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Welcome to 91springboard Fund. Incubate. Accelerate.

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6 Full-time mentors with

solid startup experience

150+ Mentors with industry and

functional expertise

10,000 sq ft for startups, events and

on-site service providers

8 startups already incubated or

co-working from 91springboard

200+ startups already engaged with

by 91springboard

100 Up to 100 lakhs available for

funding for each incubated startup

1 Startup that all of

these numbers

matter for - Yours

91springboard – success by the numbers

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91springboard brings together all elements

of the startup ecosystem

FUND

INCUBATE

ACCELERATE

From the first

check through

to Series A

Backed by

respected

investors

6 successful

entrepreneurs

working full time

10,000sq/ft of

built-out space

A mentor

network over

150 strong

Well connected

to follow-on and

co-investment

sources

Cool events

(GOAP,

ReversePitch) to

build your

entrepreneurial

network

High energy co-

working / co-

learning space

for over 30

companies

Shared and value

added services

available in house

24x7 operations

in a work-hard /

play-hard

environment

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Diverse and complementary skills • Skills in all aspects of management,

operations and marketing allows the team

to actively support a variety of startups

• Distinctive skill sets in technology,

telecoms, healthcare and consumer

marketing

• Significant banking and consulting

experience

Networks • Strong entrepreneurial networks in India and Silicon Valley

• Top university and alumni networks both in India and the US

• Extensive mentor network of industry experts, investors and

entrepreneurs

Tried and true experience • Entire team has successful start-

up experience at a founder and/or

CxO level

• Existing incubator experience

including screening and exits

• Track record of generating

compelling IRRs

Passion • Large team of full-time committed, successful

entrepreneurs

• Shared vision to build India’s leading

incubator with multiple locations across India

The team - passionate entrepreneurs with

diverse and complementary skills

over 150 mentors to support every, industry, function and aid business development

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Team at a glance

Startup

experience:

Track

Record

Education:

Industry

Experience:

Unique

skillsets

Founder - Scientific

Animations,

Worked with

numerous startups

including:

Kamahoo.com,

Candesic UK,

Delivered 15x in

Scientific

Animations

B.S Stanford

M.S. Stanford

McKinsey & Co

Telewest UK

Operations,

communication,

consulting,

people devpmnt

B.Tech, MBA –

Symbiosis Pune

Rocket Internet,

Gmbh

iYogi Inc, Tyroo

Head Digital

Marketing –

FabFurnish.com

(Rocket Internet),

Consultant-

Shopatplaces.com,

Digital

Marketing, ROI

Performance

Improvement

B.A. NYU

M.A. Stanford

M.S. Stanford Cornell

University

B.Tech, VIT

University

PGP IIM(A)

B.Tech &

M.Tech IIT Delhi

Goldman Sachs

Siddharth

/Interserve

Travels

Caldera

Medical

Filmmaker Lehman Bros. Whats Up

Bharat!

Myguest-

house.com;

Audeamus

Capital; your

personal

concierge; Taira

Media Teq

ngoFuel,

What’s Up

Bharat

Caldera

Medical

Established India’s

first accelerator at

CIIE

Involved with over

80+ startups

Led 35+ investments

in startups .

Helped 15+ startups

raise follow-on

rounds.

Managed the 1st exit

for CIIE – 4.5x

returns in 2 years

Sold myguest-

house.com to

MakeMyTrip;

raised funds

for 5 startups;

Caldera is

$10m in

revenue; 6

patent app.

In process

EIR at YouWeb

AGAWI

Chief Assistant to

academy award

film maker Mira

Nair

Product devpmt;

team buidling;

business model

engineering

Fundraising, exits Screening,

due

diligence

Networking,

due diligence,

business

models

Delivered 30%

CIR (Cost to

Income Ratio) for

FabFurnish

Storytelling,

Branding,

design

thinking

Among Top

30 student

entrepreneur

s of India

The team - passionate entrepreneurs with

diverse and complementary skills

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Welcome to the new entrepreneurs hub; build

success and enjoy the journey

Incubation /

funding

Services

Events Co-working

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An incubatee company receives a lot more

than just money at 91springboard

Benefits on incubation at 91springboard

Up to 60-100 lakhs of funding for startups; We can bring in co-

investors if needed

Being an entrepreneur can be lonely; 91springboard helps you

feel connected through co-working with other startups and

regular events with the rest of the entrepreneurial community

Incubated companies get access to shared services, vendor

lists, and the largest, coolest co-working space in Delhi

Mentorship from seasoned entrepreneurs who are dedicated

full-time to 91springboard and who can tap into an extended list

of over 150 industry pros

Ample funding

A Community

Services

True Mentorship

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Hangouts, Hackathons & Happy hours - 91S

events connect you to the startup community

Types of events at 91springboard

A large open hangout space allows for beer parties, training classes or talks

“A new friend, a business partner, your future spouse, a

potential employee – you never know who you’ll meet at a

91S event”

