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Three Cities in India ranked in Top 50 cities for Startups worldwide

Posted 23 May 2024

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PitchBook (private organisation) recently released its 2024 global rankings for the best startup cities. 

  • It ranked Mumbai at 32nd place, Bengaluru at 34th and Gurugram at 48thamong the top 50 startup cities globally.

About Startups & its status

  • It is an entity working towards innovation, development or improvement of products or processes or services, or with a scalable business model etc.
  • It should have age less than 10 years and annual turnover not exceeding Rs 100 crore.
  • Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry recognize business as a startup. 
  • India has 3rd largest startup ecosystem in the world and record of 114 unicorns as of March 2024.
    • Unicorn is a startup business worth more than $1 billion.

 Promoting factors 

  • Big corporations connecting.
  • Rich talent pool of skilled engineers, developers, etc. 
  • Digital revolution helped startups to reach a vast and diverse consumer base.
  • Large demography provides a vast market.

Significance: 

  • Creation of more than 12 lakh jobs
  • Rise in number of patents by Startups.
  • Attracting foreign funding, Democratising consumption, etc.

Challenges

Availability of finance, Poor revenue generation, lack of mentorship, tight regulations related to intellectual property rights, etc.

Initiatives for Startups

  • Startup India by DPIIT which aim to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and encouraging investments
  • Atal Incubation Centers by NITI Aayog.
  • Startup Grants - NIDHI Programme by Department of Science & Technology.
  • MAARG portal - Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth of Startup India by DPIIT.

 

 

  • Tags :
  • Startup India
  • startup cities
  • MAARG portal
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