Science-based Start-ups in India: Platforms, Reports, and Funding Programmes
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Being the world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem, with 38 firms being valued at over $1 billion, India is redefining the entrepreneurial ecosystem for science-based start-ups.
Below is a list of some of the platforms, international funding programmes and reports on the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem for science-based start-ups (not exhaustive).
Start-up India
Start-up India is the flagship initiative of the Government of India. The portal gives an overview of the Start-up India schemes, policies across the states, the programmes available for supporting the start-up ecosystem. It offers and gives a platform for Start-ups, Entrepreneurs and Mentors to connect with each other and the government bodies. A starting kit for budding entrepreneurs is available here.
AGNIi – Accelerating Growth of New India’s innovations
AGNIi is a programme of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and is implemented by Invest India. It’s aim is to support and augment initiatives undertaken by multiple stakeholders driving India’s innovation goals and help connect owners of innovative and new-frontier solutions with the market.
Atal Innovation Mission
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative of the Indian government to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. It aims to develop new programmes and policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy, provide platform and collaboration opportunities for different stakeholders, create awareness and create an umbrella structure to oversee innovation ecosystem of the country. It is managed by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education (MoE)
The Ministry of Education has established an ‘Innovation cell’ with a purpose of systematically fostering the culture of Innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country. It focuses on creating complete ecosystem generation at the HEIs from pre-incubation, incubation and graduating from the incubator as successful start-ups.
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Information and overview of initiatives taken by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) to build, support and promote the Indian biotech ecosystem in healthcare, agriculture and industrial biotechnology. The platform provides o overview on various fundings programmes and a map of Bio-incubators set up across India.
YourStory
YourStory is a platform for stories of entrepreneurs and change-makers, funding analyses, resource pieces and the first glimpse of emerging trends from India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as profiles of great businesses and entrepreneurs from all over the world. They have profiled start-up stories from Germany till 2018.
The Indian Start-up Ecosystem: Drivers, Challenges and Pillars of Support
This paper by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) analyses the current state of the Indian start-up ecosystem. It provides an understanding of the growth drivers and motivations of Indian start-up founders; identifies challenges facing these start-ups; and outlines the pillars in place that support them.
National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)
Overview on the central funding programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for knowledge-base and technology-driven incubation and start-ups. Under the programme incubators and start-ups in HEI and research institutions are funded. The site provides an overview on the funded incubators.
Indian Tech Start-up Landscape Report
Report with key factors and developments in the tech start-up landscape. The report gives information amongst other on start-up numbers, VC capital, markets and technology areas.
Indian Tech Startup Funding Report
Detailed report by INC42 on data and trens of the Indian funding for tech start-up including information on VC investments, the state of unicorns, IPO and geographic trends.
National Innovation and Startup Policy 2019 for students and faculty of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
National guiding framework for higher edcuation institutions The guidelines provide ways to Indian HEIs for developing entrepreneurial agenda, managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) ownership, technology licensing and equity sharing in start-ups established by faculty and students.
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