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Oct
9
Fri
2015
Rajasthan Startup Fest @ Jaipur
Oct 9 – Oct 10 all-day
Rajasthan Startup Fest
Rajasthan Startup Fest . Startup Policy launch!
Rajasthan Startup
CM of Rajasthan, Kunal Upadhyay, CEO, CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad; Veenu Gupta, Principal Secretary,Industries, Rajasthan;Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Industries Minister, Rajasthan; Arun Nanda, Chairman Mahindra Resorts, C S Rajan, Chief Secretary, Rajasthan;Rajesh Agarwal, Co-founder & Managing Director, Micromax; and Nagaraj Prakasam, Partner, Acumen Fund

Rajasthan Startup

Proud to join Rajasthan CM when she launched Rajasthan Startup Policy. Pretty progressive! Fantastic 2 days at Jaipur, as Rajasthan Startup fest rocked!

“For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need inspiration, innovation and scale,” said Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Rajasthan.

“India’s biggest strength for entrepreneurs is its wide range of problems to solve,”  Nagaraja Prakasam, co-founder of IAN Impact.


From sand to silicon: the first ever Startup Rajasthan Festival!

Jaipur was host to two terrific startup events this week – YourStory’s TechSparks city meetup (more on that later!) and the first ever Startup Rajasthan Festival, with two days of expo, conference and workshops. The government announced a Startup Policy, becoming the fourth state in India to have such a policy (after Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat).

“Entrepreneurship is in the blood of Rajasthan,” said Arun Nanda of the Mahindra group.  Rajesh Agarwal, MD, MicroMax, offered a range of lessons from his own startup journey, with included India-specific innovations such as a dual-SIM phone and a low-cost QWERTY phone. “Love what you do and build it further. Quickly learn from your mistakes,” he said.

“India’s biggest strength for entrepreneurs is its wide range of problems to solve,” joked Nagaraja Prakasam, co-founder of IAN Impact. India also has a huge youth dividend, which bodes well for its startup ecosystem. “70% of India’s population is less than 32 years old,” said Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Industries Minister, Rajasthan.

“For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need inspiration, innovation and scale,” said Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Rajasthan. In addition to the high-level pronouncements from government, there was lots of energy at the startup exhibition area outside.


Dec
23
Wed
2015
Grama Sabha, Bonrod Village, Chattisgargh @ Chattisgargh
Dec 23 all-day
Jun
10
Sat
2017
Great Malabar Initiative, Kozhikode
Jun 10 all-day
Great Malabar Initiative, Kozhikode

Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)

GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills.   Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.

 

Aug
31
Tue
2021
India@75 MSME Growth Summit ,CII Kerala
Aug 31 @ 7:17 am – 8:17 am
India@75 MSME Growth Summit ,CII Kerala

Shri Arif Mohammed Khan
Guest of Honour Hon’ble Governor of Kerala

Dr Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor
Kerala University of Digital Science,Innovation & Technology

Equity Finance for MSMEs – A roadmap

Mr Nagaraja Prakasam

Angel Investor, Mentor, Fund Advisor

Jan
19
Wed
2022
SDG Innovation Bootcamp
Jan 19 @ 9:45 am – 10:45 am
SDG Innovation Bootcamp

If we all innovate and change we can achieve SDG by 2030! Keynote speech kicking off SDG Innovation bootcamp by The Social Town NSRCEL WSP3 startup & Kerala Startup Mission! Kerala already leading the way as Number 1 in the country achieving India SDG goals!