India's Future Tycoons (IFT)
Welcome to India's First-Ever Entrepreneurship Search & Mentoring Platform exclusively for young adults
Make your school proud by getting recognized on a national platform
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What Is India's Future Tycoons?
India's Future Tycoons is a nationwide search for students with ideas that have the potential to change the world. Each year, thousands of children across India participate in this quest for innovation.
Underneath the nail-biting finale where young innovators present their ideas to industry giants
& win accolades, each IFT season is power-packed with DIY ideation programs, entrepreneurship
learning bootcamps, mentorship sessions & a lot more. Partners like UN Global Compact & Atal
Innovation Mission, help IFTians build ventures that align with UN's Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs)....
IFTians explore future technologies, design thinking tools & build sustainable
ventures that drive change. Most promising teams get an opportunity to pitch their ideas to
a
panel of eminent judges where emerging winners acquire seed funds to convert their ideas
into
reality.
IFT truly transforms 'young adults' into 'agents of change' through this
wholesome journey as
they develop skills for a lifetime, every step of the way!
IFT Journey Highlights
Experience The Grandeur
DIY
Ideation
Guided learning content by India's leading thinking coaches
Explore disruptive thinking tools & shape innovative venture ideas
Virtual
Bootcamp
Building user-centric solutions with Design Thinking Experts
Enjoy 2-days of live learning with power-packed simulations & programs
Tech-Mentorship
Sessions
Live mentoring by Tech-buddies from India's premier institutes
Explore future technologies to convert ideas into scalable ventures
IFT Partner
Sessions
First-hand interaction with leading brands & organizations
Enhance venture ideas with IFT's Knowledge Partner Brands
Mentoring Sessions
With Experts
Sharpen pitch ideas with industry veterans & expert entrepreneurs
Acquire valuable insights from the head honchos in entrepreneurship
Elevator Pitch
Opportunity
Pitch a panel of esteemed jury & claim your 60 seconds to victory
TOP 24 finalists get a chance to pitch their ideas to our eminent jury panel
Winning Rewards
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Seed Funding Up To INR 2 Lakh
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The Acclaimed IFT Trophy A National-level Recognition
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Cash Rewards Up To INR 1 Lakh
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Exclusive Launch Mentorship Launch support by IFT Partners
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Exciting Gift Hampers Powered by Brand Partners
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Winning Trophies & Certificates
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Special Recognition Certificates
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Exclusive Design Thinking Workshop For Educators
Theme Of The Season
#SocialTechpreneurship
- Reimagining India
We cannot solve problems by using the same thinking we used when we created them
- Albert Einstein
IFT #4 exposes young adults to a fresh perspective of looking at social problems around them, thereby driving change in the world. Children can build entrepreneurial ideas that address any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals defined by the UN to qualify as ‘social entrepreneurs’. When ‘social entrepreneurs’ innovate solutions using technology tools, they become ‘social techpreneurs’.
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Age Eligibility
13-18 Years -
Free
Registration -
1-2 Member
Teams
Event Dates
A Throwback To IFT Seasons
Witness the action of the previous IFT Seasons
Meet The Winners
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | Winner
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | 1st Runner Up
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | 2st Runner Up
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
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Season 3 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | Winner
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | 1st Runner Up
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | 2nd Runner Up
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
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Season 2 TOP 6 Teams | Finalists
Words Of Appreciation
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I congratulate team ENpower for giving an opportunity to teens in building entrepreneurial ideas addressing SDGs.
Mr. Kamal Singh
Former MD, United Nations Global Compact
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ENpower's initiative to introduce a design thinking mindset in the school ecosystem has the potential to give transformational outcomes.
Dr. Kaustubh Dhargalkar
Design Thinking Expert, Author, TEDx Speaker
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I congratulate team ENpower for giving an opportunity to teens in building entrepreneurial ideas addressing SDG's.
Mr. Ramannan Ramannan
Former First Mission Director, Atal Institute
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Young minds are full of ideas. IFT helps students convert ideas to reality. Entrepreneurship at this age will certainly shape them in the right way.
Pooja Gupta
Teacher, Delhi Public School, Sonipat
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IFT has given a chance to a science student like me to dream of becoming an entrepreneur. I didn’t know that was possible.
Juhi Pant
Student, Dayavati Modi Academy, Meerut
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IFT is a great platform for students to be the change they want to see in the future.
Nikhil Vora
Founder & CEO Sixth Sense Ventures
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IFT is a solid platform for children to become world leaders. It is a whiteboard for students to express themselves.
Amey Kaval
Teacher, Podar International, Mumbai
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The concept of finding solutions to real-world problems is empowering for 13-year-old children.
Aanchal Gupta
Parent, IFT #2
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Coming to IFT & attending a Bootcamp was a great opportunity for us. We learned how to my idea can become a real product.
Anupama Gurung
Participant IFT 2, Palijor Namyang Girls School
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Exposing today's children to crucial life skills along with academics will put them in the next orbit while managing future uncertainties
Mr. Raj Bhat
Entrepreneurship Development Practice Head, Wadhwani Foundation
