Celebration of excellence in MSMEs, start-ups
The MSME & Startup Accelerator Awards (MASA) 2025 – Kolkata Edition was a night of inspiration, honouring exceptional entrepreneurs and industry leaders at Silpo Sadan, Camac Street.
The MSME & Startup Accelerator Awards (MASA) 2025 – Kolkata Edition was a night of inspiration, honouring exceptional entrepreneurs and industry leaders at Silpo Sadan, Camac Street.
Women-led startups in India are making a global mark, and they hold the promise to realise the Viksit Bharat goal, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology on Monday.
In order to boost the startup ecosystem in the apparel manufacturing industry, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a MoU with the Bhaane Group, a subsidiary of Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd, the largest manufacturer of apparel.
From 2016 to October 31, 2024, recognised startups have reportedly created over 16.6 lakh direct jobs, significantly contributing to employment generation.
These startups have created over 1.6 million jobs across the country, demonstrating their role as significant employment generators.
Since this is an amendment to the existing EV policy, the relaxation in registration costs will be valid till October 2025.
About 17 Indian startups have raised $196.4 million in funding across 17 deals this week.
This does not reflect the data for startups with less than 10 employees or do not have a website or LinkedIn page.
These are the lowest funding numbers since 2018 when the startups in India raised Rs 1,00,930 crore.
WFC has invested in a total of 207 deals across 162 startups within three years of operations.
