Ahmedabad: The Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit to be held on January 9 as a part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022, will bring the entire startup ecosystem of India on one platform and will give a boost to the sector.
The event will feature a Unicorn Conclave witnessing the participation of around a dozen Unicorn founders and over 1000 Gujarat-based startups. The summit will also see participation from over 1000 Gujarat-based startups, over 150 startup incubators, hundreds of industry leaders, and MSMEs.
The daylong summit will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, incubators, and venture capitalists and will provide a platform for leading startups and incubation centres from Gujarat to showcase their disruptive innovations.
“It is a place for participants to share, learn and improve. Gujarat’s leading startups and incubation centres will also get to interact with leading entrepreneurs, incubators, and venture capitalists,” said Anju Sharma, Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment Department and Chief Coordinator of the Startup Summit.
Gujarat’s flagship institutions for startup and innovations, including iCreate, iHub, and GUSEC, are jointly organising the event with support from Startup India, DPIIT and key stakeholders including ASSOCHAM, GCCI, CII, and TiE Ahmedabad.
Startups in Gujarat will get a significant encouragement that will go a long way and set up a benchmark for other states.
The unicorn conclave will bring together a dozen unicorn startup founders from across the country. A programme offering mentoring opportunities for budding entrepreneurs and startups from over 50 industry mentors across sectors is also being organized as a part of the summit. Another highlight is a platform that provides startups with ideas and innovations across sectors access to over 50 national and international investors.