About Us

<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042;”>The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bhubaneswar, founded on February 17, 2011, under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860, is committed to nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit in Odisha and beyond. The chapter brings together a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and professionals, all united by a shared vision to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.</p>
<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042;”>TiE Bhubaneswar, a crucial part of the global TiE network. Key activities of TiE Bhubaneswar include organizing conferences, workshops, and networking events; providing mentorship and guidance to entrepreneurs; facilitating access to funding and investment opportunities; and advocating for policies that support entrepreneurship and innovation.</p>

<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region.</p>
<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>There are currently 15,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 62 chapters across 17 countries. TiE’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs.</p>

<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>TiE Global is a nonprofit venture devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation through the entrepreneurial lifecycle. With a global reach and a local focus, the heart of TiE’s efforts lies in its five foundational programs—Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding, and Incubation.</p>
<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>Several members have formed startups while at TiE and are now charter members giving back to the community. TiE’s ultimate goal is to foster entrepreneurship, creating wealth for both the entrepreneur and local communities.</p>

<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>Since 1992, TiE has been supporting entrepreneurs by offering education, mentorship, networking, and funding opportunities. The mission of TiE is to foster entrepreneurship globally through its five pillars: mentoring, networking, education, funding, and incubation. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is to enable the next generation of entrepreneurs.</p>
<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>TiE Global is the largest non-profit organization and has a strong networking ecosystem. TiE connects the entire entrepreneurship ecosystem from early-stage entrepreneurs, serial entrepreneurs, professionals at leading corporations, venture capitalists, angel investors, and thought leaders. The organization emphasizes the spirit of giving in all aspects of its work.</p>
<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>The foremost and most widely known event that TiE hosts is TiEcon, which is the largest professional and networking conference for entrepreneurs. TiE also hosts a wide range of programs and events catering to various industry verticals, including educational events hosted by TiE Institute.</p>

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<li>TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) is dedicated to fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs by creating a program for high school students to experience entrepreneurship and innovation through experiential education.</li>
<li>TiE U is a comprehensive ecosystem that nurtures start-ups run by college and university students.</li>
<li>TiE Women is designed to embrace, engage, and empower women entrepreneurs across the globe—irrespective of the size of the enterprise, origin, standing, or background.</li>
<li>The Nurture Equity-Free Accelerator Program has been specially created by successful business founders to specifically help entrepreneurs.</li>
<li>TiE Angels is a global platform for TiE Charter Members worldwide to invest in start-ups.</li>
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<p style=”font-size: 18px; color: #414042; font-weight: bold;”>Over the last 32 years of existence, TiE chapters around the world have become a vibrant platform for entrepreneurs, professionals, industry leaders, and investors to interact with one another and forge long-lasting relationships.</p>