Archive · 20 Sep 2026
DAVV Student Startups Offered Up to ₹50 Lakh Funding
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya held a competition for student business ideas.
It was called Udyam Udaan 2026.
Sixty teams took part, and 15 reached the final round.
BagBNB won by suggesting a cheaper way to rent travel bags and trolleys.
Ankura came second with plant pods designed to make home gardening easier.
Sentinel AI came third with technology that looks for unusual behavior in surveillance systems.
The three winners were offered potential funding of up to ₹50 lakh.
Speakers also encouraged students to create businesses and solve real-world problems.
Udyam Udaan 2026 was held at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya’s School of Commerce in Indore on September 19, 2026.
Sixty student teams entered the competition, with 15 advancing to the final round.
BagBNB won with a sliding-scale rental model for trolleys and cabin bags.
Ankura placed second with pre-loaded growth plant pods, while Sentinel AI ranked third with AI-based surveillance analysis.
Very Next Venture’s CS Dhairya Jain offered potential financial backing of up to ₹50 lakh to the three winning startups.
- Who
- Student teams from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya competed, with BagBNB, Ankura and Sentinel AI placing first, second and third.
- What
- The university hosted Udyam Udaan 2026, a startup pitch event offering the top three startups potential funding of up to ₹50 lakh.
- When
- September 19, 2026.
- Where
- The School of Commerce at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The event encouraged student innovation, practical research and the creation of viable commercial enterprises.
- Event
- Udyam Udaan 2026 startup pitch event
- Host
- School of Commerce, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Participation
- 60 student teams, with 15 finalists
- First place
- BagBNB from the Institute of Management Studies
- Second place
- Ankura from the School of Economics
- Third place
- Sentinel AI from the Institute of Management Studies
- Potential funding
- Up to ₹50 lakh from Very Next Venture’s CS Dhairya Jain