VIBE Summit 2025:
Where Vision Met Value
2 days
Founders
Decision-Makers
Problems Solved
Real People. Real Solutions. Real Impact.
Shekhar Kirani
Partner, Accel
Bhanu Pathak
GM, xto10x, ex-Flipkart, Tata Digital
Simon Wardley
Researcher
Prof Saras Sarasvathy
Darden school of Business
2 days
Founders
Decision-Makers
Problems Solved
Real People. Real Solutions. Real Impact.
~ Simon Wardley
In a space crowded with hype, Vibe summit enabled conversations in areas where real work happens. Taking a step forward from generic AI noise, the summit focused on the vertical integration of AIs capabilities across various industries.
- Healthcare AI reducing diagnosis time.
- Manufacturing systems predicting failures in production
- Financial platforms catching fraud in real-time
- And much more...
The Voice of VIBE
Kashi KS
Chief AI Officer, AlfaHive
Balkrishna Singhania
Chief Data Officer, HDFC Life
Pooja Kadambi
Founder, JustYukti
Raoul Nanavati
Co-founder and CEO, Navana.ai
Gaurav Parchani
Founder and CTO, Dozee
Dhruv Rastogi
MediAssist
Prateep Basu
CEO, SatSure
VIBE50: Engage, Co-create and Transform with AI
The initiative highlights a curated list of startups building domain-specific intelligence to solve real business challenges, focusing on deployable solutions rather than experimental tools.
Key Takeaways:
- Global enterprise spending on vertical AI projected to grow from 5 billion dollars in 2024 to 47 billion dollars by 2030
- Strong shift toward industry-specific AI
- The next 10 billion dollar AI outcomes will come from systems that automate end-to-end workflows with measurable ROI
227+ publications covered VIBE Summit.
VIBE Pilots
24 Hours. Real Problems. Working Solutions.
A focused 24 hour innovation sprint where enterprise leaders brought live business challenges from their 12 to 24 month roadmaps, and pre selected AI startups chose problems aligned with their expertise.
Over the course of a single day, teams worked side by side to build functional prototypes, with CXOs providing real time feedback to ensure solutions addressed actual operational needs
Organized by
The Results
statements shared
contributed challenges
startups took part
coding
demo their solutions
500 audience members
The Process
- Enterprise leaders presented live roadmap challenages from their 12-24 month strategic priorities.
- Pre-selected AI startups chose problems that matched their expertise and sprinted to build functional prototypes.
- CXOs provided real-time feedback, ensuring solutions addressed actual business needs.
Winner
- 1st Place: CogniSwitch Inc.
- 2nd Place: Saffron Orbit
- 3rd Place: Cimba.AI
The VIBE Difference
- Enterprise leaders presented live roadmap challenages from their 12-24 month strategic priorities.
- Pre-selected AI startups chose problems that matched their expertise and sprinted to build functional prototypes.
- CXOs provided real-time feedback, ensuring solutions addressed actual business needs.
Recognizing Innovation
That Delivers
Networking:
Where Deals Begin
Enterprise leaders connected with startups solving real problems. Founders met customers ready to pilot. Investors discovered companies building deployable AI.
In the right room, conversations did not stay conversations. They moved toward action.
CXO Dinner:
Strategy Beyond the Summit
Enterprise leaders engaged in off-the-record conversations about AI strategy and transformation challenges. No presentations, no pitches. Just candid dialogue among peers navigating the same obstacles and opportunities.
The Room Where
Enterprise AI Took Shape
Ashwin Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder, atlasprods.com
The entire concept of this hackathon was amazing and unique, bringing together enterprises and startups like us as well as being AI first.
Rishit Desai, Partner, Westbridge Capital
The VIBE Summit CxO dinner was incredible for networking. I connected with a senior executive from a major automobile company, which led to a $500,000 POC for our portfolio startup.
Piyush Tyagi, Co-founder, Videostori
It gave me a clear perspective on the market and helped me realize where I’m falling short in my startup journey and what specific improvements I need to make.
Alok Gurtu, Partner, ABG Venture Partners
The keynote from Simon and the content that was put together were refreshing, giving a completely new perspective to founders and corporates alike.
From the Event
In Their Own Words
Ashwin Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder, atlasprods.com
The entire concept of this hackathon was amazing and unique, bringing together enterprises and startups like us as well as being AI first.
Rishit Desai, Partner, Westbridge Capital
The VIBE Summit CxO dinner was incredible for networking. I connected with a senior executive from a major automobile company, which led to a $500,000 POC for our portfolio startup.
Piyush Tyagi, Co-founder, Videostori
It gave me a clear perspective on the market and helped me realize where I’m falling short in my startup journey and what specific improvements I need to make.
Alok Gurtu, Partner, ABG Venture Partners
The keynote from Simon and the content that was put together were refreshing, giving a completely new perspective to founders and corporates alike.
This is where breakthrough AI solutions meet real business needs—collaboration, investment, and implementation happening in real time.
Healthcare AI: From Pilot to Production
Leaders from Dozee, MediAssist, and Narayan Health explored real-world AI deployments in healthcare. The wins, challenges, and lessons when lives depend on accuracy.