• Classes – keep your self up to date on

management techniques and industry

trends with 91springboard classes

• Talks – get advice straight from the source

when we invite mentors and industry pros in

to give talks

• Mixers – enjoy mixers with the rest of the

startup community and build your peer and

mentor networks

• Hackathons and gaming nights – Let your

geek side loose and win cult status amongst

your peers

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Types of support / services available through 91springboard

91S supports companies through its infrastructure,

vendor relationships, and mentors

Infrastructure

Vendor

relationships

Mentors

Available to :

Incubatees only

All

All

Description :

• All basic infrastructure requirements of an

office including: desks, conf. rooms, power

backup, wireless internet, LAN, telephones,

security and, of course, free COFFEE

• An expansive list of vendors so you don’t

have to search for service providers for HR,

Admin, PR, Digital marketing, Legal etc.

Many of our service partners hold ‘office

hours’ in house for fast, friendly advice so

that you don’t waste precious time on non-

core activities`

• Our mentors and mentor networks can help

you to think through any business challenge.

We can help you develop your strategy,

focus your resources, find new clients, and

prepare your case for further funding.

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High level filters:

• Stage

• Funding needs

• Sectors

• Team composition

Qualitative evaluation:

• Quality of team

• Problem being solved

• Business model

• Size of market

Due Diligence:

• Execution plan

• Technology review

• Market sizing and segmentation

• Business model (quantitative)

• Exit Options

IC makes decision; final terms negotiated Term sheet offered and accounting/legal due diligence begins.

Funding process flow at 91springboard

Pre-Screening

Shortlisting

Deep Dive

Funding Decision

We follow a four-step process when selecting

companies to fund

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Varun Chawla • Magna Cum Laude from Cornell Univ.

• 5+yrs of Investment Banking experience

with Goldman Sachs in U.S. and India

• Founder of myguesthouse.com

About Varun:

Varun has extensive early stage experience, since 2005; as

an intrapreneur, banker, failed entrepreneur and successful

entrepreneur. He founded myguesthouse.com in 2009.

Varun has worked extensively in equity research covering

the telecoms services sector for the Americas and later the

ASEAN countries.

Track record:

• MyGuesthouse.com got acquired by MakeMyTrip in

2011. It is a Technology driven Online Portal with an

exhaustive array of 3000+ quality budget

accommodations across 150+ cities.

• Has 4+yrs of fundraising experience for startups.

• Serves as board member of Pennar Industries Limited, a

publicly listed company with a turnover exceeding Rs

1500cr.

Unique Skills:

Fundraising, Financial modeling, Investment banking, etc.

Anand Vemuri • MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford

University, 07’

• Led R&D at Caldera Medical

About Anand:

Anand was the second hire for the engineering team at

Caldera Medical, a Southern-California medical device startup

that grew to over 40 employees. Having led R&D projects at

Caldera, he has strong experience in market research,

product development, conducting early market testing, and has

six patent applications in process.

Track record:

Hired as the second member of the engineering team in year

one of the company’s existence. Took over as the lead

engineer in March 2011. Complete life-cycle experience on six

implantable devices, four as the engineering manager. Caldera

grew to $7MM in sales in 2011, and was on track for $10MM+

in sales in 2012 as of June, when Anand left .

Unique Skills: Product management, product development,

IP protection, operations and supply chain management.

Bios of our tried and true team

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Priyanka Sharma • BA from New York University and MA

from Stanford University

• Entrepreneur-in-Residence at YouWeb

Incubator in California

About Priyanka:

Priyanka began her career in film as the chief assistant to

filmmaker Mira Nair. She went on to join Silicon Valley-

based incubator, YouWeb as an EIR where she wrote

Game Boys, a book chronicling the cradle-to-exit story of

YouWeb's entrepreneurs (including Jason Citron of Open

Feint fame). After graduate school at Stanford she joined

Agawi, a cloud gaming startup focused on the post-PC era

of gaming, as Dir. of Marketing.

