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Mumbai to host SAP summit 2005
MUMBAI: SAP India, provider of business software solutions, has announced SAP Summit ’05 – the largest business and technology summit in the country – being hosted by SAP for the second consecutive year in India.
The three-day Summit will be held from 7 June – 9 June at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Centre in Mumbai.
The summit will bring together senior executives, business managers, decision-makers, analysts and developers to provide the latest insights, leverage SAP’s unparalleled cross-industry experience and explore innovative business solutions, states an official release.
The summit will offer a host of insightful keynote addresses, industry-specific conference sessions and a broad range of informative presentations, demos and panel discussions with SAP experts, customers and partners. The SAP Summit ’05 would provide expert guidance, important networking opportunities and hands-on experience to SAP’s business solutions that aim to shape the future of organizations.
The SAP Summit ’05 is expected to attract more than 1,500 delegates comprising customers, partners and members of the SAP community from across the Indian subcontinent.
From Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and NetWeaver; the SAP Summit ’05 will cover technologies and strategies that will help companies reduce time to market, get closer to customers and improve profitability. Participants at the Summit will also get an opportunity to interact with and learn from existing SAP customers.
Leading industry experts and senior executives from SAP will deliver keynotes at the summit, which include Léo Apotheker, Member of the Executive Board, SAP AG; Hans Peter Klaey, president & CEO SAP Asia and Alan Sedghi, managing director, SAP South Asia.
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Aman Gupta’s OFF/BEAT secures Rs 100 crore seed funding round
Bessemer backs new venture betting on AI and India’s digital shift
MUMBAI: Aman Gupta has raised Rs 100 crore in seed funding for his new venture OFF/BEAT, with Bessemer Venture Partners leading the round as it bets on a new wave of AI-led, consumer-first businesses in India.
The funding marks an early but significant push for OFF/BEAT, which is positioned to tap into a rapidly evolving market shaped by a digitally native generation and advances in artificial intelligence. The venture aims to build at the intersection of culture and technology, where brand identity and innovation increasingly go hand in hand.
Gupta, best known for co-founding boAt and scaling it into a Rs 3,000 crore-plus business, is now looking to apply those learnings to a new playbook. His focus this time is not just on building a consumer brand, but on leveraging AI and global networks to accelerate growth.
OFF/BEAT founder Aman Gupta said, “Having built from scratch before, I know what capital can do and what it cannot. This time, I was looking for partners with a global perspective who can help me leverage technology and AI, because that is where the future lies. Bessemer’s track record with companies like Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn says it all.”
The choice of investor reflects that ambition. Bessemer Venture Partners has backed global technology players such as Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn, bringing not just capital but strategic support and global reach.
Bessemer Venture Partners partner Anant Vidur Puri said, “We back founders who see around corners. Aman saw how a new India would come to think about aspiration, identity and quality, and built boAt as proof. He is now applying that same instinct to a market being reshaped by AI and by a generation with entirely new expectations.”
The investment comes at a time when India’s startup ecosystem is being reshaped by both consumer behaviour and technological disruption. Founders are increasingly expected to understand not just products, but the cultural shifts that drive adoption.
For OFF/BEAT, the journey is just beginning, but the signal is clear. In a market where attention is fleeting and expectations are rising, building something truly distinctive may be the only way to stay on beat.
