Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is slated to meet representatives from over 40
unicorns in New Delhi on Wednesday, January 17, to discuss the growth trajectory and plans of mobilisation of domestic capital for the larger startup ecosystem.
Car Dekho, EasyMyTrip,
Zerodha,
Lenskart, and boAT are among the companies expected to be present in the meeting, which will discuss issues such as navigating risks for startups, sustainable growth, and India's positioning in the global startup landscape.
The meeting was preceded by the DPIIT Startup Awards and the State Ranking Awards, which were given on Tuesday by the minister. In its fourth edition, the (NSA) received 2,324 applications, 38% more than the applications in its maiden edition.
Around 58% of the current applications came from emerging Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, while 40% of the unique startup winners were from emerging Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
Maximum applications were received from startups in
Maharashtra, followed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and
Uttar Pradesh, and 20% of startup applications nominated themselves with women in the leadership positions of their enterprise.
The current edition of the NSA witnessed applications from startups across 19 categories, with an introduction of category-wise applications across various sectors based on the response received in special categories (special categories in NSA 2022 were increased to 7 from 3 and 6 special categories in NSA 2020 and 2021, respectively).
While NSA applications were received from 23, 30, and 31 states and union territories in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions, respectively; NSA 2023 witnessed applications from all 36 states and union territories.
(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)
