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“The limiting factor for India’s startups is still capital. We don’t have the kind of capital that we need to fund the ambitions of the startup potential of our ecosystem, yet,” said Kunal Bahl (Kunal Bahl), Co-founder of Snapdeal & Titan Capital, during #TechSparks2024.

In 9 years, we've helped over 2,000 startups raise nearly $2.5B in capital. Our approach builds on Kotler’s 4 P’s with 6 M’s, focusing on methodology, market access, mentorship, and more, says Srinivas Rao Mahankali (Srinivas Rao Mahankali), CEO, T–Hub, at #TechSparksBengaluru2024

“It’s time we abandon the concept of unicorns and start creating Indicorns– profitable startups with Rs 100 crore+ revenue, started in the last 15 years,” said Kunal Bahl (Kunal Bahl), Co-founder of Snapdeal & Titan Capital, during #TechSparks2024.

Founders embody resilience, navigating unprecedented stress while transforming ideas into reality. Their journey is like a relay race —building strong foundations and igniting the magic of creation, says Rahul Chandra of Arkam Ventures, at his book launch at #TechSparks2024.

"We are promoting greater institutional exchange between Japanese universities, research institutes, and their Indian counterparts,” said Takashi Suzuki, Chief Director General, JETRO India, during #TechSparks2024.

“India is a great place to start a business,” said Jagjeet Singh, Managing Director, Digireha during #TechSparks2024, speaking about the ease of doing business in India, and how international startups can expand to India.

#TechSparks2024 | "We need to promote more institutional exchange between Japan and India,” said Suguru Kawashima, CFO & Head of Global Business, Findy, while discussing the ease of doing business in India and how international startups can expand into the country.

“Agility in tech is crucial, not just for speed of execution but also for how quickly you can build something modular,” said Madhusudhan Rao Rao, CTO, Swiggy Food, speaking at a panel discussion on Indian tech innovators driving AI use cases at #TechSparks2024.

“Tech should always follow business problems—prove product-market fit, test hypotheses, and then roll out the technology that supports it,” said Ajit Narayanan, CTPO, Licious, during a panel discussion on Indian tech innovators driving AI use cases at #TechSparks2024.

Krishnendu Majumdar, CPTO at Yubi, urges Indian startups to boost their engineering approach. “It’s not about having a large team but fostering a boundaryless mindset," he shared at #TechSparks2024 during a panel on AI innovation.

#TechSparks2024 | Amrit Acharya (Amrit Acharya), Co-founder & CEO of ZETWERK, believes that at least a trillion dollars must come from the manufacturing sector for India to achieve its goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy.

“We need to focus on high-value work; we must engage in design and manufacturing while bringing in the necessary expertise to climb the value ladder,” said Srinath Ramakkrushnan (Srinath Ramakkrushnan), Co-founder & COO of ZETWERK, at #TechSparks2024.

“Back in the day, nobody thought India would build for the world,” said Mukul Arora, Co-Managing Partner at Elevation Capital, while speaking on investments, returns, and what it takes to succeed in the Indian market at #TechSparks2024.

Ashutosh Sharma (Ashutosh Sharma), Head of Growth Investments, India & Asia, Prosus Ventures, expressed what could be perceived as a controversial opinion while speaking on investments, returns, and what it takes to succeed in the Indian market at #TechSparks2024.

“India is the largest producer of digital data in the world. We create 20% of the world's digital data. But we don’t own this data. India is also the chip hub of the world, but there is no Indian chip yet,” said Bhavish Aggarwal (Bhavish Aggarwal), Founder of Ola, at #TechSparks2024.

“It’s important that the Indian innovation ecosystem moves to the next orbit,” said Bhavish Aggarwal (Bhavish Aggarwal), Founder of Ola, in conversation with Shradha Sharma at #TechSparks2024. “India is a country of consequence. We form 20% of the world; we matter to the world,” he added.

“The American paradigm of technology is purely capitalistic, whereas the Indian paradigm focuses more on societal benefits. Hence, India has the opportunity to lead innovation in open protocols,” said Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal (Bhavish Aggarwal) at #TechSparks2024.

It is always energising to chat with you Shradha Sharma at TechSparks, every year! 🙌 Today India has the opportunity to lead and champion critical technologies like new energy, AI and DPI. We together need to build an India of our dreams! 🇮🇳

"We are continuously innovating our GPU and CPU technology every six months to lower our power consumption. We pack more power for more performance with a chiplet-based architecture,” says Sameer Khan, India Lead Cloud Business & Alliances, AMD at #TechSparks2024.

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