{"id":11722,"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=11722"},"modified":"2026-10-04T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:30:58","slug":"launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 is a startup pitching competition in Lucknow designed for founders, entrepreneurs, startups and people with promising business ideas. Participants get an opportunity to present their ideas, receive evaluation and gain visibility within the startup ecosystem. The event offers seed capital opportunities of up to \u20b95 lakh, along with \u20b925,000 worth of prizes and opportunities to connect with people in the startup ecosystem. The event is being promoted by Vision Startups Accelerator in association with The Lucknow Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Event Type: <\/strong>Startup Pitching Competition \/ Entrepreneurship Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode: <\/strong>Offline \/ In-person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 8 October 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Balrampur Garden, National Book Fair, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Event Date: <\/strong>8 October 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Event Timing:<\/strong> 1:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Balrampur Garden, Book Fair, Lucknow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligibilty:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who can participate:- Startup founders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrepreneurs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Existing startups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals with a startup or business idea they believe in LinkedIn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants should be prepared to present\/pitch their idea or venture before the event evaluators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The organizers explicitly state that pitches will be evaluated and shortlisted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants can join even if they are at the idea stage; the promotional material specifically invites people who have \u201ca startup, business, or an idea.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Benefits for the Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seed Capital Opportunity: Up to \u20b95 lakh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prizes: \u20b925,000 worth of prizes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to get the startup or business idea evaluated and shortlisted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure within the startup ecosystem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs and other ecosystem participants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcccAbout the Event LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 is a startup pitching competition in Lucknow designed for founders, entrepreneurs, startups and people with promising business ideas. Participants get an opportunity to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contests","category-past-competitions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Internshala Competitions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"358\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tanya Dogra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tanya Dogra\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tanya Dogra\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/36b4d00eb6a95fff39b5f9aa4251e9e2\"},\"headline\":\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\"},\"wordCount\":242,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Contests\",\"Past Competitions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\",\"name\":\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg\",\"width\":358,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Contests\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/contests\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/\",\"name\":\"Internshala Competitions\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Internshala Competitions\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13050601\/header_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13050601\/header_logo.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":80,\"caption\":\"Internshala Competitions\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/36b4d00eb6a95fff39b5f9aa4251e9e2\",\"name\":\"Tanya Dogra\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/730c0df8e46d22b60aa324379a5f49d67d735d72caf1713e63bfc52d35017949?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/730c0df8e46d22b60aa324379a5f49d67d735d72caf1713e63bfc52d35017949?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tanya Dogra\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/author\/tanya-dogra\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026","description":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026","og_description":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh","og_url":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/","og_site_name":"Internshala Competitions","article_published_time":"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":358,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tanya Dogra","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tanya Dogra","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"Tanya Dogra","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/36b4d00eb6a95fff39b5f9aa4251e9e2"},"headline":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0","datePublished":"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/"},"wordCount":242,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg","articleSection":["Contests","Past Competitions"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/","name":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-03T18:30:57+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-03T18:30:58+00:00","description":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0 takes place on 8 October 2026 in Lucknow. Check eligibility, venue, prizes, \u20b95 lakh","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/04000046\/launch-up.jpg","width":358,"height":200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/launchup-pitch-fest-2-0-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Contests","item":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/contests\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"LaunchUP Pitch Fest 2.0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#website","url":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/","name":"Internshala Competitions","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#organization","name":"Internshala Competitions","url":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13050601\/header_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/internshala-competitions.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/13050601\/header_logo.png","width":300,"height":80,"caption":"Internshala Competitions"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/36b4d00eb6a95fff39b5f9aa4251e9e2","name":"Tanya Dogra","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/730c0df8e46d22b60aa324379a5f49d67d735d72caf1713e63bfc52d35017949?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/730c0df8e46d22b60aa324379a5f49d67d735d72caf1713e63bfc52d35017949?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tanya Dogra"},"url":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/author\/tanya-dogra\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11725,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11722\/revisions\/11725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}