Mood Indigo sponsors: POP UPI had the title in 2025, and ten brands bought a night
IIT Bombay's Mood Indigo ran 16 to 18 December 2025 with POP UPI as title sponsor and Cantabil as associate title sponsor, out of 78 brands on the fest's sponsor page. The 2026 edition runs 21 to 24 December, with six new partners so far and no title sponsor named.
By Saurabh Garg, founder of C4E · Published 28 Oct 2026 · How we check
Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay's cultural festival, ran from 16 to 18 December 2025 with POP UPI as its title sponsor and Cantabil International Clothing as associate title sponsor. The fest's own sponsor page listed 78 brands and partners for that edition. The 2026 edition runs from 21 to 24 December 2026, and no 2026 title sponsor has been announced yet. This list is part of our guide to college fest sponsors in India.
Who sponsored Mood Indigo 2025?
These are the brands Mood Indigo put on its sponsor page for the 2025 edition, with the fest's own tier words. The first seven sit at the top of the page. The rest come from the fest's “Marketing Sponsors” list as it stood on 15 December 2025, the day before the fest opened.
| Brand | Tier, in the fest's words | Source |
|---|---|---|
| POP UPITitle Sponsor | Title Sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Cantabil International ClothingAssociate Title Sponsor | Associate Title Sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 House of Google AIAI Partner | AI Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 Royal Enfield Hunter 350Driven by Partner | Driven by Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Outlet Mall of IndiaShopping Partner | Shopping Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| BpinControlHealth Partner | Health Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| FurtadosConcert Gear Partner | Concert Gear Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| LakmePopular Nite Co-title sponsor | Popular Nite Co-title sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| YoustaHip-Hop Nite Title sponsor | Hip-Hop Nite Title sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 Monster EnergyCo-Title Sponsor of Hip-Hop Nite | Co-Title Sponsor of Hip-Hop Nite | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Bonkers CornerHip-Hop Nite Co-title sponsor | Hip-Hop Nite Co-title sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| DigiTathyaIndie Nite Title Sponsor | Indie Nite Title Sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Bausch And LombCo-Title Sponsor of International Music Festival | Co-Title Sponsor of International Music Festival | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| HPCLCo-Title Sponsor of Eloquence | Co-Title Sponsor of Eloquence | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| GAILEloquence Co-title sponsor | Eloquence Co-title sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Klaw SnacksCo-Title Sponsor of Humorfest | Co-Title Sponsor of Humorfest | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| ProvogueShe's Got The Look Co-title sponsor | She's Got The Look Co-title sponsor | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 Coca ColaOfficial Beverage Partner | Official Beverage Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 SonyAudio Partner | Audio Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| NestleOfficial Brew Partner | Official Brew Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Society TeaOfficial Tea Partner | Official Tea Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Tata Simply BetterHealthy Choice Partner | Healthy Choice Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| PluckkOfficial Fresh Partner | Official Fresh Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 InstaxPhotography Partner | Photography Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| DenverFragrance Partner | Fragrance Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| FlutrrOfficial Relationship Partner | Official Relationship Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| QoneqtOfficial Community Partner | Official Community Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
 NykaaPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Canara BankPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| KreoPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| MiloePartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Bare AnatomyPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| SavanaPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Akaay StoriesPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| MaliaoPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| PosterwaPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| GimiGimiPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
| Ranu CreationPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo (archived) |
The rest of the 78 are partners in three other groups on the same page. Media partners include PVR INOX, Devgn CineX, BIG FM, The Free Press Journal, Dainik Bhaskar and HT City Showstoppers. Food partners include KFC, Blue Tokai Coffee and 99 Pancakes. The “Live Your Passion” partners include Universal Music Group, TuneCore, Wacom and Toastmasters International.
Who was the title sponsor of Mood Indigo 2025?
POP UPI, the payments app, held the title slot. Below it, the fest sold the title of each night and competition separately: Monster Energy, Yousta and Bonkers Corner on Hip-Hop Nite, Lakme on Popular Nite, DigiTathya on Indie Nite, HPCL and GAIL together on the Eloquence debate, and Bausch and Lomb on the International Music Festival.
Search answers mix up the tiers. The fest lists Cantabil as associate title sponsor, not title sponsor, and Royal Enfield's slot reads “Driven by Partner” for the Hunter 350, not “powered by”. Google appears as “House of Google AI”, the AI partner.
Who are the Mood Indigo 2026 sponsors so far?
Six partners have been added to the fest's sponsor page since the 2025 fest, between March and June 2026. The page has no year label and still shows the 2025 brands, including POP UPI in the title slot. A 2025 sponsor on the page today has not necessarily renewed.
| Brand | Tier, in the fest's words | Source |
|---|---|---|
 SBIBanking Partner | Banking Partner | Mood Indigo |
| CredilaEducation Loan Partner | Education Loan Partner | Mood Indigo |
| Click CabsOfficial Cab Partner | Official Cab Partner | Mood Indigo |
| ZeraviaLearning Partner | Learning Partner | Mood Indigo |
| DistrictPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo |
| AvvatarPartner | Partner | Mood Indigo |
When is Mood Indigo 2026?
Mood Indigo 2026 runs from 21 to 24 December 2026 at IIT Bombay, Jagran Josh reported on 15 October, citing the fest's social media channels. The fest's own schedule page still says “Coming Soon”. The 2025 edition ran from 16 to 18 December, HT City reported.
The fest is one of two IIT Bombay events that peak in search every December. The other is Techfest, which is a week earlier this year. In January the season moves to Chennai, with Saarang at IIT Madras.
The fest's sponsor list leans on single nights. Of the 38 brands in the table, ten bought the title or co-title of one night or one competition, and only two hold a title tier for the whole fest.
How we checked: the 2025 list comes from Mood Indigo's own sponsor page, read from the copies the Internet Archive saved of the page code (17 February 2026) and of the fest's sponsor feed (15 December 2025). The 2026 additions come from the live page on 28 October 2026. Dates come from Jagran Josh and HT City. Images are from Mood Indigo's own YouTube channel.