YourStory’s Great Indian Startup Showcase: Celebrating innovation on National Startup Day
Bengaluru Bengaluru: To celebrate the 9th anniversary of National Startup Day, YourStory is hosting “The Great Indian Startup Showcase”, a 15-hour live storytelling marathon that will highlight over 90 early-stage startups from across India.
The event, which will be live-streamed on LinkedIn and YouTube, celebrates India’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion, and recognises the critical role startups play in driving the country’s economic and social development. It provides a platform for emerging entrepreneurs to share their journeys, innovations and challenges.
The showcase highlights the dynamic growth of India’s startup ecosystem, which has expanded to over 1.6 lakh government-recognised startups, creating over 1.6 million jobs across the country.
In 2016, the Indian government established the Startup India initiative on this day. Since then, the country’s startup ecosystem has made huge strides, becoming the third largest in the world and transforming India from a nation of job seekers to a nation of job creators.
Except for the pandemic year, the inflow of funding into the Indian startup ecosystem has consistently been above $10 billion every year since the Startup India initiative was launched in 2016. According to YourStory research, Indian startups have raised nearly $131 billion in funding, making the country an innovation powerhouse.
At YourStory’s Great Indian Startup Showcase, participants and audiences can expect diverse presentations ranging from disruptive technologies to groundbreaking business models, underlining the creativity and resilience that define India’s entrepreneurial spirit. The event aims to foster connections between founders, investors, and the wider audience, contributing to the vibrant startup community in the country.
YourStory, a leading platform dedicated to accelerating startup narratives, has curated over 2 lakh stories of changemakers building a new India. Today’s marathon is a testament to their commitment to empower entrepreneurs by providing them a platform to amplify their voices and innovations.
In recent years, the government’s focus on promoting innovation in emerging areas including artificial intelligence, clean green, big data and spacetech has fueled the growth of startups. Policies to promote collaboration between academia, industry and startups have also helped the ecosystem thrive.
As the nation celebrates the ninth edition of National Startup Day, initiatives like “The Great Indian Startup Showcase” play a vital role in highlighting the contribution of startups to India’s economy and their potential to drive future growth.
