Link to Registration : Register for L&T Finance Pitch Point 2.0
L&T Finance has opened applications for the second edition of Pitch Point, its startup competition for AI solutions, to be held as part of RAISE '26 on December 16 in Mumbai.
The initiative will bring selected early- to growth-stage startups before a panel of venture capitalists, L&T Finance senior management and industry experts. Five finalists will present their solutions at the event, with the programme designed to connect emerging technologies with potential business applications across L&T Finance and the wider L&T Group.
Pitch Point is a part of L&T Finance RAISE’26, India’s Premier Event in the BFSI Sector. The third edition of RAISE will focus on enterprise agentic AI—systems that can reason, adapt and carry out complex workflows.
Startups invited across 13 technology domains
Applications are open to India-focused, incorporated technology startups that have been operating for one to five years, have a working, proof-of-concept-ready product and have raised less than ₹250 crore. Eligible startups may offer solutions for BFSI or non-BFSI sectors.
The listed domains include:
- Cybersecurity and fraud prevention
- Rural and agricultural fintech
- Generative AI
- Embedded finance
- Smart contracts and blockchain
- Alternative-data-based lending
- AI-led credit scoring and risk assessment
- Regulatory technology
- Digital financial advice
- Collections and recovery
- Enterprise agentic AI
- Image processing
- Geospatial and remote-sensing applications
Applicants must submit a registration form, pitch deck and product demonstration link. Shortlisted founders will take part in a 30-minute virtual interaction, where they will be expected to explain their company, product and potential synergies with L&T Finance or an L&T Group company.
Five finalists to pitch at RAISE ’26
The five selected startups will pitch at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on December 16. The evaluation will consider the founders and team, strategic fit with L&T use cases, early validation and deployment, scalability, and compliance readiness. The programme is intended to identify solutions with potential relevance to lending and other business requirements across L&T Finance and the wider group.
Two winners will be eligible for prize money of ₹25 lakh each. Winners will also have an opportunity to discuss potential equity funding with L&T Innovation Fund. The terms make clear that neither a proof of concept nor an investment is guaranteed: any pilot would be mutually agreed, and any funding would depend on separate discussions and evaluation.
Pitch Point '26 follows the inaugural edition held alongside RAISE '25. That event culminated in live pitches by five finalists, with SpoofSense and Arrowhead named as winners.
Applications for Pitch Point ’26 are scheduled to close on October 31, 2026.Apply Here : Register for L&T Finance Pitch Point 2.0
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