Selected startups to pitch for investment at MeghaPreneur Expo 2025
Shillong, Sep 10: The state government has announced Startup Challenge 2025 to identify top five startups, which will represent the state at the Grand Pitching Segment of MeghaPreneur Expo 2025.
The Challenge and the Expo will provide a launchpad for the state’s most promising ventures to gain national and international exposure, strengthen investor linkages, and accelerate the state’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
With the Challenge, emerging ventures will get an opportunity to showcase their business ideas, gain visibility, and connect with investors, buyers, and industry stakeholders at a national platform.
Interested startups may submit their applications till 30 September 2025 through www.meghaPreneur.com. Any registered private limited company (or willing to register), having a minimum turnover of ₹35 lakh in FY 2024–25 or strong growth potential, and being led by a Meghalaya domicile founder is eligible for the contest.
Initially, 25 startups will be shortlisted for further selection of five for pitching at the Expo.
Meanwhile, the Startup Challenge comes at a time when Meghalaya is actively positioning itself on India’s startup map.
In June this year, PRIME Meghalaya, the state’s flagship entrepreneurship programme, concluded a four-day strategic engagement in New Delhi, forging multiple national and international partnerships.
An MoU was signed between Meghalaya Basin Management Agency and UAE–India CEPA Council (UICC), granting Meghalaya’s entrepreneurs access to incubation, mentorship, and investor networks in the UAE as part of the CEPA Start-up Series.
The engagement also secured Startup India’s strategic partnership for the upcoming MeghaPreneur Expo 2025, with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) pledging support in curating national participation and policy alignment.
