Proto is happening in Delhi this weekend. Scheduled for the 18th & 19th of July, this is the fourth edition for the event and the first time it is happening outside Chennai. The event will feature a medley of startups, entrepreneurs, technologists, bloggers, media, investors etc. The first day is dedicated for the ‘The Startup School‘, a collection of experience sharing sessions. The second day is reserved for the showcase itself and on display will be a battery of 15 startups which will take the stage to tell the audience what they are building.

Check out this promotional video that the Proto team has put together –

A large number of VC firms & angel networks have confirmed their participation for the event- Ventureast, ClearStone Ventures, Canaan Partners, Sequoia Capital, Nexus India Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Helion Ventures, LightSpeed Ventures, Ojas Ventures, Bluerun Ventures. Mentor Partners, Siemens, Upstream Ventures, BAF Spectrum, Band of Angels, Inventus Capital, FootPrint Ventures, Erasmic Ventures, NEA Indo US Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners, Mercatus Capital, TVS Capital Fund, Intel Capital, SeedFund, Capital18, Mumbai Angels.

The sponsors for the event include are Rediff, Webex, IAMAI & Intel Capital.

It must be said that of all the startup showcase events in India, Proto was the first and it has the largest mindshare. The Proto team has worked very hard to make this a regular event. And having this in different Indian cities gives it a pan Indian character.

I was personally involved with Proto’s first edition but have had to pull back my participation due to my own work commitments. Check out the startups that were featured in the first & second edition in the decks below…

Startups that showcased at Proto II

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Startups that showcased at Proto I

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If you are in Delhi, I’d look forward to meeting you there… and kudos to the Proto team for bringing this to the nation’s capital.