Healthcare AI: From Pilot to Production
Leaders from Dozee, MediAssist, and Narayan Health explored real-world AI deployments in healthcare. The wins, challenges, and lessons when lives depend on accuracy.
Opening Keynote: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
Simon Wardley, Creator of Wardley Maps
AI strategy requires a clear view of an evolving landscape. In this new era, leaders must understand where agency truly sits, whether with humans in the loop or increasingly autonomous systems of agents. Simon delivered a 90 minute Wardley Mapping masterclass, guiding CXOs to identify genuine transformation opportunities and avoid expensive distractions.
The Room Where
Enterprise AI Took Shape
Opening Keynote: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
Simon Wardley, Creator of Wardley Maps
AI strategy requires a clear view of an evolving landscape. In this new era, leaders must understand where agency truly sits, whether with humans in the loop or increasingly autonomous systems of agents. Simon delivered a 90 minute Wardley Mapping masterclass, guiding CXOs to identify genuine transformation opportunities and avoid expensive distractions.
Keynote: Making the elephant dance
Dancing with the elephant by Prof. Saras Sarasvathy, Professor at University of Virginia
The India AI Moment
Exploring the Future of AI with Shekhar Kirani, Partner, Accel: Insights from the VIBE Summit 2025 on India’s Tech Landscape.
Embedding AI in Consumer Tech
Bhanu Pathak (GM, xto10x), with leaders from Sarvam, Tata Digital, and Tata 1mg to explore how India’s top consumer-tech companies are embedding AI — not just in workflows, but into the very architecture of products, platforms, and operations.
Pratyush Srivastava
Vice President, Narayana Health
Gaurav Parchani
CTO, Dozee
Nitthin Chandran Nair
CEO, Medpiper
2025
VIBE50 Emerging Vertical AI Startups
VIBE50: India's Emerging Vertical AI Startups
We identified and analyzed the 50 most promising vertical AI startups in India. Companies that solve real problems with domain-specific intelligence across healthcare, manufacturing, finance, logistics, retail, and energy.
The VIBE50 report examines their technology, go-to-market strategies, and growth trajectories. Not the most funded or hyped. The startups building solutions that enterprises actually deploy.
Press Coverage:
227+ publications covered VIBE Summit.
Major outlets: IANS, PTI, The Week, Tribune India, Business Today, Entrepreneur, CXO Today, MoneyControl, The Wire
VIBE Pilots:
24 Hours. Real Problems. Working Solutions.
Organized by
A 24-hour innovation sprint where enterprise leaders and pre-selected AI startups co-built and demoed customized pilots, designed with immediate feedback and real-world deployment in mind.
The Results
- 18 real-world problem statements shared
- 12+ CXOs from enterprises contributed challenges
- 60+ participants from 27 startups took part
- 20+ hours of non-stop VIBE coding
- 5 startups shortlisted to demo their solutions
- Presented live to an audience of 500+ attendees
Winners
Networking:
Where Deals Begin
Enterprise leaders found startups. Founders found customers. Investors found opportunities. The Leela Palace provided world-class facilities for premium networking across the Grand Ball Room, Royal Ball Room, Diya, Turret Board Room, Nidhi, and Kamal spaces
CXO Dinner:
Strategy Beyond the Summit
Enterprise leaders found startups. Founders found customers. Investors found opportunities. The Leela Palace provided world-class facilities for premium networking across the Grand Ball Room, Royal Ball Room, Diya, Turret Board Room, Nidhi, and Kamal spaces
What They Say?
Upekkha is all about selling value, not just features. One of my biggest learnings was identifying our Ideal Customer Profile and realizing India wasn’t our primary market. The Pika community has been a supportive space for sharing struggles and gaining clarity. As Prasanna says, “If you sell to paupers, you’ll always be poor”—that truly shifted our strategy.
Shubhra Srivas
Co-Founder and CEO, GaragePlug
Value SaaS is a mindset, and the Upekkha team really helped instill that. It’s about selling value, not just a product. The community always has your best interest at heart, guiding you toward what matters most as a founder. As Prasanna says, “You’re a founder—go figure it out.”
Gagandeep Singh Josan
Co-Founder, Nittio Learn (acquired by Whatfiy)
Upekkha helped us a lot early on, and the community still supports us daily. Value SaaS means growing capital efficiently—spend less than what you earn. Basecamp gave us immense clarity on ICP and segmentation, which helped us scale with focus.
Ish Jindal
Founder, Tars
As a solo founder, Upekkha was a safe space that taught me founder optionality—choosing my path with clarity. Basecamp reshaped my decision-making and emphasized that ICP and positioning are continuous processes, not one-time tasks.
Bhavya PH
Founder, Freshreview
Upekkha is like a SaaS university that shows you what you’re doing wrong—and helps you fix it. Basecamp starts with discomfort but ends in clarity. Customer obsession became our core, and aligning our org around delivering value built our growth flywheel.
Sudarsan
Founder, Ripplehire
227+ publications covered VIBE Summit.
Vibe Summit 2026
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Vibe Summit will be back for the 2026 edition once again in Bangalore in July to build on the momentum created by the first one to create real conversations and meaningful results among startups and enterprises to realize the full potential of building industry specific AI and tools.
