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Startup Booth Booking & Investment Pitch Opportunities

Get ready to showcase your startup at WAVES Summit, Mumbai — where innovation meets opportunity!

Reserve your exclusive exhibition-cum-meeting space to display your products, services, and ideas. Meet industry leaders, potential collaborators, and thousands of attendees at India’s premier creative tech summit.

Booth Allocation Details Important Updates- Pass Distribution Center

Looking for funding? Submit your Pitch Deck and seize the chance to present your startup to leading Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, and Celebrity Investors at curated pitch sessions.

Pitch to Investors

Why Participate?

Direct access to investors and business mentors.
Network with startup founders, tech leaders, and industry experts.
Maximize visibility through booth exhibitions and live pitch events.

Advantages of coming to

Opportunity To Raise Money

Showcase your startup, impress top investors, and secure your investment

Elite Exposure

Be among the top startups selected to pitch directly to leading VC's and renowned celebrity angel investors.

Valuable Networking

Connect with a dynamic community, a strong knowledge pool, and strategic industry leaders at Waves25.

Enhanced Brand Visibility

Boost your startup’s profile with prominent logo placement on the WAVES website.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply you must follow these eligibility criteria

Must be a start-up registered in India.
Start-ups incorporated on or after 1st January, 2016.
Ideal stages include bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed, or Pre-A.

You are in any of the following domains

AVGC-Ar
Animation
Radio
Gaming
Advertisement
Comics
Social Media
AR/XR/VR
Films
Generative AI
Music
Broadcasting

What is in for you

Pitch to Top Investors – Present your startup to leading VCs and angel investors.
Showcase in front of Celebrity Angles – Get a chance to pitch in front of celebrity angels, with national television coverage.
Exclusive Benefits Worth USD 350K – You may gain access to perks and resources from our partners.

Important Dates

Application - Now Open
Application Closed - 21st April, 2025
Finale: 2nd and 3rd May, 2025

Our Organiser

Our Partners

Start-Ups

Our Investors

Frequently Asked Questions

WAVEX Live is a live pitching session for startups in the AVGC-XR sector, focusing on the Media and Entertainment industry. It provides early-stage startups an opportunity to pitch to angel investors and VCs for upto Pre-Series A funding.

WAVEX Live is organized by IAMAI in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, with the WAVES platform facilitating the event.

WAVEX Live focuses on startups in Animation, Gaming, Comics, AR/VR/XR, Generative AI, Broadcasting, Radio, Advertising, Social Media, Film, Music, and Emerging Technology.

Startups must be registered in India, incorporated on or after Jan 01, 2016, and in the bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed, or Pre-A funding stage.

Startups can apply by filling out the online registration form available on the WAVEX website before the application deadline.

Applicants must submit a attached applcation form along with pitch deck, business plan, and other details to get a chance to get to evaluaiton stage of the investment pitches

Open Arena Pitching : Startups pitch in front of the available VCs and Angels
Pitches in front of Celebrity Angel Investors

No, participation does not guarantee funding. WAVEX only facilitates investor-startup interactions. All investments are subject to due diligence and investor decisions.

Investors include top VCs, angel investors, and industry leaders and a few known celebrity angel investors.

No, all travel, accommodation, and setup-related expenses must be borne by the applicant.

YES

Startups retain ownership of their materials. However, WAVEX has the right to use submitted materials for evaluation, promotion, and event facilitation.

Yes, the organizers reserve the right to modify terms at any time. Continued participation implies acceptance of any updated terms.

Welcome to

Startup Booth Booking & Investment Pitch Opportunities

Get ready to showcase your startup at WAVES Summit, Mumbai — where innovation meets opportunity!

Advantages of coming to

Opportunity To Raise Money

Elite Exposure

Valuable Networking

Enhanced Brand Visibility

Eligibility Criteria

To apply you must follow these eligibility criteria

Important Dates

Our Organiser

Our Partners

Start-Ups

Our Investors

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WAVEX Live?

Who is organizing WAVEX Live?

What are the key domains covered under WAVEX Live?

Who is eligible to participate in WAVEX Live?

How can a startup apply for WAVEX Live?

What documents are required for the application?

What are the different pitching formats in WAVEX Live?

Will WAVEX guarantee funding for my startup?

Who are the potential investors and celebrity mentors?

Will travel and accommodation costs be covered?

Will my startup data be shared with third parties?

Who retains intellectual property rights over my pitch materials?

Can the terms and conditions change?