MSV 2.0: how 5,000 founders will pitch on one day

Where a founder lives still decides who hears the pitch. The best rooms are in a handful of cities, and a strong company two hours away rarely gets the same ten minutes. MSV 2.0 is designed to fix that for one day, everywhere at once.

One format, in every centre

On the day, 5,000 founders pitch live at 50 centres in 20 cities. Each centre is hosted by an incubator, accelerator or ecosystem partner, and each runs the same format:

• 5 minutes to pitch, then 5 minutes of questions from a jury of investors.
• A fixed 8-slide deck and no demos, so every investor understands the business inside the 5 minutes.
• One standard rubric, so a score means the same thing in every city.

A score in Nagpur means exactly what it means in Mumbai.

All of it runs on MSV

Jurors score every pitch on the rubric and leave written feedback and an interest signal. Each pitch is recorded and transcribed, then turned into a structured deal note that an analyst reviews. Founders get their scores and feedback before they go home.

What investors get

Within 48 hours, investors receive sector-wise reports. Tier-one investors also get 30 days of access to pitches from every city, and request meetings through MSV. The day closes with sector-led networking at every centre.

The finale

The top 15 founders nationally go on to a national demo day. If you want to be ready long before then, keep your profile live on MSV: read how a founder goes live to investors, and see the full plan on the MSV 2.0 page.

Questions

How long is each pitch?

5 minutes to pitch and 5 minutes of questions from a jury of investors, with a fixed 8-slide deck and no demos.

What happens after the pitch?

Every pitch is recorded, transcribed and turned into a deal note an analyst reviews. Founders get scores and feedback the same evening.

Who goes to the national demo day?

The top 15 founders from across India.