital, and e-media.

  • CiiA helps in negotiations and tie-ups for licensing the project, collaborations, or project acquisition.

  • Tentatively top 20 Start-up projects shall be showcased at the CiiA-5 Innovations Exhibition to be held on 5th, 6th & 7th February 2026 at the Nehru Science Centre, Dr. E Moses Rd., Worli, Mumbai-18.

  • The Startup's Representative gets the opportunity to pitch in front of a Panel of Angel Investors, Private Investors Accelerators & Corporate marketers, to take their Startups to the next level. This pitching with Asks & Gives shall be held in Fund-Quest: Startup Pitching Event at the seminar hall on 5th February 2026, 3 pm onwards.

What are the Rewards & Awards?

The CiiA Jury Selects the top First Prize Winners and the Runner-up. The Winners are Awarded the Cash prize of 1 Lakhs & 50,000 respectively, the prestigious CiiA Trophy and Certificate of Innovation Excellence. >>> The other Startup Exhibitors get a Certificate of Merit in Innovation. >>> The Incubation Centre of Winner Exhibits also gets the coveted CiiA Trophy.

How to Apply

Click here (FORM 5) to apply for participation in the CiiA-5 exhibition

Is Participation Free for Startups?

Yes, it's FREE. The Top 20 selected Startups do not have to pay anything to exhibit at the CiiA-5 Innovation Exhibition.