ᱮᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ:

A startup is a fairly new entrepreneurial venture or company which aims to meet a marketplace need by developing or offering an innovative product, process or service.

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱴᱚᱨ:

An incubator is an organisation in a technology/management school or an independent setup that helps early stage startups launch their business and grow by providing services such as work space, management training, captive mentor pool, access to technological services etc.

ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ:

An accelerator is an organisation, either an independent organisation or a corporate program that supports early-stage companies through intense immersive education, mentorship, and financing. ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱥᱱᱛᱚᱠ ᱚᱥᱛᱚᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱟᱯᱤᱥ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟᱭ, ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱠᱩ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱴᱩ ᱯᱟᱭᱢᱟᱱᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱩ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. Its objective is to accelerate the growth of the portfolio batch startups in a short period of time.

ᱢᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨ:

ᱢᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱩ (ᱚᱱᱩᱵᱷᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱤᱛ ᱩᱫᱷᱳᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ) ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱥ ᱯᱨᱟᱫᱷᱟ ᱠᱩ, ᱯᱨᱟᱵᱚᱱᱫᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱯᱠᱨᱚᱱ, ᱩᱫᱷᱳᱜ ᱠᱮᱱᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱠᱩ ᱥᱚᱛᱮᱜ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱚᱱᱩᱵᱷᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱜᱫᱚᱨᱥᱚᱱᱟᱭ.

Angel Investors:

These seed or early stage investors typically put in a small amount of money as the assumed risk is very high. They are usually affluent or high net worth individuals.

ᱵᱮᱸᱪᱟᱨ ᱠᱮᱯᱤᱴᱟᱞᱤᱥ /ᱱᱤᱡᱮ ᱤᱠᱭᱩᱴᱤ:

These companies typically invest in growth and late stages of a company’s lifecycle. ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱯᱷᱹᱚᱨᱢ / ᱯᱮᱥᱮᱣᱟᱨ ᱱᱤᱣᱮᱥᱚᱠ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱤᱭᱮᱛᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱩᱱ, ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱮᱴᱣᱟᱨᱠᱤᱸᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ-ᱟ.

Resources and Tools:

Organisations such as research institutes and universities help startups familiarise themselves with business terminology, gain industry insights, learn to develop business plans and pitch to investors, strengthen their legal and financial knowledge, etc.