By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
03rd September:- ASSOCHAM’S maiden Start-Up Summit and Tech Awards-2016 scripted a
success story in Chandigarh on Friday as 400 start ups both successful and
aspiring attended the session.
Appreciating the
proactive policies of the government, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder, Info Edge
said that the kind of supportive ecosystem available to the Start-Ups
currently, should really stir up the entrepreneurial spirit of the region.
Bikhchandani pinned the bottom line by advising the young aspirants to start up
something which is unavailable, something for which they don’t have to run
after the customer.
Bikhchandani was
delivering the keynote address during the first
Start-Up Summit and Tech Awards-2016 organized by apex industry body The
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, ASSOCHAM here today. The
Summit was organized in partnership with Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion, DIPP, Software Technology Parks of India, STPI, Government of
Haryana and Government of Punjab.
Principal Secretary
Industry, Electronics and IT, Haryana, Devender Singh, shared that the the
state government has been working closely with the industry and industry bodies
to develop an ecosystem for new ventures. Delving into the
details, he said that the Haryana Government has implemented the scheme
“Start-ups/First Generation Entrepreneurs” to encourage and give support to the
prospective start-ups or first generation entrepreneurs of the State for
setting up of Micro and Small Enterprises.
The Principal Secretary Industry, Haryana along with Principal
Secretary Industry, Punjab Anirudh Tewari, released a study report on Start-ups. Rajneesh Agarwal,
Director, STPI, David Lelliott, British Deputy High Commissioner, British High
Commission Chandigarh, Richard Pinkham, Programme Director, US Embassy, New
Delhi were also present on the occasion besides Bikhchandani.
Sharing
details about the report, Dalip Sharma,
Director, ASSOCHAM said that India is home to the third largest number of
technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the
top two positions. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought
Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the
largest share of technology startups in the country, followed by Delhi NCR and
Mumbai, while Hyderabad and Chennai are also quite popular among budding tech
entrepreneurs. He pointed out that in the technology
driven startups, India has moved up to third position with the US occupying the
top position with more than 47,000 and the UK with over 4,500. “India’s tech
startups numbered around 4,200 up to 2015. In terms of total number of startups,
comprising both tech and non-tech areas, India again figured among the five
largest hosts in the world, along with China.
Sharing details of the Summit, Manipal Dhariwal , Chairman, IT,
ITes, Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, said that looking at the overwhelming
response to the first ever start-up summit of the northern region, ASSOCHAM has
decided to make it an annual affair.
Rajneesh Agarwal,
Director, STPI, New Delhi said that STPI is building an incubation center in
Mohali, Sector 70 with dedicated tier 3 standard datacenter. STPI provides
regulatory support to all IT export oriented units.
Jugnoo was adjudged
the ‘Start-Up of the Year’. The ‘Upcomming Start-Up’ awards were secured by TAC
Security Solutions, Simbacart, Grow India Ventures Pvt Ltd (Pumpkart),
Dialabank.com, EYP Creations, XLPAT TT, Consultants, RoboChamps, Trantor
Software Pvt Ltd, Espranza Innovations Pvt Ltd, Agnext Technologies, and Hatch
Tact Innovations Pvt Ltd.
