FEBRUARY 20194Accounting for seven to eight per cent of the nation's total GDP, Delhi NCR has become one of the fastest growing economic regions of India. With premium quality educational Institutes, the presence of business-friendly infrastructure, friendly government policies, the correct blend of technical and infrastructural resources, and a burgeoning entrepreneurship culture, Delhi-NCR is encouraging budding talent to leave their monotonous job life and take the plunge in the entrepreneurial sea. According to a report from Data analytics company Tracxn Technologies, NCR, which comprises of New Delhi, Gurugram and Noida at present, houses a whopping 8,772 startups, which is the highest in the whole of the country. Not only this, but the three cities also house some of the most rapidly evolving technology hubs in the country within themselves, separately. Further, the combined region can also pride itself on housing the highest number of online retail startups in the country at 1,288 startups.Being the country's capital seems to have worked wonders for Delhi's startup ecosystem. Startups in Delhi NCR have easy access to important government offices, top talent from institutes such as IIT Delhi and Delhi College of Engineering, amongst others. Consequently, several companies have set up their delivery centres and liaison offices in order to take advantage of the high-quality infrastructure, manpower, real estate, and supportive government policies. In fact, there are several startup incubators and accelerators in the region associated with the government, educational institutions, and venture capitalists. In our current edition, we have featured a list of "10 Best Startups in Delhi NCR". The list consists of distinctive startups that are doing great and might soon enough make a huge mark in the business world. Regardless of the structural challenges posed to the IT sector in India, Delhi NCR offers a dynamic and highly-functioning ecosystem that sees investors, government policymakers, skilled professionals and entrepreneurs, and startup incubators and accelerators. These positives coupled with its expanded territory and excellent connectivity and infrastructure make it look like Delhi NCR slow and steady can grow to be known as India's top startup hub.Do let us know your thoughts...Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorEntrepreneurship is the flavour for Delhi NCR business ecosystemVisualisers Veena R Piddannavar Suanya siliconindiasiliconindiaEDITOR'S NOTE Vol 5 · Issue 6 - 2 · February 06, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Hridkamal Roy Lakshmi G John Roshan Anto Sales & Marketing Shubham Rastogi Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe Cover price is ` 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Ravi Kalgi SEPTEMBER 201647
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