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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 29: "I am India's first bike mayor," declares Nikita Lalwani, founder of Crooz app, a cycling app for enthusiasts that is taking the fitness world by storm. "My mission is to completely shake up and awaken the majority of Indians who are currently dormant," Nikita adds as she rounds out her three-minute speech with a few seconds to share.

Nikita was hosting in the fifth episode of Kal Ke Krorepati - Chhote Sheher Bade Sapne. For most of her presentation, she had investors sweating for more.

However, the second startup, Navin Kishore Singh, intrigued investors with his phygital startup Urban Nomads. "We were on the road for eight months living in 45 different cities and realized that the entire co-live and co-work space is disintegrated and dysfunctional. We saw a huge opportunity and grabbed it with both hands," explains Navin.

The investors, though impressed, asked Navin to open the threadbare startup to understand the unit economics of it.

"There is a huge opportunity in this new-age business space and any good entrepreneur can take advantage of this new trend of remote workplace experiences. The phygital part is more interesting because it adds depth," says Saswat at Urban Nomads.

"What makes me proud is that young people are being forced to explore the outdoors, whether by cycling, traveling or simply getting out of their comfort zones. I'm glad that our platform attracts these independent thinkers," exclaims the founder of the program, Milapsinh Jadeja.

He find out if any of these startups managed to get funded and how much on Zee Business every Sunday at 8:30 pm. and at Tata Play Har Ghar Startup 515 (all day), Kal Ke Krorepati - Chhote Sheher Bade Sapne are sure to create some benchmarks.

The first part of the episode was led by four prominent investors: Mihir Joshi, CEO of India's oldest venture fund, GVFL Ltd. Along with Naveena Reddy, Chief Investment Officer of Lead Angles, Gautam Pai, CEO of Awfficacy Capital and Marmik Shah, Co. -founder of Rogue Opportunities.

While the second part of the episode was judged by Saswat Sundar, Founder of Fundamental VC, Neha Sharma, Founder of Accelerate India, Pranav Chaturvedi, CEO of Favcy Venture Builders and Sushanto Mitra, Founder and CEO of Lead Angels.

Each startup has the opportunity to present a three-minute live speech, showcasing the uniqueness and growth potential of their companies.