CEO DU Annual Report 2022 23
CEO DU Annual Report 2022 23
Participated in 150+ competitions, reached the finals of 70+ with podium finishes in 25 of them.
Some notable achievements being:
Live Projects:
Organized 3 speaker sessions and seminars with notable and reputed speakers, related to
consulting, finance, and the startup ecosystem.
The first was with Parth Chawla (Associate at BCG, worked at EY Parthenon, SRCC Graduate)
about internships, guesstimates and case solving. Conducted on 7th January 2023 in the online
mode.
The second was with Manan Vaishnav (Institutional Sales Trader at Goldman Sachs, MBA from
IIM Indore) about the roles in equity markets and investment banking, giving valuable insight
into this line of work. Conducted on 8th January 2023, in the online mode.
The third was with Pranav Obhrai (Angel Investor, Ex- BCG, UBER, Triller, MBA from ISB,
SRCC Graduate) about building a career in startups and also providing an introduction to
Venture Capitalism. Conducted on 12th January 2023, in association with SIIF in the offline
mode seeing attendance of 250+ students.
VentureX:
A startup investment thesis competition was organized by CEO DU. VentureX marked a historic
milestone as CEO DU's first offline event. This event attracted students from various colleges,
receiving an overwhelming response of over 300+ registrations from colleges like IITD, DTU,
SRCC, LSR, Hindu etc. It provided an exceptional platform for budding entrepreneurs to
showcase their investment theses and network with like-minded peers. The event served as a
catalyst for igniting entrepreneurial spirit and fostering innovative thinking among students. We
were privileged to welcome esteemed judges Mrs. Akanksha Gupta (Co-Founder of Urvann),
and Mr. Manu Bhaskar Gaur (Principal of JSW Ventures) to VentureX.
Other initiatives:
● Pulse Magazine
CEO DU's annual magazine highlighted the most influential deal makers in the national
and international venture capital and startup ecosystems for the year 2022. In addition, it
provides an analysis of India's FinTech and roll up e-commerce industries that have
distinct business models.
Two Forbes 30 Under 30 personalities, Sujay Suresh Kumar, Co-Founder and COO of
Lilu, and Darshan Shah, Co-Founder and CEO of NewsReach, were also interviewed.
● Social Media:
Published two Instagram posts, one of which analyzed the revenue model of the Indian
Premier League, including the IPL Ecosystem, BCCI share, IPL franchises, and media
rights holders. In another post, we analyzed Swiggy's profitability and how ONDC can
negatively impact the company, as well as the company's future plans and prospects.
Student Committee
Advisory Committee: Arihant Jain, Shikhar Gupta, Nalin Bansal, Saksham Banga, Puneet
Singh Nanda, Abhinav Gupta, Aryaman Pathak, Ananyaa Mangla, Chirag Sethi, Siddhi
Khandelwal, Priyanshi Gupta, Hiral Verma, Sahil Singh
Core Committee: Ankit Kumar, Bhavya Bedi, Chaitanya Pandey, Keshav Maurya, Sanjana
Chauhan, Vinayak Satish Bhandare
Organizing Committee: Aaryaman Soni, Anika Agarwal, Aastha Kaushik, Amishi Kapoor, Arul
Prakash, Diya Gera, Gautam Bansal, Jagruti Das, K V Raghav Murthy, Krishna Gupta, Krishna
Mokati, Kshitij Vatsayan, Muskan Agrahari, Priyanshu Jain, Priyanshu Singhvi, Pranshu Bhatia,
Raghav Kathuria, Rahul Gupta, Shivang Malik, Srijan Tandon, Tanishq Mittal, Uday Verma,
Vasuman Baisla, Yashasvini Joshi