Startup Mahakumbh, India’s largest and first-of-its-kind start-up event, registered record participation, serving as a vibrant platform for all stakeholders in the Indian startup ecosystem. The confluence of stakeholders and experts is expected to help further develop emerging sectors like DeepTech, AgriTech, BioTech, MedTech, AI, Gaming, etc.
The event, designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across India, witnessed an unparalleled level of participation from leading investors, innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs. The event is hosting over 2000 startups, 1000+ investors, 100+ unicorns, 300+ incubators & accelerators, 3,000+ conference delegates, 10+ country delegations, 3000+ future entrepreneurs and 50,000+ business visitors from across the country. The event has witnessed vibrant discussions on way forward and networking between all the stakeholders.
The event is being organized jointly by the collaborative efforts of ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM, Bootstrap Incubation & Advisory Foundation, TiE and Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA). It is supported by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) and Invest India.
Startup Mahakumbh pavilion leads include Zerodha and National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) with support from states including Bihar, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Karnataka and Kerala. Powered by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Zomato and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC), Startup Mahakumbh has the state of Uttar Pradesh as state partner for the event.
Several important stakeholders including, Mr. Sivasubramanian Ramann, SIDBI; Mr. Prashanth Prakash, Partner, Accel; Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder, Info Edge; Mr. Sanjay Nayar, Founder, Sorin Investments; Mr. Deepak Sood, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM; Ms. Archana Jahagirdar, Managing Partner, Rukam Capital, Mr. Deepak Sood, ASSOCHAM; Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Nasscom; Shri. Anil Kumar Sagar, Department of IT – Govt of UP; Ranjan Anandan, Peak XV and Rikant Pittie, Co-founder Easemytrip. Notably, renowned industry titans including Peeyush Bansal, Co-Founder and CEO, Lenskart, Aman Gupta, Co-Founder and CMO, boAt Lifestyle, Ashish Hemrajani, Book My Show actively participated in the event.
Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa and Former CEO, NITI Aayog, Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Mr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, IIT Madras and Shri Prashant Kumar Singh, CEO, GeM, interacted with the participants on various government initiatives for the Start-ups.
Experts from diverse sectors engaged in thought-provoking discussions on a wide range of insightful topics on the future of Indian startups and the critical role they play in the country’s economic growth. There were sessions around the strategies for fostering creativity and disruption in startups, what does the next decade look like for the ecosystem, how can startups build multi-generational businesses and what are the opportunities for key sectors like Agritech, AI & SaaS, Climate Tech, Gaming and Deep Tech among others. Additionally, enriching sessions were held around how startups can scale their businesses globally.