Track record:

• Serves on the Board of Advisors for Rover, a Top 20

Education iPad app on Apple App Store.

• Created and organized a conference with Ben Huh and

the Knight Foundation about the future of media

consumption at Stanford

• Worked with a team lead by David Kelley (founder of

IDEO) on an AT&T sponsored project

Unique Skills:

Storytelling, Branding, Social Media, design thinking

Girish Khera • B.S., M.S. in Environmental Engineering

from Stanford University

• 4 years Management Consulting in UK /

Europe with McKinsey & Co.

• Commercial manager – Telewest UK

• Co-founder Scientific Animations

About Girish:

Girish co-founded Scientific Animations, India’s premier

medical animation company. He has been involved with

numerous other start-ups in India, the UK and the US. Girish

has worked in multiple countries as an engineer, management

consultant, telecoms industry executive and entrepreneur.

Track record:

• Scientific Animations has delivered over 15x return

• Recognized face in Indian animation industry; selected by

Indian govt. as part of international showcase on Indian

animation

• Commercial responsibility for delivering $700 million

EBITDA in Telewest UK’s fixed-line telephony business

Unique Skills:

General operations, communication and design, growth and

innovation, consulting to start-ups.

Bios of our tried and true team

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Pushpendra Thakur • B.Tech + MBA, SIMS, Symbiosis Pune

• 6+ yrs in Digital Marketing.

• Consultant & Mentor Shopatplaces.com,

Gliese Consulting & IMS Proschool Pvt

Ltd

• Member – Insight Alpha (Expert Network)

About Pushpendra:

A Digital Evangelist with 6+ yrs of work ex in different

domais, from IT, Education, Digital Advertising, Ecommerce

to Mobile. Certified Business Analyst. Active blogger, writes

@ wizzidea.com, Guest blogger @ watblog.com etc.

Selected for Indian Army , AIR – 19 (UES 15).

Track record:

• 30% CIR (Cost to Income Ratio) for FabFurnish

Unique Skills:

• Digital Marketing (Strategy, Planning & Execution)

• ROI – Performance Improvement

• Channel Optimization

Pranay Gupta • B.Tech and M.Tech, IIT Delhi, 05’ and

PGP, IIM Ahemedabad, 07’

• Joint CEO, Center for Innovation,

Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE),

IIM Ahemedabad

About Pranay:

Pranay has been leading the IIM Ahmedabad's incubator to

become the foremost organization in early stage incubation in

India. He has been instrumental in setting up and scaling

various programs at CIIE, including iAccelerator.

Track record:

• 4+ yrs with CIIE; established India’s first accelerator

• During his tenure, CIIE has invested in 80+ startups,

Pranay led 35+ of them.

• Played an active role in helping more than 15 startups

raise follow-on rounds.

• Managed the 1st exit for CIIE – 4.5x returns in 2 years

• Reviewed 5000+ startups via CIIE, iAccelerator, Power of

Ideas, etc.

Unique Skills:

Incubation strategy, fundraising, follow-on funding

Bios of our tried and true team

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Apurv Agrawal • IT engineer from VIT University, Vellore,

2012

• Founder and CEO, ngoFuel

• VP Biz Dev, What's up Bharat

• Kairos Global fellow

About Apurv:

As a student entrepreneur, Apurv founded ngoFuel.org, a

non-profit facilitating crowdsourced technology usage for

other non-profits, and later went on to head Business

Development for What’s up Bharat, a network and platform

for connecting socially conscious people who want social

change in India.

Track record:

• Started ngoFuel at 19.

• Featured in the top 30 student entrepreneurs of India by

NEN.

• Managed a team of 11 members and 700+ volunteers,

consulting 50+ non-profits.

• Among 2 Indians selected as youth leader for the World

Foresight Forum 2011

Unique Skills:

Business development, due diligence, business models,

networking, operations, etc.

Over 150 mentors

to support every,

industry, function

and aid business

development

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Bios of our tried and true team

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Some startups we have engaged with

AutomotionAds Indulge Beverages

Buy N Brag

WOW! World Of Workshops

Allotrop

Schooladmissions.in

We meet a new start-up almost every day

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Some startups we have engaged with (cont)

Yeeflo

ElectricalSuppliesIndia

First PC RetAsaan

We meet a new start-up almost every day

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Get in touch:

info@91springboard.com

www.91springboard.com