After successfully organizing the first round of HPCL start-up pitch day, IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre organized the second round of pitch day for funding and supporting innovative ideas and business start-ups in the energy sector. The Start-up scheme of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, HPCL selected 11 applications for the second round of pitching session organized on 29th November 2017. The Pitch Day Screening Committee comprises of Prof. B.R Mehta, Dean R&D, IIT Delhi, Prof. Amit Mookerjee, Dean and Head Noida Campus IIM Lucknow, Sanjay Kumar CGM-Business Development, HPCL, Shri Rakesh Misri, ED-Corp. Strategy & Planning and BD, Mr. Ganesh Gaikwad, CGM-HPCL, Mr. C Madhusudan GM-HPCL, Mr. MS Yadav, CGM-HPCL, Mr. Ashish Banerjee. Technology Expert, Mr. Sameer Rastogi, Legal Expert, Mr. Dhianu Das, Angel Investor, Mr. Pratap Singh, Ex- ST Micro Electronics, Mr. Amit Bajaj, Director Cadence, Mr. Anurag Srivastava, Director, Aricent, and Mr. SR Mustafa, VP, IIML-Incubator. As done earlier, pre-pitch workshop was also organized on 28th November 2017 to prepare the start-ups for the demo day and to give better insights on business and financial modeling of new ventures. The selected start-ups will be funded by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and incubated by IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre.