National Startup Day Flashcards

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National Startup Day

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16th Jan

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Week long event to mark 6th anniversary of the “Startup India” Initiative hosted by

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Department for promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Min of Commerce and Industry

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No. Of startups grown to …. From 500 just give years ago

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60,000

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Working across nearly 55 Industry sectors

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42 unicorns (startups valued at over $1 billion)

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Govt sanctioned an additional 30 crore under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

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India third largest base for unicorns in the world after USA(487 unicorns) and China(301 unicorns)

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Acc to CB insights globally how many unicorns startups

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963

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In 2013-14 patents registered were 4000, in 2020-21?

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28,000

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Startups play a major role in

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Defence Manufacturing, EV charging, infrastructure, chip manufacturing and drone sector

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Recent Measures post COVID

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DPIIT had launched United against Covid-19 Innovation Challenge to identify innovative solutions to combat COVID-19
SIDBI launched Covid-19 Startup Assistance Scheme (CSAS) which aims to aid innovative startups and ensure its employee’s safety and financial stability
SIDBI launched Make in India Soft Loan Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMILE) for financing Healthcare sector

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