Success rate of startups in India higher than in other countries: Piyush Goyal
2 years ago

Success rate of startups in India higher than in other countries: Piyush Goyal

The Hindu  

The government on Wednesday said that the success rate of startups in India was much higher than in other countries of the world, and the number of startups in the country had increased from 452 in 2016 to 84,012 till November 2022. Though I must say, the success rate of startups in India is relatively higher than the rest of the world.” The Minister was replying to a question by Congress MP Manish Tewari who said that if one looked at the global startup ecosystem, then the United States had 784 startups, China 243 and India 85. The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said, “Our startup system is the third largest ecosystem in the world and the most popular and successful scheme.” Mr. Goyal said that in order to boost the startup ecosystem, the government had launched the Startup India initiative on January 16, 2016, and put in place an action plan for the same. He said the Fund of Funds for Startups, the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme and the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups, were the schemes which extended support to startups at various stages in their business cycle.

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Hurun India’s Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs Of The Millennium 2024 List: Check The Top 10 Names Here
5 days, 13 hours ago

Hurun India’s Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs Of The Millennium 2024 List: Check The Top 10 Names Here

ABP News  

Hurun India’s Top Self-Made Entrepreneurs: IDFC FIRST Private Banking and Hurun India have released the second edition of the "IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India’s Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennium 2024" list. Vikas Sharma, Head of Wealth Management and Private Banking at IDFC FIRST Bank, highlighted the importance of the report in recognising the accomplishments of India’s visionary …

Public procurements may come with startup quotas
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Public procurements may come with startup quotas

Live Mint  

Top central ministries are discussing a proposal that may mandate public sector units to purchase 10% of their requirements from startups, two people aware of the development said. Some of India's ongoing efforts to encourage startups sector include the Startup India seed fund initiative and Atal Innovation Mission. This initiative not only provides a platform for startups to showcase innovative …

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better

Live Mint  

On Thursday, early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners launched its largest-ever investment vehicle—a $300 million fund. Similarly, Blume Ventures, which has invested in prominent Indian startups including Battery Smart, Purplle and Unacademy, doesn’t plan to increase the corpus for its next two funds, maintaining them at about $290 million, the venture capital firm told Mint in October. “Several venture …

Stellaris Venture launches its largest ever $300 million fund
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Stellaris Venture launches its largest ever $300 million fund

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Stellaris Venture Partners, which has backed companies such as personal care brand Mamaearth and SaaS startup Whatfix, announced the launch of its largest ever fund with a corpus of $300 million on Thursday. “With this new fund, we’re excited to back founders using technology to solve deep problems in large markets," said Rahul Chowdhri, partner at Stellaris. With this …

Indian Startups Secure Record Funding in October, But Funding Slumps
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian Startups Secure Record Funding in October, But Funding Slumps

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian startups attracted funding of Rs 1.2 billion in October, indicating a rebound from the funding winter. However, funding was subdued both on a year-on-year and sequential basis. Fintech, e-commerce, and education startups led the funding activity, with Bengaluru and Mumbai-based startups playing a significant role.

India marks 1.4 lakh registered startups, Maharashtra tops list followed by Karnataka, Delhi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India marks 1.4 lakh registered startups, Maharashtra tops list followed by Karnataka, Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The number of startups in India has increased to more than 1.4 lakh, highlighted Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in Rajya Sabha. He stated that the Government, to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation, startups, and encouraging investments in the startup ecosystem of the country, launched the Startup India initiative on January …

Indian Tech Startups Raise $4.1 Billion In First Half Of 2024, Secure 4th Place Globally: Study
6 months ago

Indian Tech Startups Raise $4.1 Billion In First Half Of 2024, Secure 4th Place Globally: Study

ABP News  

Indian tech start-ups secured $4.1 billion in funding in the first half of 2024, a 4 per cent increase from $3.96 billion in the second half of 2023. According to Tracxn, a market intelligence platform, India ranks as the fourth-highest funded country globally in the tech startup landscape, with the US, UK, and China leading in overall funding volumes. Seed-stage …

Commerce Ministry To Likely Propose More Funds To Boost Start-up Culture In Next Budget
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Commerce Ministry To Likely Propose More Funds To Boost Start-up Culture In Next Budget

ABP News  

The Commerce and Industry Ministry could be looking for more funds for start-ups in the upcoming Budget, an official said. Announced in April 2021 with a corpus of Rs 945 crore, the fund was launched to help provide financial assistance to new businesses for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, commercialisation, and market entry. According to a report by …

