About

TiE U

TiE U is a comprehensive ecosystem that nurtures start-ups run by college/ university students. It achieves this objective by creating events and engagements that bring together start-ups, TiE members, external mentors, coaches, and ecosystem partners. The key outcome is to enable campus ideas/start-ups to transform into viable businesses.

Flagship Programs

GLOBAL PITCH COMPETITION

Is a global business plan competition. It involves a regional round and a global round. It attracts 1500 + Startups from 45 + cities and 400 + Colleges to vie for equity free prize money of $100,000. Participants are locally mentored after which they are provided boot camps, workshops and one on one mentoring by global mentors. read more…

INVESTOR DEMO DAY

Early stage startups pitch their ideas to a panel of experienced investors to raise equity investments. read more…

Flagship Programs

ALUMNI COMMUNITY

A facebook like platform that provides a meeting ground for 24/7 networking and mentoring opportunity. Student start ups and founders can interact with peers, mentors and thought leaders in a virtual setting. It also acts as a collaborative platform.

UNIVCORN

Tie-U entrepreneurship conference. A global event held in silicon valley that brings together winning startups and founders from regional events.

CHAPTER EVENTS

Diverse activities as the local chapter (TiE branches in cities) including speaker sessions, networking events, entrepreneurship conferences etc.

TiE U FOOTPRINT

TiE U JOURNEY

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total students engaged 1500+ 2500+ 4750 7500+ 1400+ 1400+
Countries involved 4 6 12 24 8 7
Chapters Involved 18 13 32 30 32 34
Total prize money $20K $25K $76K $100K $120K $25K+

IMPACT SO FAR

5000

ALUMNI

300+

COLLEGES INVOLVED

500+

MENTORS

75+

WORKSHOPS

$200,000

WORTH AWARDS

50+

CITIES

1500+

MENTORING HOURS

1M+

AUDIENCE AT EVENTS

TiE U JOURNEY

Global Board of Trustees