Two-day bootcamp for Velocity – Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme participants at NSRCEL

NSRCEL recently kicked off the new cohort of Velocity – Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme, an initiative by Kotak Mahindra Bank in partnership with NSRCEL, with a two-day bootcamp that brought together 26 tech start-ups from diverse sectors including edtech, healthtech, deeptech, inclusive tech, etc.

On Day 1, founders participated in high-impact sessions including ‘Leadership at 26,000 ft’ by Capt. Raghu Raman, Leadership Advisor, Ex-Armed Forces, Former Founding CEO, NATGRID (GoI), focused on leadership under pressure, decision-making and accountability. This was followed by a session on, ‘Founder Decision Lab’, by Nitesh Shende, Startup Coach & Investor, Ex Porter and Flipkart. Through peer conversations and structured reflection, founders exchanged perspectives and gained clarity on next steps.

Day 2 focused on growth journeys and scaling readiness. ‘Getting to PMF & Beyond’ by Kaustubh Patekar, Founder, ProdZen and Product Head, Biome, and Milind S, PM Consultant, ProdZen, unpacked practical approaches to achieving product-market fit and sustaining momentum beyond it. Parallely, Sachin Kotangale, Co-founder, AlphaByteAI, conducted an open house founder conversation on organization structuring, running pilots, experiments and building customer feedback loop.

Founders also engaged in a closed-door AMA with Gokul N A, Founder, CynLr, allowing for candid discussions around founder challenges and scaling realities. The day concluded with an open house by Gowri Shankar Nagarajan, VC, Antler India, focusing on fundraising readiness, building strong tech moats, US go-to-market strategies, and enterprise adoption pathways.