Karnataka received 14 of the 46 national startup awards announced and distributed by the central government on Saturday, the most of any state.
The Centre received 459 nominations from startups across the state. There were 2,177 applications from across the country in a variety of sub-sectors.
Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a significant supporter of the sector, and that his government’s goal is to replicate Bengaluru’s success in the startup ecosystem in other districts.
Tinkerbell, Steradian, and Tagbox are among the 14 national awardees, according to IT/BT minister CN Ashwath Narayan, who spoke to the media on the occasion of National Startup Day, a new annual event announced by Modi. Elevate 100 is a programme in which the state provides seed funding to promising startups.
According to the minister, India has more than 80 unicorns — startups valued at $1 billion or more — with the majority of them based in Bengaluru, including Byju’s, Zerodha, Cred, Big Basket, and Ola Electric.
This year, the state government has decided to double the number of startups receiving funding through its various initiatives to 200.
According to Ashwath Narayan, the government is also revising its startup policy to identify and support innovative startups in districts to ensure equity and fairness.
According to the minister, the government has already amended its public procurement regulations to give startups more weight so that they can compete with established players in government tenders.
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