Where Ideas Get Built.
Hyderabad's festival of business ideas, entrepreneurship, and creative culture. One day. Founders on stage. Creators on the floor. You in the room.
BizLitFest is Hyderabad's festival for people who are building something — or about to. A place where a 22-year-old with a food brand shares a foyer with a funded SaaS founder. Where an author signs books ten feet from a creator selling handmade jewellery. Where you hear a founder's real story on stage, then walk out and pitch your own idea for seed money.
Tell your story on stage or from your stall. Get in front of investors, customers, and collaborators in one room. Access the CXO forum, Blend Hack pitch sessions, and real conversations that don't happen on LinkedIn.
Free entry. No gatekeeping. Walk in, see how businesses actually start, meet founders who were you three years ago. Compete in Blend Hack. Sell from a stall. Or just come for the music, the food, and the energy.
This city runs on entrepreneurship — from Hitech City offices to Charminar's local craftsmen. BizLitFest is the day the entire spectrum shows up in one place. Local acts, local food, local stories — but the ambition is national. A festival that feels like the city it's in, not a copy-paste from Bangalore or Mumbai.
BizLitFest is where the idea meets the person who can fund it, the creator meets the customer who wants to buy it, and the student sees — for the first time — that building something is actually possible.
Keynotes, fireside chats, panels, and masterclasses. Curated speakers, guestlisted VIPs, anchor sponsors. The cerebral, high-signal content that BizLitFest is known for — founder stories, business ideas, literary thought leadership.
A buzzing marketplace where creators and entrepreneurs have stalls showcasing their products and services. Youth-friendly space design, entertainment acts, Hyderabad-culture activations, music, food, and energy. The Blend Bazaar vibe — alive, local, young.
Large hall. Keynotes, founder firesides, investor panels. BizLitFest-curated speakers. 300+ seats. LED screens, professional AV.
2 smaller halls (70 seats each). Workshops, founder huddles, youth sessions. One room available for Blend-specific programming (3-4 hrs).
Stalls for 30-40 creators and entrepreneurs showcasing products, services, and startups. Direct sales, demos, and founder storytelling at each kiosk.
Local Hyderabad acts — music, spoken word, cultural performances. Blend-curated entertainment bringing the city's creative energy to the foyers and open spaces.
Business ideas + media hackathon. Pitch sessions, seed funding prizes, direct VC access. Technology, sustainability, and creative solutions tracks.
Invite-only. ~100 founders, investors, CXOs. Quality networking, curated by relationship. Evening dinner and after-hours session.
Campus ambassador networks. 200-300 students for brand exposure, footfall, and creator marketplace energy.
Professionals, young founders, creators. Performance marketing + Blend community channels. Tiered pricing.
100 founders, investors, VCs. Curated guestlist. Evening dinner access. Managed by BizLitFest network.
Local music acts, spoken word in Telugu and Deccani, street food pop-ups from the city's best. Not generic — rooted in the city's creative DNA.
30-40 kiosks where real creators and entrepreneurs showcase and sell — handmade products, tech demos, food brands, fashion, art, content studios.
Free student entry. Campus ambassador programs. Blend Crew activations. The crowd is 18-30 — the space has to match that energy.
Interactive demos, storytelling screens at each founder stall, amphitheatre-style breakout talks, photo-worthy installations. Dwell time > drive-by.
| Source | Target (INR) |
|---|---|
| Corporate Sponsorships (anchor + mid-tier) | 20,00,000 |
| Ticket Sales (paid passes, tiered pricing) | 4,00,000 |
| Creator Stall Revenue (30-40 exhibitors) | 3,50,000 |
| Blend Hack Entry Fees + Partners | 2,50,000 |
| F&B Stall Commissions / Coupons | 1,00,000 |
| Total Projected Revenue | 31,00,000 |
| Line Item | Estimate (INR) |
|---|---|
| Venue + Infrastructure Setup | 5,00,000 |
| AV, Production, LED, Standees | 2,50,000 |
| Speaker Travel + Accommodation | 2,00,000 |
| F&B (Speakers, Guests, Staff) | 1,50,000 |
| Entertainment Acts + Cultural Programming | 1,50,000 |
| Marketing + Performance Advertising | 3,00,000 |
| Staff + Honorariums (3 months) | 4,00,000 |
| Mementos, Prizes, Seed Fund (Hack) | 2,00,000 |
| Tech + Ticketing Platform | 75,000 |
| Stall Setup + Space Design (Blend floor) | 1,50,000 |
| Contingency (10%) | 2,00,000 |
| Total Projected Expenses | 25,75,000 |
Key principles: Reduced reliance on government funds (delayed payments, hidden costs). Focus on corporate sponsors — tech, FMCG, sustainability-aligned brands. Blend co-invests up to 15-20L if shortfall occurs, targeting break-even to build long-term IP. Revenue from creator stalls and Blend Hack are new lines not present in 2025.
All figures are approximations and projections based on assumptions from 2025 actuals, venue estimates, and market rates. Actual numbers will vary based on final venue selection, sponsor confirmations, and attendance. This is a planning document, not a financial commitment.
Hyderabad trip — venue recce (Tea Hub, WeHub, others). Layout assessment for stall capacity, stage setup, and foyer activations. Lock partnership terms.
Confirm venue. Lock sponsor commitments toward 20L target. Share speaker longlist. Blend begins space design concepts and stall layout planning.
Launch ticketing platform (Blend tech). Performance marketing begins. Campus ambassador activation. Blend Hack registration opens. Creator stall applications open.
Finalise speaker lineup. Confirm CXO invite list. Lock stall exhibitors (30-40 creators/entrepreneurs). Entertainment acts confirmed. Hyderabad cultural programming locked.
Full marketing push. Speaker announcements. Content drops. Blend Hack submissions close. All logistics finalised. Run-of-show created.
BizLitFest 2026 goes live. Full day (10am-6pm) + evening VIP dinner. Main stage + masterclass rooms + creator marketplace + Blend Hack finals + entertainment throughout.
Immersive, high-impact experiences that connect brands to people — in real life and beyond. Product launches, cultural takeovers, brand activations at scale.
Design, motion, and storytelling that move ideas forward. Brands brought to life with thoughtful content and creative direction.
Helping brands stay relevant by plugging into culture. Creators, college talent, fandoms, and opinion leaders — community-driven engagement.
Corporate meets, product platforms, brand programs — strategised, systematised, and scaled. End-to-end event infrastructure.
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Rahil Mehdi (Founder & MD) · Praveen Singh (Co-Founder, Director CFO & COO) · Sabika (Chief Client Partner) · Bhagvanth Prasad (National Creative Director)
tessarakt.comStudent-creator cohort program. Paid partnerships, mentorship, and real brand projects. Building the next generation of creative entrepreneurs through structured cohorts.
crew.itsblend.studioThe main member platform. Profiles, project matching, tools, and resources. Where creators find their tribe, get discovered, and access the full Blend infrastructure.
creator-hub.itsblend.studioInvestment-first creative hackathon. Business ideas meet real capital. Pitch to VCs, win seed funding, get advisory support. The entrepreneurship track that funds what you build.
itsblend.studio/blend-hackThe mothership. India's creative entrepreneurship ecosystem — community, tech, mentorship, and capital across 8 tracks: Foods, Art, Media, Music, Film, Fashion, Gaming, Sustainability.
itsblend.studioWhere founders tell stories, creators sell what they've built, and the youth of Hyderabad shows up to build something new.