Fintech startup funding up by 48% in Q1 2024; raising $429 million between January-March 15: Report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fintech startup funding up by 48% in Q1 2024; raising $429 million between January-March 15: Report

Live Mint  

Funding winter in India's tech startup ecosystem persisted between January- March 15 this year, with only $1.6 billion injected--a 51% decline, according to Tracxn report. The tech startups received $3.2 billion of funding in the same period last year. Only two tech startups received $100 million of funding in the past three months of the current calendar year-Perfios and Shadowfax. …

India’s startup growth to pave way to developed nation by 2047: PM Modi
9 months ago

India’s startup growth to pave way to developed nation by 2047: PM Modi

Live Mint  

India has emerged as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, a development that Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes will chart the country's course towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. In the field of Intellectual Property Rights, India is moving towards becoming the leading country among the top countries.” The Startup Mahakumbh was organized in collaboration with various entities, including Assocham, …

Fintech Start-Ups See Fewer Incorporation In 2023, Survey By Growthpal Reveals
10 months ago

Fintech Start-Ups See Fewer Incorporation In 2023, Survey By Growthpal Reveals

ABP News  

Fewer fintech start-ups got incorporated in India in 2023, a survey revealed. The survey by Growthpal, a mergers and acquisitions deal sourcing platform, found that the number of fintech start-ups that got incorporated in India in 2023 stood 72.6 per cent lower than 2021 and 55.55 per cent lower than 2022. However, the subsequent introduction of new regulations and compliance …

National Startup Day: Visionaries speak on new ventures’ role in driving growth
11 months, 1 week ago

National Startup Day: Visionaries speak on new ventures’ role in driving growth

Live Mint  

National Startup Day: In recent years, Indian startups have experienced extraordinary growth, propelling the country to the position of the third-largest startup ecosystem globally. Celebrating National Startup Day on January 16, key figures in the startup ecosystem shared insights on the crucial role the new ventures played in shaping India's future. India recorded over 112,718 DPIIT-recognised startups spanning 763 districts …

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData
1 year ago

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData

Live Mint  

Indian startups witnessed a 65.8% drop in funding in terms of value between January and November 2023, according to a report by Times of India. Citing data from GlobalData, Indian startups raised $6.9 billion across 1,013 venture capital funding deals in the past 11 months this year. Among the top VC funding deals in Indian startups this year were- $250 …

Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?
1 year ago

Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have reported around 73% decline in funding this year as compared to 2022. In India, startup funding has declined to a five-year low figure in 2023 — $7 billion as compared to $25 billion received in the previous year, a nearly 73% decline from funding recorded in 2022 amid a worsening global macroeconomic environment tossed by geopolitical tensions. …

How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?
1 year, 2 months ago

How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, with the country emerging as the third-largest ecosystem for ventures globally. In 2022, Indian startups attracted a whopping $42 billion in funding, a substantial leap from the previous year's $16 billion which underscores their pivotal role in India's aspiration to achieve a $5 trillion economy goal. India will soon become a …

Starting your own business? These govt schemes can support your startup in India
1 year, 6 months ago

Starting your own business? These govt schemes can support your startup in India

Live Mint  

In this era of startups, India is leading the world as the country has created a robust ecosystem for businesses and entrepreneurs. List of schemes launched to help Indian startups 1) Multiplier Grant Scheme: The Department of Electronics and Information Technology initiated the Multiplier Grant Scheme to empower collaborative research and development among industries which helps to boost the growth …

Strategies for Indian startups to attract investors and secure funding
1 year, 7 months ago

Strategies for Indian startups to attract investors and secure funding

Live Mint  

In India, securing venture capital funding has become a popular way to raise funds and grow businesses as investors have become quite selective about in which startup they invest their money. Take a look at the strategies below, 1) Shrikant Shinde, Founder and CEO, GoGoA1 In India, startups are a growing culture that is creating a new breed of Indian …

Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens

Live Mint  

A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors reckon with stretched valuations and faltering consumption growth, likely laying the ground for industry consolidation. The prospect of fast rising consumption both offline and in India's digital space helped many startups clock multi-billion-dollar valuations in recent years, with …

Startups in India see 75% drop in funding; check details
1 year, 8 months ago

Startups in India see 75% drop in funding; check details

Live Mint  

The startup ecosystem in India saw a considerable decline in investment in the first quarter of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2018, according to the latest "Tracxn Geo Quarterly Report: India Tech - Q1 2023". According to the research, startup companies in India raised $2.8 billion in total in the first quarter of 2023, down 75% from …

