Haryana govt. inks MoU with India Accelerator Strives to strengthen startup ecosystem in state

In pursuit of strengthening startup ecosystem in the state, the Startup Haryana and the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (DITECH) have signed an MoU with India Accelerator, which is one of India’s only institutions with Global Accelerator Network. Such an ecosystem which has strategically been created by this association in Haryana,  motivates innovation and growth of disruptive startups.

The two parties have signed the above mentioned Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Special Secretary, DITECH, Rajnarayan Kaushik, Chief Technology Officer, DITECH, Nitin Bansal and Munish Bhatia, General Manager and Partner, India Accelerator.

How will this MoU help Haryana startups?

The adoption of technology has smoothed the path for innovative startups to come out in the view across the country, during the past decade.

With the newly signed MoU, India Accelerator will provide immense support to the startups registered with Startup Haryana through knowledge sharing at different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

At a more advanced point, its services are free of cost to highly-potential startups thereby, creating a holistic and sustainable ecosystem in the state of Haryana.

Enhancement in private-public collaboration, innovative ideas

Ashish Bhatia, CEO, and Founder, India Accelerator said, "Partnership between India Accelerator and Startup Haryana will be a big step to bring Public-Private collaboration to build the startup ecosystem in the state of Haryana.”

“India Accelerator will be helping startups in Haryana by bridging the gap between industry and startups,” he added.

The development of a startup depends on access to capital, strategic partnerships, customer exposure, mentor guidance, and more.

While giving information about current endeavours to promote the development of the startup ecosystem in the state, Special Secretary, DITECH, Rajnarayan Kaushik, said that "the association between Startup Haryana, DITECH, and Startup Ecosystem Partners will help in creating an ecosystem that stimulates independent thinking and innovative ideas."

Besides sharing of knowledge or information for promotion of the startup ecosystem in Haryana, this will help startups in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

Online programme for entrepreneurs

As a part of the collaboration, India Accelerator provides access to its exclusively designed online programme to equip the community of young entrepreneurs with the right knowledge, mentorship, and connections to move beyond the early stage of the startup.

Moreover, it also provides access to a comprehensive platform for every student, professional, or entrepreneur who can set and achieve their personal and professional goals with the help of personalized mentorship programs.

India Accelerator is a formal partner with Global Funds such as Emphasis Ventures (EMVC), SGAN and Global Accelerator Network Venture Funds along with its own network of investors.

under the membership India Accelerator with GAN like AWS, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud, SendGrid, Zoho, HubSpot etc., the startups in the cohort will get access to varied investment options and large perks.