Launched on January 16th, 2016, Startup India represents a forward-thinking endeavour spearheaded by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, aiming to stimulate entrepreneurship and provide crucial assistance to burgeoning startups. Central to this initiative is the facilitation of market entry for startups on both domestic and international fronts.
Startup India has forged strategic alliances with diverse global entities to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, bolster investment inflows, and facilitate cross-border innovation, thereby nurturing the expansion and development of startups.
India - Austria
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India - Saudi
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India - Taiwan
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India - Bangladesh
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India - Italy
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India - Switzerland
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India - Qatar
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India - UAE
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India - Canada
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India - Croatia
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India - Finland
Startup Hub
India - Brazil
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India - UK
Startup Launchpad
India - Russia
Innovation Bridge
India - Republic of Korea
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India - Japan
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India - Portugal
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India - Dutch
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India - Swedan
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India - Israel
Challenge
India - Singapore
Entrepreneurship Bridge
The Startup20 group aimed to formulate key recommendations for G20 Leaders via consultation. Its culmination gathering drew 200+ delegates from 25 nations, including 18 G20 members and 6 invitee countries, showcasing 50+ international startups. 200 Indian delegates joined, showcasing the nation's startup prowess. Global Startup Agencies, International Organizations, and key Industry Players also contributed, fostering a shared vision for a prosperous global startup ecosystem. Amidst collaboration, the call for "Janbhagidari" or Public Participation emerged as pivotal, nurturing a harmonious vision of collective endeavor.
Startup India, DPIIT organised the first ever physical Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum 2023 that witnessed participation from India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. The Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Commerce & Industry delivered the keynote address and Joint Secretary, DPIIT, highlighted India’s Startup growth journey. The delegates also attended workshop on ‘Role of Bilateral and Multilateral Engagement in Developing Startup Ecosystem, followed by incubator visit at IIT Delhi.
The India-Finland Startup Connect program was conducted in April 2023 in collaboration with the Embassy of India, Finland. The program was a call to action for the Startups of both countries to discuss best practices and highlight the cutting edge technologies adopted in the green transition by them. The event had participation from the Ambassador of India to Finland, Startup India, Embassy of Finland in India, and Business Finland, among others.
India-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Startup Bridge was launched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. The bridge was launched in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry and his counterpart Minister of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the India-Saudi Investment Forum in New Delhi. The bridge will foster future innovation collaborations between the two countries in the years to come.
The Bangladesh Mentorship and Exposure program was conducted with an aim at connecting entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to Indian experts and industry players. The 3-day program hosted startups from Bangladesh and provided them with the opportunity to network, interact and have access to mentorship & market knowledge. The first two days focused on mentorship of the Bangladeshi entrepreneurs through masterclasses: and the third day focused on an exposure visit to IIT Delhi – one of India’s leading incubators to get a working knowledge of the Indian startup ecosystem. The program was concluded with an excursion to Dilli Haat to showcase the cultural realms of Delhi.
“Honestly, Startup India has been instrumental in helping us, XR Central, promote and innovate in India & globally. Participation in SLUSH opened doors to many potential venture funds, one of them being Blume Ventures for the startup.”
“Pi unveiled its Super Station - Sparkle at VivaTech 2023 was well received by the audience. Very inspiring to have the validation that global audiences are connecting with the product, opening up doors for the export of such products.”
“We have generated very good leads and found few business opportunities for Global expansion, and setting up business operations in Europe through participation at Reflect.”
“Women bestowed with talents and skills should break stigma and turn their dreams and ideas into reality. We are thankful to Startup India, DPIIT, for giving us this opportunity to participate in SLUSH. We have found many useful connections because of this event.”
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