Women start-ups, entrepreneurs on the rise in Kerala: Kerala Startup Mission report
1 year, 9 months ago

Women start-ups, entrepreneurs on the rise in Kerala: Kerala Startup Mission report

The Hindu  

There has been a significant increase in the number of women start-ups and entrepreneurs in Kerala spurred by various schemes and projects implemented by Kerala Startup Mission. According to a report released by KSUM on the eve of International Women’s Day, the number of women start-ups under KSUM has gone up to 233 in the first three months of 2023 …

Satish Reddy | The tech-driven, growth-centric Budget offers a futuristic vision
1 year, 10 months ago

Satish Reddy | The tech-driven, growth-centric Budget offers a futuristic vision

Deccan Chronicle  

The technology-driven Rs 45 trillion spending Budget 2023-24 includes a futuristic “Amrit Kaal” for women, youth, members of the marginalised communities, productivity improvements, energy transition, climate action, investment finance, and major public sector investments in infrastructure led by the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti. CII has established Intellectual Property Rights facilitation centres in different parts of the country to help SMEs …

Boost for female entrepreneurs; report says 18% Indian startups are women-led
1 year, 10 months ago

Boost for female entrepreneurs; report says 18% Indian startups are women-led

Hindustan Times  

According to a report published Wednesday by the National Association of Software and Services Companies in collaboration with Zinnov, 18 per cent of startups in India are led by at least one woman founder or co-founder. At least 36 unicorns and potential unicorns in India has at least one woman founder or a co-founder, as per the report. Indicating the …

No funding winter, funding always waiting to see more innovative startups: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18
1 year, 10 months ago

No funding winter, funding always waiting to see more innovative startups: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, ‘The major push for startups happened in 2016 when the honourable Prime Minister announced a policy. And subsequently year after year giving concessions’ New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that funds are waiting to see more innovative startups from India and assured that there is no scarcity of funding. In an …

Over ₹477 crore approved for incubators under Startup India seed fund scheme: Govt
1 year, 10 months ago

Over ₹477 crore approved for incubators under Startup India seed fund scheme: Govt

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Over ₹477 crore, of a ₹945 crore corpus fund, has been approved to incubators under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme as on 31 December 2022, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said on Friday. 211.63 crore has been disbursed as on 31st December 2022.” Fagship schemes under Startup India--Fund of Funds for Startups, Startup India …

Budget 2023 | Government extends support measures for start-ups
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Government extends support measures for start-ups

The Hindu  

Asserting the importance of entrepreneurship for the economic development of the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to extend the period of incorporation for income tax benefits to eligible start-ups by one more year till March 31, 2024. India is now the third-largest ecosystem for start-ups globally and ranks second in innovation and quality among middle-income countries,” Ms. …

Budget 2023 Expectations: Foster tie-ups between government and stakeholders to support startups
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 Expectations: Foster tie-ups between government and stakeholders to support startups

Firstpost  

The Indian startup ecosystem has been witnessing an unprecedented boom in the last few years with new businesses emerging in a multitude of sectors. As a result, this year’s Union Budget 2023 is being closely watched by many startups, as they seek measures to support them in overcoming these difficult times. To ensure effective regulation of the rapidly developing startup …

India ideal for start-ups: Kishan Reddy
1 year, 10 months ago

India ideal for start-ups: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday called for the creation of an international network of mentors, investors and entrepreneurs to strengthen the global start-up ecosystem while his Cabinet colleague G. Kishan Reddy said today’s youth wanted to be job creators instead of job-seekers. They were speaking at the inaugural session of Startup20 — the newest engagement group of G20 …

Data | Indian startups founded in 2021 took only 28 months to go from seed stage to Series A funding: RBI paper
1 year, 10 months ago

Data | Indian startups founded in 2021 took only 28 months to go from seed stage to Series A funding: RBI paper

The Hindu  

A recent article titled ‘What drives startup fundraising in India?’ was published as a part of the January 2023 issue of the Reserve Bank of India’s monthly bulletin. The article also points out that the number of months taken by startups in India to climb up the funding ladder has drastically declined in recent years. Only those entities which work …

CRED, upGrad & Groww feature among top startups in India. Check full list
2 years, 2 months ago

