What is Burn Rate?

Burn Rate is India’s premier startup pitching stage, where founding dreams meet elite investor scrutiny, live, unscripted, and high-stakes.

Hosted as the flagship evening event of BECon, IIT Delhi’s celebrated entrepreneurship fest, Burn Rate brings real founders on stage to pitch in front of a massive live audience and face sharp, honest questioning from a world-class panel.

No scripts.
No soft validation.
Only clarity, numbers, and conviction.

Who Will Be Watching?

• 3,000+ live audience in the venue

• IIT Delhi students & alumni

• Startup founders & operators

• Investors, angels, and ecosystem leaders

This is one of the highest-attention startup stages in the country.

Judge Panel (Announced)

• Kaustabh Agarwal – Known for his no-nonsense, reality-first founder scrutiny

• Madhur Virli – Where sharp humour meets uncomfortable startup truths

• Pankaj Vermani – Founder & CEO, Clovia | Angel Investor

• + More elite investors & operators to be announced

What Makes Burn Rate Different?

• 🎯 Live, unscripted startup pitching

• 🔥 Brutally honest feedback from experienced builders and investors

• 🎭 Real emotions, real pressure, real decisions

• 🎥 High-energy production with massive digital amplification

• 🏛 Hosted at India’s top engineering institution – IIT Delhi

This is not a demo day.
This is not a conference pitch.
This is Burn Rate.

Calling All Startup Founders

If you’re building something real —
If you can defend your numbers, vision, and execution —
If you’re ready to pitch live on stage at IIT Delhi —

Apply now to pitch at BURN RATE.

This stage is not for everyone.
But if your startup belongs here, you’ll know.

Founders don’t fail because of ideas.
They fail because reality hits late.

At Burn Rate, reality hits on stage.

See you at IIT Delhi 🔥