9 Reasons Why Kerala Is The New 'Silicon Coast' For Startups


The pledge was made at a high-profile meet at the IT major Infosys campus in Bangalore. The meet organized by Startup Village chief mentor Kris Gopalakrishnan, was attended by top functionaries of the Indian units of around 30 companies, including Intel, Alcatel-Lucent, KPMG, Cap Gemini, Blackberry, Nokia, Siemens Networks, IBM and Gemalto. Nasscom, CII, enterpreneurship developer The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and the Cellular Operators Association of India are leading industry associations which backed the initiative.

7. 20 pct attendance and 4 pct marks

The big bang started with Kerala State Government announcing a new Student Entrepreneurship Policy in the first week of September that it will give 20 percent attendance with an additional 4 percent grace marks in academics to student entrepreneurs in the startup village as it supports college-goers who work to innovate, create knowledge, wealth and jobs in the society.