About the Program

Runway to Success TV series

Runway to Success TV series is an unprecedented reality programme that celebrates the spirit of Indian entrepreneurship and showcases Lufthansa’s commitment to partnering the success of Indian business.

An inspiring programme on ET NOW, produced in collaboration with business experts at TiE, it showcases the best of India’s entrepreneurial talent, and helps discover, mentor as well as reward India’s future business leaders.

Thousands of contestants vie for a spot among the shortlisted SMEs who compete on the series. The contest kicks off with 7 competitive episodes, in which a featured guest business leader selects a winner from 3 SME contestants on the show. These episodic winners are further tested in the semi-finals, and finally, the top 3 vie go head to head in the Grand Finale for:

The Grand Prize

• A seat at Stanford University’s prestigious Design Thinking Boot Camp.
• A free Lufthansa Business Class ticket to the US.
• A coveted TiE mentorship.

Mentorship camp

The power of expert advice

As part of the Runway to Success initiative, free Mentorship Camps are held nationwide where SMEs can benefit from ‘guru sessions’ with celebrated entrepreneurs, along with individual guidance by experienced mentors. Conducted by TiE, the largest global entrepreneurship fostering network, these camps are organized at major metropolitan hubs like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad as well as online.

At the camps, entrepreneurs are also invited to register for a chance to be selected among the SMEs shortlisted to compete on the Runway to Success television series..

TiE Mumbai
Mansi Sheth, 022-42200100, Mansi@tiemumbai.org,
19th March.
Lower Parel, Mumbai

TiE Delhi-NCR
Amit K. Verma, 8750847502, amit@tienewdelhi.org,
19th March,
Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

TiE Delhi-NCR
Amit K. Verma, 8750847502, amit@tienewdelhi.org,
19th March,
Amity Innovation Incubator, E3 Block, 1st Floor, Amity University Campus, Sector -125, Noida

TiE Delhi-NCR
Amit K. Verma, 8750847502, amit@tienewdelhi.org,
19th March.
Bridge School of Management , A JV between HT Media Ltd. and Apollo Global. USA, 1st Floor, Tower B, Infinity Towers, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon (M) +91- 9818044836, (D) + 91- (124) 457 6321

TiE Chennai
Akhila Rajeshwar, 9791011968, akhila@tiechennai.org,
21st March,
Hotel Clarion, 25 Radhakrishnan Salai

TiE Hyderabad
Vidya Benson, 040-64513397, ad@tiehyderabad.org,
26th March,
ISB, Gachibowli

TiE Ahmedabad
Himanshi Shah, 9904451199, admin@ahmedabad.tie.org,
27th March,
Ahmedabad Management Association: ATIRA Campus, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg, Ahmedabad 380 015, Gujarat, INDIA