India emerges as a Global Leader with Sun Rising Startups, says Piyush Goyal


India emerges as a Global Leader with Sun Rising Startups, says Piyush Goyal

The Union Minister of Commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal stated that Startups of India are the Backbone of New age India. He underscored that the Indian startup landscape has showed its ability to invent innovation with diverse ideas spanning over unique sectors such as mobility, food, textiles, and many others.

Sharing his thoughts on the startups at the curtain raiser event for the upcoming three-day Startup Mahakumbh event, Goyal says, “The Sun is rising, and it is our time under the Sun. I hope we don’t miss the bus. I hope the message goes loud and clear to all startups not to lose this opportunity,”

Goyal also highlighted the event by saying that event will going to be a flourishing platform to showcase the success of Indian startup stories that built over the decade. “India has today emerged as a global leader”, Piyush Goyal said. The event is projected to foresee participation from major stakeholders in India including startups, unicorns, global and domestic venture capitalists and many industry experts.

On this regard, Shri Sanjiv, Joint secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) states, “We are hoping to see more than one thousand startups, over one thousand investors, over five hundred incubators at the event. We have also invited 21 startup bridge countries to actively participate and engage with startups and inspire them during Startup Mahakumbh”.

Similarly, Sanjay Nayar, Former KKR Chief Executive Officer and organizing committee member of Startup Mahakumbh says, “There is no better time to position India as the startup hub in the global map. We hope that March 18-20 will be quite historic. We will showcase hundreds of startups across states and districts, with an international touch. During Startup Mahakumbh, our efforts are to ensure focus on everything starting from B2B Software as a Service to pharmacy, agritech, and more”.