CRED, upGrad & Groww feature among top startups in India. Check full list

Hindustan Times  

LinkedIn, the social media platform for professionals has released its Top Startups List, featuring 25 Indian firms which according to it are “rising to the challenges of the moment and continuing to innovate and gain attention in 2022”. Member-based credit card platform CRED has emerged as the top Indian startup this year, followed by e-learning platform upGrad and online investment …

India’s startup ecosystem should adapt to tight money conditions
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s startup ecosystem should adapt to tight money conditions

Live Mint  

India has emerged as the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, with 107 unicorns with a total valuation of $340.79 billion, as of 7 September 2022. The reason for such a ‘funding winter’ is to be traced to global macroeconomic developments, especially changing interest rate regimes between 2020 and 2022. The Fed also provided forward guidance on the future …

75,000 Startups Recognised In India So Far, This is Only Beginning: Goyal
2 years, 4 months ago

75,000 Startups Recognised In India So Far, This is Only Beginning: Goyal

News 18  

Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said 75,000 startups have been recognised in India and the startup ecosystem here continues to be fuelled by innovation, enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit. India is now home to 75,000 startups in the 75th year of Independence and this is only the beginning,” Goyal said in a tweet on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/Dh6sVxUnLU — Piyush …

India witnesses a massive 15,400% rise in startups in last 6 years
2 years, 4 months ago

India witnesses a massive 15,400% rise in startups in last 6 years

Live Mint  

India registered a whopping rise of 15,400% in the number of startups that rose from from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 as on 30th June 2022. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minster of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash stated that the Startup India initiative was launched in 2016 with the objective …

Start-ups in India brace for ‘long and bitter winter’
2 years, 5 months ago

Start-ups in India brace for ‘long and bitter winter’

The Hindu  

With funding starting to dry up due to global macro-economic factors, the startup ecosystem in India is bracing itself for a “long and bitter winter” and potential mass lay-offs in the next 12-18 months, particularly in sectors such as ed-tech and gaming that got a significant push during the pandemic, according to experts. As per data from the Ministry of …

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Startup Funding Declines 33% Quarterly To $6.9 billion During April-June 2022

News 18  

Indian startups raised $6.9 billion in 409 funding rounds during April-June 2022, which was down by 33 per cent as compared with $10.3 billion mopped up in the previous quarter. Through this report, we aim to give industry stakeholders key insights into the ecosystem that would help in business decision making backed by extensive market intelligence and thorough research and …

Startup Layoffs: Overall Funding Is No Less This Year, But Why Firms are Firing Employees
2 years, 6 months ago

Startup Layoffs: Overall Funding Is No Less This Year, But Why Firms are Firing Employees

News 18  

Although start-ups are resorting to lay-off of employees as they cite cost-cutting as the primary reason, data show that the overall funding for these new-generation enterprises during January-April this year is almost the same as last year and even the number of companies raising over USD 100 million is also higher than last year. Interestingly, the data showed that the …

‘No easy money’: India’s startup boom is giving way to a painful slowdown
2 years, 7 months ago

‘No easy money’: India’s startup boom is giving way to a painful slowdown

Live Mint  

The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion, after marquee investors such as SoftBank and Fidelity pumped in hundreds of millions of dollars. They aimed to ride a boom in India's tech startups, which raised a record $35 billion in new funds in 2021, but the tide has …

India Needs 10 Lakh Start-ups To Generate 1 Crore Employment: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

India Needs 10 Lakh Start-ups To Generate 1 Crore Employment: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Indian start-ups have created more than 7 lakh employment across the country to date since the government rolled out the Startup India initiative on January 16, 2016. according to CMIE data, unemployment in the country hovers at 7.3 per cent in May, 2020, which means 7.3 per cent of the country’s workforce is jobless. The rate of unemployment …

BharatPe: The coming of age story for Indian startups | OPINION
2 years, 9 months ago

BharatPe: The coming of age story for Indian startups | OPINION

India Today  

The past few years have put the spotlight on the phenomenal wealth creation by a tribe of businesses called “startups”. The issue has come to prominence due to the governance related matters of BharatPe, a phenomenal financial technology or fintech startup, that pushed the creation of unified QR codes for UPI based payment acceptance, and forced the QR code-based payment …

Budget 2022: Incentivise tech adoption among small and medium businesses
2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: Incentivise tech adoption among small and medium businesses

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: Govt should also look at doing away with mandatory GST registration for businesses with a turnover of less than Rs 40 lakh The Small and Medium Business sector is among the most important sectors of the economy. Incentivise tech adoption among SMBs The Budget presents a good opportunity for the government to incentivise tech adoption among SMBs. …

