The IT Minister KT Rama Rao participated at the curtain raiser of AugustFest, the largest start-up fest with over 1,500 start-ups from across India. The fest is being organised at ISB between August 30 and 31. “Ultimately, the idea is to promote and incubate start-ups from early stage to production stage. Around 60 engineering students from 10 colleges will also get an opportunity to pitch their ideas in the fest. Almost all the top IT organisations are with us for August Fest,” the IT Minister said. Giving a few more details on the upcoming T-Hub, Mr. Rama Rao said that incubation centre will house close to 400 start-ups. “A bigger stand alone T-Hub is also being planned. We are working ...

Indian School of Business(ISB) will organize a start-up fest for two days on August 30 and 31st. The event named August Fest 2014 is organized jointly with Eat Sleep Drink (ESD) Startups and TiE Hyderabad. The August Fest 2014 is an unique start-up event conceived and curated by start-ups. The Fest is a great platform for early-stage start-ups to get exposure and opportunity to infuse creativity and innovative ideas from various fields. This fest will also open the path for pitching and getting instant seed-funding for the start-ups. TiE Hyderabad announced it will provide the participants a comprehensive eco-system with vital resources for every stage of the entrepreneurial process.ESD spokesperson Suresh Perugu said “ESD Startups is all about providing an opportunity for various verticals; Movies, art, and tech ...