Bloomberg
UTV
today
announced
the
10
finalists
for
season
2.0
of
The
Pitch.
India"s
Biggest
Business
Reality
Show
is
scheduled
to
go
on
air
in
the
first
week
of
November
and
will
be
hosted
by
actor
Rahul
Bose.
Following
the
stature
of
icons
like
Rahul
Bajaj,
Kishore
Biyani,
Niranjan
Hiranandani
and
YC
Deveshwar
among
others
from
the
first
season,
the
current
season
will
also
see
some
of
India"s
most
prolific
business
leaders
designing
and
assigning
challenging
tasks
for
the
finalists.
The
one
entrepreneur
who
survives
these
grueling
tasks,
and
makes
it
to
the
end
will
receive
funding
of
upto
Rs
5
crores,
from
the
Mumbai
Angels,
to
execute
their
business
plan.
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
actor
Rahul
Bose
said,
“While
the
Pitch
will
be
very
different
from
whatever
I"ve
done
before,
given
my
past
in
advertising
and
my
present
in
running
an
NGO,
it"s
something
I"m
only
too
familiar
with.
I
look
forward
to
listening
to
the
country"s
best
business
minds
share
their
acumen,
but
most
of
all
I
look
forward
to
getting
to
know
the
ten
most
deserving
entrepreneurs
in
a
country
that
undeniably
has
the
most
entrepreneurial
energy
on
earth."
Bloomberg
UTV
received
business
plans
from
aspirants
in
different
walks
of
life
across
the
country,
ranging
from
doctors
and
engineers
to
students,
housewives,
salesmen,
agriculturists,
social
service
workers
and
even
Indians
living
abroad.
Although,
not
qualified
to
participate,
entries
were
even
received
from
nationals
of
foreign
countries
like
Poland,
Malaysia
and
Uzbekistan.
Following
the
nationwide
call-for-entries,
about
100
potential
aspirants
were
called
to
Mumbai
to
make
their
Elevator
Pitch
before
jury
comprising
entrepreneurs,
business
experts
and
investors.
The
jury
evaluated
the
aspirants
on
the
merit
of
their
Elevator
Pitch
and
their
individual
excellence,
to
identify
the
10
finalists.
Mr
Deepak
Lamba,
Business
Head,
BloombergUTV
said,
“The
tremendous
response
for
Season
2.0
of
THE
PITCH
has
proved
that
India
has
a
significant
pool
of
budding
entrepreneurs
and
we
remain
firmly
committed
to
pioneer
the
hunt
for
India"s
next
great
entrepreneur."
Each
episode,
a
business
icon
will
design
and
assign
tasks
to
the
participants,
which
will
challenge
them
on
the
most
critical
skills
required
to
be
a
successful
entrepreneur.
The
elimination
of
the
weakest
performer
will
see
the
most
competent
and
deserving
aspirant
go
on
to
receive
the
funding
of
up
to
Rs
5
crores
from
the
investors.
As
the
anchor,
Rahul
Bose
will
not
only
explain
the
task
to
the
viewers
but
also
elaborate
the
rationale
behind
it,
get
reactions
from
the
icons
on
the
participants"
performance
and
be
the
viewer"s
guide
throughout
the
series.
Mr
Prashant
Choksey,
Co-Founder,
Mumbai
Angels
said,
“Entrepreneurship
is
about
innovation,
ideas,
imagination,
passion
and
risk
and
at
Mumbai
Angels;
it
is
our
primary
objective
to
promote
and
encourage
budding
entrepreneurs.
We
are
supporting
innovation
and
creating
employment.
The
Pitch
is
a
great
platform
created
to
identify
these
entrepreneurs
who
will
energies
and
fuel
the
growth
of
the
country
and
we
are
happy
to
be
a
part
of
this
process."