Union Budget 2022: What start-up companies and MSME sector are expecting this year
2 years, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2022: What start-up companies and MSME sector are expecting this year

Firstpost  

The pandemic disrupted the world and life as we knew it, changed. As we get closer to the announcement of the government’s financial budget for the nation, I would like to highlight my expectations for the start-up environment and the MSME sector which is the medium-sized enterprises and how the government could focus on the taxation, funding or enabling cash …

Indian startups raised record USD 24.1 billion in 2021, reports Nasscom
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian startups raised record USD 24.1 billion in 2021, reports Nasscom

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Indian startups raised a record $24.1 billion in 2021, a two-fold increase over pre-Covid levels, while $6 billion were raised via public markets with 11 startup IPOs, a new Nasscom report said on Friday.The Indian tech startup base continues to witness steady growth, adding over 2250 startups in 2021, which is 600 more than 2020. India, accounting for …

Central Govt Announces First-Ever Startup India 'Innovation Week'
2 years, 11 months ago

Central Govt Announces First-Ever Startup India 'Innovation Week'

News 18  

The Centre will organise the first-ever Startup India “Innovation Week” from Monday to bring together the country’s key startups, entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, funding entities, banks, policymakers, etc under one platform to celebrate entrepreneurship and promote innovation, and to showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India, an official statement said. According to the Commerce and Industry Ministry statement, the …

Planning a startup? Check these 5 seed stage incubation programmes in India
3 years, 8 months ago

Planning a startup? Check these 5 seed stage incubation programmes in India

India Today  

Some of the world’s most successful startups in India have been backed up by Startups Incubators. IAMAI Industry body IAMAI has launched the country's first virtual incubator for short and mid-term needs of technology-related startups arising amid the global pandemic situation. The primary function of the virtual incubator is to address the needs of the start-ups located outside the major …

Entrepreneur First announces pre-seed investment in 8 Indian tech start-ups
3 years, 9 months ago

Entrepreneur First announces pre-seed investment in 8 Indian tech start-ups

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur First, a UK-based global talent investor has announced a total pre-seed investment of $440,000 in eight cutting-edge tech startups from its fourth cohort in India. And the fourth cohort is no different - from smart recruitment for SMEs to AI-driven automated apparel cataloguing to revolutionizing antibody discovery and immersive experiences, these startups show are well poised to …

Eximius Ventures closes $10 million fund for early-stage startups
3 years, 9 months ago

Eximius Ventures closes $10 million fund for early-stage startups

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Eximius Ventures, a micro venture capital firm, announced the first close of its maiden fund of $10 million, which it aims to invest in early-stage startups with about $300,000 equity cheque per startup. “As a fund investing in the pre-seed stage, we would primarily focus on addressing funding and accessibility gaps faced by startups and extend our support …

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

Indian startups are estimated to have received $10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020 despite the COVID crisis, a report by consulting firm HexGn said. “Weathering negative sentiment, seed stage investment deals grew by 50 percent from $353 million over 420 deals in 2019 to $372 million over 672 deals in 2020. The report said Bengaluru, …

Indian Startups Received $10.14 Billion in Funding in 2020; E-Commerce, Edtech Biggest Gainers: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian Startups Received $10.14 Billion in Funding in 2020; E-Commerce, Edtech Biggest Gainers: Report

News 18  

Indian startups are estimated to have received USD 10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020 despite the Covid-19 crisis, a report by consulting firm HexGn said. Even though the total investment received in 2020 is lower than that of 2019, the number of deals were higher by 20 per cent, the report said. “Weathering negative sentiment, …

Indian Startups End 2020 on Strong Note Even as Chinese Investors Dry Up Cash Flow
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Startups End 2020 on Strong Note Even as Chinese Investors Dry Up Cash Flow

News 18  

Indian startups understandably saw a decline in the amount of money they raised through 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on Indian and global economies took its toll. According to consultancy firm Tracxn, 2020 marked the first year since 2016 when the total amount of funding raised by startups in India failed to cross the $10 billion …

India is in the middle of a much-needed start-up revolution
4 years, 1 month ago

India is in the middle of a much-needed start-up revolution

Hindustan Times  

Five years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Start-Up India initiative, we are witnessing a golden chapter in the history of Indian entrepreneurship. India now has 38,756 officially-recognised start-ups –– with 27 unicorns, eight of which achieved this status in 2020 –– and is the third-largest tech start-up hub globally. The Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, has built an …

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