52nd INSEAD Venture Competition Final
52nd INSEAD Venture Competition Final
Empowering entrepreneurs to build new businesses
The INSEAD Venture Competition (IVC) is the biannual flagship entrepreneurship experience for all current degree programme participants organized by the Maag Centre for Entrepreneurship. Throughout the multi-stage competition, students are immersed in a supportive yet rigorous environment to develop and showcase their venture ideas. Through extensive coaching and feedback from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors, participants gain valuable knowledge and experience on how to launch a start-up.
Join us in this 52nd IVC edition, as we witness INSEAD students pitching for over €50,000 seed funding.
Schedule
28 May 2026, 9:00 am CET / 3:00 pm SGT
Amphi Loudon (Europe Campus), Amphi 105 (Asia Campus), Zoom registration
| Asia (SGT) | Europe (CET) | Schedule: Each team will pitch 7-min follow by Q&A 10-min |
| 3:00 pm | 9:00 am | Welcome Address by Nancy Hsieh, Executive Director of Rudolf & Valeria Maag ICE & Ben Ling, IVC Chairperson |
| 3:20 pm | 9:20 am | Team Saria: Ananya Sadarangani (MBA'26J) & Tanya Sadarangani A curated designs, made-to-order fit, and dependable delivery Indian wedding guestwear. |
| 3:40 pm | 9:40 | Team NeuroFoods: Claire Maybank (MBA'26D), David Metz A functional food company bridging nutrition science, biomarker testing, and digital health. |
| 4:00 pm | 10:00 am | Team Ordena: Wagner Filho (MBA'26D), Vitor Sanches, Lucilaine Veline A hub of specialized financial management systems designed for small and mid-sized agricultural producers |
| 4:20 pm | 10:20 am | Break |
| 4:40 pm | 10:40 am | Team Histonauts: Aris Sheiner (MBA'26J) & Charlotte Jeauneau-Sheiner A children focused engagement platform for heritage sites, designed to make cultural visits interactive, educational, and fun. |
| 5:00 pm | 11:00 am | Team The Eleven: Mimi A Hochi & Mary Yao (MBA'26J), Allegra Campolmi, Francesca Vitale A licensed jewelry brand at the intersection of fashion and football culture |
| 5:20pm | 11:20am | Team Fibertube: Winnie Tan (MBA'26J) & Maximilian Heidegger (MIM'22) A medtech solution that makes breathing under general anaesthesia safer for patients with difficult airways. |
| 5:40 pm | 11:40 am | Break & Judges Deliberations |
| 7:05 pm | 1:05 pm | Judges’ feedback to all teams followed by announcement of winners |
| 7:35 pm | 1:35 pm | Conclusion |
Finalists
IVC Chairperson & Judges
Ben Ling, EMBA'16Dec
IVC Chairperson, Founder & CEO of Equilibria Hotels & Properties
Anirudh Damani
Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund
Basile Voisin (MBA'18J)
Angel Investor, INSEAD Angels Asia
Ervin Tu
Advisor, Prosus Group
Pasha Bakhtiar (MBA'03D)
Chairman, Alpian Bank
Wayne Soh
VP Investment APAC, Plug and Play Tech
Organisers
Nancy Hsieh
Director, Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship
Martina Blahova
Centre Manager, INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship, Europe Campus
Alexander Chia
Centre Manager, INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship, Asia Campus
Endora Teo
Senior Coordinator, Asia Campus
Sponsors
The IVC is made possible by our generous supporters:
Rudolf Maag MBA’73 & Valeria Maag; All Alumni and Friends of INSEAD who donated to the Patrick Turner MBA’78 Memorial Fund; Ben Ling; GEMBA’16A; Ben Blomerley MBA’11J and MOHARA; Joe Ross; Loyal.vc; National Alumni Association UK Entrepreneurs Group Business Angel Event; Angel Club @ IAAG (INSEAD Alumni Association in Germany)
In case of any questions, please contact [email protected]
