Tag: Startups

“Startup India is about realising millions of dreams,” said Shri Piyush Goyal today. Presenting the National Startup Awards 2021, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, he said the Startup Mission is a symbol of Self-Reliant & Self-Confident India. “Be it a fisherman’s son from Chennai or a boatman’s daughter from Kashmir, they all want to bring prosperity to their families and to  their people, and therefore are thinking bigger and bolder,” said Shri Goyal. Shri Goyal said, realising the contribution of Startups towards nation-building, ... Read more

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacted with Startups today via video conferencing. The Startups gave presentations to the Prime Minister on six themes viz. Growing from Roots; Nudging the DNA; From Local to Global; Technology of Future; Building Champions in Manufacturing; and Sustainable Development. More than 150 startups were divided into six working groups for the purpose of these presentations. For each theme, there were presentations by two Startup representatives, who spoke on behalf of all the startups selected for that particular theme. During their presentation, the startup representatives  thanked the Prime Minister for ... Read more

Startup India is a flagship initiative of Government of India which aims at building a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country. This initiative was launched on 16th January 2016. The startups are recognized as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February, 2019. No information on number of jobs created by startups from 2004 to 2014 is maintained by the Department. Government of India as part of Startup India initiative has implemented Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme and Startup India Seed Fund Scheme across all States/UTs ... Read more

 New feature announcement: 7startup’s #fundingfriday connects investors and startups. Investors can consider 7startup as investment matchmakers who won’t waste time on dead-end deals and weak investment candidates. 7startup are expert startup fundraising consultants who know that finding startups that match strict (yet necessary) criteria can be difficult, time-consuming, and disheartening.‍ That’s why 7startup have launched a new fortnightly feature #fundingfriday. ‍Operating like matchmakers, intelligent investors can outline their investment thesis using a highly detailed and exclusive form and leave the hard work to 7startup’s expert team. 7startup will then send strong, promising startup investment opportunities matching that criteria straight to ... Read more

 Entrepreneurs based in Bogota were protagonists within the Colombian ecosystem and led the raising of venture capital during the first half of 2021. This is shown by figures analyzed by Invest in Bogota, according to which startups in the capital concentrated 85% of the investment amount received by the ecosystem between January and June. According to figures from the TTR, Emis, Orbis Crossborder, Crunchbase platforms, and calculations made by the Invest in Bogota entrepreneurship team, during the first half of 2021 Bogota Region received investment flows in entrepreneurship for US $364 million, 226 million more than that registered during the ... Read more