Pitch fest
Entries open for all stages of startups ( idea stage, prototype stage & revenue stage ) to pitch your idea in 3 minutes to investors and peers.
Kitchen CAN event by Federal bank
Kochi - Jan 24 hosted by Holiday Inn
Trivandrum - Jan 22 hosted by B-Hub
Calicut - Jan 21 hosted by the Malabar Palace
The journey so far
Kitchen community initiative and community events has been hosting collaboration & networking ( CAN ) events in Kochi ,Calicut & Trivandrum over the last 24 months and hosts a community of 1000+ members.
Started by Andrine Mendez , a serial entrepreneur the Kitchen now has volunteer trustees like Nidhun Thankachan ( Asianet ) , George Alex ( Tierra ) , Jofin Joseph ( Full contact ) , Ananda Mani K (Calicut ) ,AjayS Nair ( Trivandrum ) ,Srilil S ( Trivandrum )and was created to bring forth private participation in execution the Kerala entrepreneurial policy and vision.
Kitchen's key Intiatives in their front have been :
Kitchen CAN Events
Collaboration and networking events ( CAN ) hosted in Trivandrum ,Kochi & Calicut ery month has an average attendance of 90 and is hosted by leading hotels of the state.
Frying Pan Academy
The 4 year old training arm which has conducted over 200+ workshops and seminars at college and corporate level on entrepreneurship & other topics.
Kitchen community has more than 1000 people who come together to #makesomethingnew. From CXO's to professionals to Entroerneurs to students, everyone is here to be part of the growth story.
We are looking for members to join our team as mentors, trainers,volunteers, interns and eventually as a trustee member who will steer the vision of the organisation further.
Please write to our chefs if you like to be part of this story
- Andrine Mendez | mail@andrinemendez.com
- George Alex | georgedotin@gmail.com
Business leaders @ Kitchen
We have hosted more than 200+ speakers in the last 2 years from leading corporates and startups.
Companies who has participated in past events
Brands @ Kitchen
Kitchen CAN events are successful because of the partners we have had during the journey.
The Kitchen pitch fest
If you are waiting to showcase your innovation to the decision makers in the FMCG & Retail industry or simply want or get a feedback from industry peers, then go ahead and fill the form. All startups in FMCG and Retail sector which are less than 5 years old are invited to take part in the fair to exhibit their products/services. Send us why you are striving to be apart of this fair for us to select you from the entries that come by. There will be a nominal set-up charges for the stalls.
The Mission :#MakeSomethingNew
A platform that believes in collaboration : Kitchen is a community of talented professionals , entrepreneurs & students
- IP remains in Kerala : startup IP's migrate to other cities because the eco system is not able to give it the required support and with the consistent activations this can be solved
- Forging Investor community trust : Constantly seeing innovations and consistency in startups will help build more trust in Kerala based entrepreneurs
- Positive word of mouth : With International speakers , startups from other cities participating in the event, a positive word of mouth about the Eco system in Kerala will further foster innovation , student startups & bring back our engineers to their home state
- Boosting confidence of Indigenous business community to support startups : bringing the business leaders of Kerala together & showcasing startups will ensure they interact more with entrepreneurs & SME's
- Provide the student community an exposure to entrepreneurship : roping in student IEDC to attend the event and organise the event will mean more live exposure to the students
