About Lemon Ideas
Since 2013, Lemon Ideas has brought founders, mentors, industry leaders and institutions together to turn possibilities into meaningful ventures.
Our story
Since 2013, Lemon Ideas has been on a mission of “Innovation by Everyone”. It has grown into a self-sustaining entrepreneurial ecosystem, known across India, that supports aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners and early-stage startups end to end: training, mentoring, ideation, validation, launch, growth and fundraising. Co-creation and peer learning drive the transformation, and the ‘S’ way of Spirituality and Sustainability encourages mindful entrepreneurship.
The team created Innopreneurs, India’s popular startup contest platform, now present across 20 countries with 200+ partners, 100+ investors and 300+ mentors. Since 2017 Lemon Ideas has celebrated National Entrepreneurs Day on 16 January, the day declared National Startup Day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022.
To bring good ideas closer to the people, knowledge and opportunities that help them grow.
An India where every young person with an idea has a real pathway to build it.
To discover, train, connect and showcase innovators—from school classrooms to startup stages—through practical programmes and a lasting community.
Values
Fresh thinking, tested in the real world.
Ventures that do well by doing right.
Ideas grow faster when we build them together.
Founders who know themselves lead better.
Ecology and economy, in balance.
Philosophy
Experiment. Fail. Learn. Repeat.
The name
Lemon is fresh, bright and full of zest—the energy we want every idea to carry. Our line, “Bring ideas to life”, is the promise behind every programme.
Our 13-year journey
Every milestone below is documented in our press archive.
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15 young people start their entrepreneurial journeys through the CEO@10k programme.
The first intensive programme turns innovators into founders in three weeks.
The first national-level project-idea competition, Innopreneurs 2014, is held at the IMT campus.
The Lemon School of Entrepreneurship launches from Nagpur with a mission to nurture 1,000 entrepreneurs.
LSE’s first cohort of founders graduates; startups such as Goli Vada Pav and Khichadiwala gain national coverage.
Business World names Lemon Ideas among four startups to watch in Nagpur.
An annual partnership with the Vidarbha Industries Association celebrates and awards entrepreneurs.
Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Anurag Thakur address Lemon Ideas founders on turning knowledge into wealth.
15 startups work on solutions to pandemic challenges through Lemon Ideas programmes.
Startups from Bhutan, Nepal and other neighbouring countries join the Innopreneurs Top 100.
Lemon Ideas compiles 60 founder stories to motivate young people.
The Lemon School of Entrepreneurship signs an MoU with SKUAST, Srinagar, for entrepreneurship in J&K.
A global startup season and a national Juniors contest that draws a huge response from schools.
Lemon Ideas celebrates National Startup Day 2025 and runs the MGI Ideathon for student entrepreneurs.
A two-day conclave at RTM Nagpur University brings together 50+ startups, investors, ministers and school innovators.
Impact
The core team
Founded Lemon Ideas in 2013 and leads its programmes, partnerships and the Innopreneurs platform.
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Leads the Lemon School of Entrepreneurship and its training programmes.
Leads business development and the technology behind Lemon Ideas platforms.
Leads school initiatives including Innopreneurs Junior and the Bharat Innovation Olympiad.
Leads training and incubation, including Lemon School of Entrepreneurship programmes and incubation cohorts.
Leads technology for Lemon Ideas platforms and digital programmes.
Coordinates programme delivery, events and participant support.
Mentors & experts
Specialists and practitioners who bring practical perspective to founders and programmes across the Lemon Ideas ecosystem.
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Customer Insights & Trends
Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Technology
Self Awareness
Self & Psychology
Technology
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Healthcare & Biotechnology
Social Impact
Startup Growth
Education Startups
Technology
AgriTech
AI & Emerging Technologies
Startup Growth
Banking & Finance
Legal & Intellectual Property
Advisor
Africa Advisor
Raising Money
Prominent guests
Government ministers, bureaucrats, foreign ambassadors, industry leaders, startup founders and visionaries from India and abroad.
MD & CEO, DEXIT Global · Former Vice Chairman, AICTE
Founding Partner, Fluid Ventures
Founder, GOONJ
Member of Parliament, Hamirpur · Former Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting
Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development, Government of Maharashtra
Director, IIM Nagpur
Former Director, MSME Innovation Project, GIZ India
CEO, Startup Oasis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Former High Commissioner of Uganda to India
Former Development Commissioner, MIHAN-SEZ
Director – Digital Business & Technology, Veolia India
Head & CEO, IITB-Monash Research Academy · Former MD & CEO, Thermax
Former Vice Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd. (1952–2025)
Chair, TiE India Angels & Rajasthan Angels · Former Chair, TiE Global
Former Joint CEO, Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Founder Chairman, Native Angels Network · Partner, Acumen
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways
Minister of State (School Education, Home – Rural, Housing, Cooperation & Mining), Government of Maharashtra
Founder, Applyifi & The Growth Labs
President, Baidyanath Group
First Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN, Geneva
Executive President – Defence, HFCL · Former CEO, Dassault Reliance Aerospace
Managing Director, Maha Metro · Former Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation
Chief Director General, JETRO
Founder & CEO, Goli Vada Pav
Ambassador of Bhutan to India
MasterChef India Season 9 Winner (2026)
The alumni network
Beyond the core team and mentors, thousands of innovators have passed through Lemon Ideas contests, cohorts and classrooms. Our Super Founders are building across aerospace, agriculture, health, climate and education.
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The next chapter
Find the pathway that fits you—compete, build, connect or partner.
Registrations now live
Future cannot be predicted through a syllabus or knowledge building. Welcome to Bharat Innovation Olympiad. A national future-skills readiness Olympiad for school participants in Grades 6–12 or equivalent age. Let your child take the first step!
Starts 18 October 2026 · Online