‘Prarambh’ – The Startup India International Summit to be held virtually on Jan 15-16 2021

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is hosting “Prarambh”, the Startup India International Summit on January 15-16, 2021 virtually. The Summit will mark the fifth anniversary of the Startup India Initiative launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on January 16, 2016. 

Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India. Its aim is to build a strong ecosystem that fosters innovation and initiative in Indian startups. It will help to bring about sustainable economic growth and more employment opportunities for the youth. The summit will witness a huge gathering of investors, regulators, innovators, entrepreneurs, industry and academicians from India and abroad. The platform will help India to get the attention of global capital for startups and attract investments and provide startups with the opportunities to access international markets.

Numerous sessions are lined up for the summit-

January 15

1.     Sharing Best Practices: Foundations of a robust startup ecosystem, Promoting women entrepreneurship

2.     Multilateral Incubator Programs: Building successful incubators

3.     Knowledge Exchange Workshops: From Idea to Proof of Concept, Go-to Market Strategy

4.     Promoting Social Innovation: Leveraging Power of Social Innovation, Enabling Market Access for Startups

5.     Corporate and Investor Connect (Pitching Sessions)

6.     Closed Door Roundtable with Global Venture Capital Funds

7.     Virtual Startup Showcase

January 16

1.     Startup Ecosystem in India: Harnessing innovations in States, Startup India- the way ahead

2.     Industry-Academia Partnership: Promoting entrepreneurship in educational institutions, Industry academia collaborations to promote entrepreneurship

3.     Startup Success Stories: Building unicorns, Champions of change: success with an impact

4.     International Best Practices: Global Best Practices- Advocating best practices of global innovation ecosystems, International market access- for startups expanding operations globality.

“With most events being held virtually, it has given a great opportunity for youngsters to be a part of many interesting domestic & global forums. One such opportunity is coming up in the form of Prarambh on 15-16 Jan. I urge our youth to be a part of it,” tweeted Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The main objectives of the summit are:

·       Encouraging and inspiring the youth all over the world for innovation and entrepreneurship

·       Exchange knowledge on nurturing startup ecosystems

·       Mobilize global and domestic capital for investments into startups

·       Provide opportunities to startups for entering domestic and international markets

·       Showcasing high-quality, high technology and frugal innovations from India

·       Enable ease of doing business for startups and investors.

The registration link for the summit can be found on the official website of ‘Prarambh’ – https://www.theprarambh.in/overview.html.

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