As you know, the Startup India Association team, chaired by Mr Mahendra Swarup, works very hard on publishing our research and setting up partnerships in the Indian startup eco-system. We value your support - please let us know of issues you have with this email.
We want to take this opportunity to tell you about some of our initiatives and request your input on some projects that have been launched -
Apply now if you want to be in the delegation for the latest edition of the Startup India Association Investment Roadshow in China - an event we organize with our funding partner, Venture Gurukool. The success of the previous edition is detailed in the section below and includes the funding two startups have already raised and the interactions the team has had with the Chinese delegations.
We want to remind you of the Group Insurance program we recently launched in partnership with Antworks and Max Bupa. We hope you will consider joining our group to cover your employees and retain your talent.
There is only a few days left for the 'early bird discount' on our Cyber Risk Assessment service.
You can read about our views on 'Angel Tax'. The latest budget speech and the many notifications from CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxation) show how seriously the government is looking at startup ecosystem issues. Do you think the Finance Ministry should consolidate everything and define the Angel Tax exemption framework? Thank you for participating in the survey in this email or if you've already provided your input.
Some members of our community have applied for collaborative projects provided by our partner (Collaboration Capital). These projects are with corporations based in France (many being MNCs). The updated list of projects is given in our post because this is a valuable tool to develop business and innovative solutions.
One of our international partners (Collaboration Capital) has recently let us know of incubators and accelerators in France looking for global startups.
Collaboration Capital are also helping organize the New Space Show event in Monaco. Look below for details and let us know if interested in attending - we should be able to negotiate the same discount for attendees.
We are a Community partner for the Startup Milaap event organized by our friends at RaisemyStartup and the government. Look forward to your support of this platform focused on the Environmental sector.
As usual, our partners are waiting to help you with initiatives like Funding, Procurement and Travel.
We are organizing the next edition of the Investment Roadshow in China with our funding partner Venture Gurukool. Apply now to be in our delegation as applications will close soon.
Our post has glimpses of the great work done by our Chairman, Mr Mahendra Swarup, and our friends at Venture Gurukool in setting this up in China. Special thanks to Invest India and our Chinese partners. We want this year's edition to be a success also.
Please refer to our article on the success of prior editions - Second India Investment Seminar in China. Two startups in our delegation have already secured funding after the seminar in China and the team continues to follow-up on the events and discussions that took place. Over 400 people attended the events.
Key initiatives taken up since then -
The Indian and Chinese delegations met again to make the Global ConnectsIndia event a resounding success.
The team wants to remind you of the Group Insurance program we have recently launched in partnership with Antworks and Max Bupa.
This group provides health insurance for all employees of SIA members and their eligible dependents. A few of our members have already told us how this helps the Indian startup ecosystem retain its talent.
Our website has all the details and we hope you will consider joining us to make the group a stronger representation of the startup ecosystem.
SIA - Max Bupa Health Insurance Group Mediclaim Policy
Companies in the startup ecosystem are not in a position to get quality insurance services due to their smaller size and lack of experienced personnel in insurance matters. SIA has partnered with Antworks and Max Bupa Health to provide group health cover to all employees of SIA members and their dependents.
No Restriction on Size of Group - company of any size can apply
Assess your organization's Cyber Risk profile using patented and proven methodology and platform out of Israel and the US.
Look at our website for details and start your journey towards certification with this assessment. Many of our members in Insurance and Fintech have told us how crucial it is to their business to be certified. Even in other industries we know the value of demonstrating your system maintains data integrity and assessing customers and vendors you want to do business with.
Projects in collaboration with French Corporations
Startup India Association and Collaboration Capital have partnered for projects where our community collaborates with corporations based in France (many are MNCs). The list of projects has been updated. Please let us know of your interest.
Their application is pretty simple - section on venture's key skills and an optional section on your suggestions for this project - optional but I recommend this section be filled because lots of successful applications have it.
Another piece of good news - these projects are free for startups and small businesses.
Given the popularity of these projects we are thinking of starting some in collaboration with companies based in India. Would you be interested in that?
Our friends at Collaboration Capital have recently told us about incubators and accelerators in France looking for global startups like L'Occtaine and Ubisoft.
They are also working with Proximum on organizing the New Space Show congress in Monaco in Oct 2019. You can see the details by clicking on our banner. We should be able to get the discount that Collaboration Capital has negotiated if you let us know of your interest in attending.
Collaboration Capital is one of our international partnerships. They connect small businesses to collaborative projects with French corporations (the service is free and most of these companies are MNCs).
We are a Community partner for the Startup Milaap 2020 event. This event is organized by our friends at RaisemyStartup and the Government of India.
Over 50 speakers are expected who are dignitaries in the government and the private sector of the Indian startup ecosystem. Looking forward to your support of this platform focused on the Environmental sector.
