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TSOW Launchpad is Live: Pitch at the People Leaders Summit 2026 š
If youāre building HR tech in India, this is your moment.
TSOW Launchpad is here.
If youāre building HR tech in India, this is your moment.
Weāre excited to announce TSOW Launchpad ā HR Tech Edition, a curated live pitching platform designed to spotlight early-stage HR tech startups and help them move from building quietly to being seen, adopted, and funded.
Powered by TSOW ā Indiaās largest Future of Work & HR community, Launchpad is our way of enabling distribution-first growth for founders who are ready for the next leap.
š What is TSOW Launchpad?
TSOW Launchpad is a live pitching platform where selected HR tech startups get to showcase their products directly to:
HR leaders & decision-makers
Operators & builders
Investors & ecosystem partners
The highlight?
š Live pitches at the TSOW People Leaders Summit 2026.
š Saturday, January 17, 2026
š¤ What Startups Get
Being part of TSOW Launchpad means more than just pitching.
Hereās whatās unlocked:
šŖ Free Pod space to showcase your product
āļø A dedicated blog feature in the TSOW newsletter
š£ Promotion across TSOWās social media, Slack community, and ecosystem
š Access to TSOW City Leads who run and execute meetups across Indiaāgiving you nationwide reach
š° Potential funding and partnership opportunities, including GTM and revenue-share conversations
All of this at zero cost to apply.
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šļø TSOW People Leaders Summit 2026
The People Leaders Summit is TSOWās flagship gathering that brings together CHROs, HR leaders, founders, operators, and ecosystem partners from across India to shape conversations around the future of work.
By pitching at the summit, startups get direct exposure to the exact audience that evaluates, buys, partners with, and champions HR tech.
š
Saturday, January 17, 2026
š Event link
TSOW Launchpad is a core part of the summitādesigned to ensure promising HR tech startups donāt just get stage time, but serious consideration from the ecosystem.
š¦ Jury & Live Feedback
Shortlisted startups will pitch live in front of seasoned operators, investors, and HR leaders, who will:
Ask sharp questions
Challenge assumptions
Share real-time, actionable feedback
Think Shark Tank, but built for HR tech and the Future of Work.
ā Who Should Apply?
HR tech startups
Registered less than 2 years ago
Ready to leverage community-led distribution and feedback
If youāve built something meaningful and are looking for your next growth leverāthis is for you.
š Apply Now
Applications are now open for TSOW Launchpad ā HR Tech Edition.
š Apply here: https://forms.gle/Cqqv7cUQn694LhJy9
š¤ Pitch Day: January 17, 2026
š Event link: https://luma.com/gmrh3d73
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š± Why This Matters
TSOW has built the largest HR & Future of Work community in India.
With Launchpad, weāre helping founders go beyond product-buildingāby enabling distribution, credibility, customers, and capital, all in one place.
If youāre building HR tech, this is your stage.
See you at Launchpad š
Team TSOW
Building the future of work, together.





