India has over one lakh startups, 108 unicorns: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday addressed the G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance in Bengaluru and said that over the past decade, India's entrepreneurial landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation. «Over the past decade, India's entrepreneurial landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation. With just 500 start-ups a decade ago, today we proudly stand with over 100,000 startups and 108 unicorns.
Our nation's innovative and developmental spirit, coupled with a drive to discover new solutions, has reshaped dynamics,» Vaishnaw said. Minister addressed the G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance in Bengaluru and awarded the G20-DIA Global Start-up winners. Start-ups from several countries, Russia, Egypt, France, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, and India, were crowned winners in Fintech, Agritech, Edtech, and Circular Economy, among others.
The DIA programme included 174 start-ups from G20 member countries with invitee countries sending in entries for digital solutions in six key sectors — Edtech, Healthtech, Agritech, Fintech, Secured Digital Infrastructure, and Circular Economy, which is being showcased at the three-day event in Bengaluru, giving the start-ups a golden opportunity to pitch their ideas. The Minister further added that Bengaluru, once a provider of global solutions, is now a creator of solutions for India. «Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we have gained confidence in our abilities.
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