AGRA, India: Global Startup Summit will hold its 23rd edition at Hotel Grand Imperial, Agra, on Saturday, 24 October 2026. Organised by Global Startups Club, the event is scheduled to bring startup founders, investors and business leaders together for a day of discussions, professional networking and business introductions.
The organisers expect more than 300 delegates, with over 30 speakers and more than 15 investors. The summit will bring startup and MSME discussions into a shared programme, creating opportunities for participants to meet across different stages of business development.
The event will welcome Shri S. P. Singh Baghel, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj.
The speaker line-up includes Mohit Sureka, Founder and CEO of Mojo Capital and Global Startups Club, and Jignesh Shah, Founder and CEO of Insignyx Technologies and a charter member of Global Startups Club. Their participation places the club's leadership and charter-member community alongside founders working across technology and consumer businesses.
Among the announced speakers is Hardik Chadda, Director of Hankernest Technologies, whose session, 'The Evidence Room: Proving a Startup Before Equity', focuses attention on the evidence behind a venture seeking investment. The subject gives founders a practical starting point for thinking about how they present their businesses to prospective investors.
Richa Bansal, Founder and Director of Purple & Pink Digital Marketing Pvt Ltd, and Vishal Verma, Founder and CEO of Aikia Flavours, are featured in 'The Second Sale Begins With the First Return'. Arpit Gupta, Founder and CEO of Gropto, is listed for 'Before the Bot: The Data an MSME Can Actually Trust'. Together, the announced topics connect investment readiness with customer experience and the quality of business data.
Supporting brand partners include Mojo Capital, 3X Events, 100X Brands, Just You and House & Habit, bringing these brands together alongside organiser Global Startups Club.
The published programme also includes a Sansad MSME slot and discussions on supplier qualification, direct-to-consumer businesses and artificial intelligence. The Agra edition offers founders a local setting in which to hear business perspectives and meet potential collaborators. Further programme and registration information is available at summit.globalstartups.club/agra.
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Organiser-supplied event announcement. Global Startups News is a publication of Global Startups Club, the event organiser. Reviewed and approved by Mohit Sureka, who is also named as a speaker in the programme. Programme and registration details are listed in the sources above.
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Updated on 20 October 2026 with clearer organiser disclosure and image credits.
