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What VIF does
Pitch Days
Quarterly pitch days (in person and online) where founders present to the VIF Investor & Mentor Circle.
Get your startup in front of Brahmin investors who fund.
VIF connects Brahmin founders directly with angel investors, family offices and successful entrepreneurs from our global community — through pitch days, warm introductions and mentorship. IBF doesn’t fund you. Our investors do.
What VIF does
Access, not paperwork.
The Forum is built to help promising entrepreneurs move from ideas and early ventures toward stronger networks, funding and visibility.
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What VIF does
Warm Introductions
Curated introductions to circle investors matched to your sector and stage.
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What VIF does
Funding-Ready Mentorship
Pitch-deck review, financial-model guidance and mock pitches from experienced founders and investors.
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What VIF does
Founder Showcase
Featured founders gain visibility across IBF chapters, events and channels worldwide.
How it works
From application to the investor’s table.
A simple step-by-step process connecting founders with investors, from application to funding, mentorship, and global visibility.
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Step 01
Apply to Pitch
Share your startup details, stage and pitch deck.
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Step 02
Get Funding-Ready
Mentors help you sharpen the story, the deck and the numbers.
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Step 03
Pitch to the Circle
Present at a VIF Pitch Day to investors and mentors from the community.
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Step 04
Connect Directly
Interested investors follow up with you directly. Any investment is agreed between you and the investor, on your terms.
Meet the people in the room.
The VIF Investor & Mentor Circle is a verified network of Brahmin angel investors, family offices, venture professionals and successful entrepreneurs who commit their time to attend pitch days, mentor founders and consider opportunities directly.
Join the Investor & Mentor CircleFounder Stories
Founders who found their investors here.
Stories from founders who connected with investors and mentors through VIF pitch days and the Investor & Mentor Circle.
Verified Story
Startup
Raised seed funding from two Circle investors after VIF Pitch Day, Dubai 2025.
“Short founder quote supplied and verified by IBF.”
Verified Story
Startup
Verified founder outcome supplied by IBF.
“Short founder quote supplied and verified by IBF.”
About VIF
Clear about our role.
VIF is a networking and mentorship platform run by the International Brahmin Federation, a Section 8 not-for-profit company. IBF does not operate a fund, pool or manage capital, hold investor money, or make investment decisions or recommendations. Participation in VIF is not an offer or solicitation to invest. Any investment or commercial arrangement is made independently between the parties concerned, at their own discretion and risk, without IBF’s involvement. IBF is not registered with SEBI or any securities regulator and does not act as an intermediary, advisor or broker.
Vipra Innovation Forum
Network.
Mentor.
Connect.
A platform for meaningful connections, mentorship and collaboration.
Founder Applications
Ready to pitch?
Applications are open to early-stage and growth-stage startups with at least one Brahmin founder. Pitch days are held quarterly; shortlisted founders are notified 3 weeks before each event.
“Our goal is to ensure that no Brahmin entrepreneur with talent and ambition is left behind for lack of introductions or guidance.”
Back the forum
Two ways to strengthen the Vipra Innovation Forum.
Founders in VIF need two things the Federation cannot buy: capital behind the programme, and people who have already built something willing to spend an hour with them.
Sponsorship
Sponsor the Vipra Innovation Forum
Fund the pitch sessions, the diligence support and the demo days. Your name sits on the programme that introduces the founders.
Sponsor VIF →Mentorship
Mentor a VIF founder
Raising, hiring and shipping for the first time. Most of what these founders need is someone who already made the mistake they are about to make.
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