Curation over volume
No open registrations, no stage pitches, no random networking. Every founder is selected, every investor’s thesis is confirmed in writing before a single introduction.
MyStartupValley · Edition 2.0
Wherecapitalfindsconviction.
India's most curated founder–investor alignment experience. One evening at Mayavi & Marigold Banquets, Pune - 350+ selected people, $1B+ of deploying capital, every seat intentional.
15November 2026Mayavi & Marigold · Pune · IndiaTentative date
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Not another startup event
Selected. Aligned. Followed through.
No open registrations. No stage pitches. No random networking. Every founder in the room is selected, every investor's thesis is confirmed in writing, every conversation is prepared for.
Alignment before arrival
Investor writeups delivered 10 days before the event. Pre-booked 1:1 virtual meetings. Both sides are prepared before they walk in.
Follow-through after
Edition 1 produced 81 curated introductions post-event, with match follow-ups inside 24 hours. The event is the beginning, not the end.
Who's in the room
A room worth $1B+ of capital
Funds on the floor
Every thesis confirmed in writing
14 VC funds · 9 angel syndicates · 5 corporate VCs · 5 family offices · 3 incubators · 3 sector funds - cheques from ₹10 Lakh to ₹50 Crore+.
Twice the scale · Sharpened format
What's new in Edition 2
Investor lounge
90 investor-only minutes before founders arrive - thesis alignment over drinks, not small talk.
Pre-booked 1:1s
Virtual alignment day before the event - meetings confirmed before anyone walks into the room.
Gamified networking
Prompt cards, four rounds, host on mic. Engineered connection, not accidental collision.
Founders war room
Real business problems worked live in the room - founders only, no spectators.
A national room
Founders flying in from 15+ cities across India. Every seat intentional, focused on capital.
The Declaration
Matches named live from the stage - proof in the room, the same night.
The venue
Mayavi & Marigold Banquets, Pune
Two of India's most distinctive luxury spaces, one address - Mayavi's sculpted golden caves and the grand Marigold banquet hall. One evening, every seat intentional.
One curated evening · Every minute designed
The evening at Mayavi & Marigold
- Pre-eventVirtual alignment day
Investor writeups · sector rooms · 1:1 pre-bookings
- 3:30 PMInvestor lounge opens
90 min, investors only - thesis alignment session
- 5:30 PMFounders arrive at Mayavi
Personal welcome · escorted to table · investor card waiting
- 6:00 PMConvergence
Named welcomes - the full room comes together
- 7:10 PMSpeaker session
Three voices - AI expert, VC partner, industry leader. No slides.
- 8:00 PMThe Round Table
60 minutes · 6 questions · every stakeholder speaks · off-record
- 9:00 PMThe Declaration
Matches named from the stage - proof in the room
- 9:10 PMGamified networking
35 minutes · prompt cards · 4 rounds · host on mic
- 9:45 PMBar · DJ · Dinner
The formal programme ends. The real conversations begin.
Edition 1.0 proved it
The receipts from Pune
Poona Golf Club, March 2026 - 60 selected founders, 40 investors, 20 enablers. What a curated room actually produces:
1,000+Founders applied
81Curated introductions
10%Deal conversions
22.2M+Instagram reach
₹130Cr+Active fundraise targets
12Cities in the room
Stay tuned for more updates
Speakers, agenda, and passes drop soon - announced city by city. Be first in line when they do.
15 · 11 · 2026 (tentative) - Mayavi & Marigold Banquets · Pune, India