Project Description
Rajasthan, in many ways, is the home for entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers. Millions of young minds with brilliant ideas, new-age thinking and extraordinary skills are ready to take ahead the start-up drive. Leveraging this quality of the business-brains of the State, the State conceptualised an integrated startup platform called iStart
iStart Rajasthan is a one-of-its-kind, end-to-end startup development platform to foster innovation, create jobs and facilitate investment. The unique initiative aims to nurture entrepreneurship. It not only provides a prodigious platform to the investors but has also created a competitive environment among the youngsters working for startup initiatives. The platform also provides easy access to knowledge exchange and funding to new ideas.
Approach and Objective
• Act as a one-stop solution for Start-ups, Incubators, and VCs for ease of doing business and assessing all benefits & offers by the Government
• Help Start-ups connect with investors, accelerators, and incubators
• Helping investors, accelerators and incubators discover curated, high-potential Start-ups
• Mentoring to help Start-ups improve their chances of success
• Content, workshops, and resources to help entrepreneurs
• Help Start-ups to connect with the Government for seed funding or larger capital investments
• Provision of INR 75 crores by State Government for Matching funds to Start-ups; including separate provision for Women & Green IT Start-ups