The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Thursday entered into a historic partnership with the Startup Policy Forum (SPF), a reputed industry organisation representing India’s leading new-age companies.

Pertinently, the SPF Baithak—a gathering of founders and policymakers—would be organised on January 15-16 here at Bharat Mandapam, as part of National Startup Week celebrations. The event will offer a meaningful platform to announce new collaborations between DPIIT and SPF members. Additionally, SPF will partner with DPIIT to organize specialized immersive programs, enabling global investors to engage with Indian startups and witness firsthand the groundbreaking innovations emerging from across the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Joint Secretary, Startup India, Shri Sanjiv said that this strategic collaboration with SPF underscores DPIIT’s unflinching commitment to create a congenial atmosphere where startups could thrive and contribute immensely to India’s mission of becoming a global innovation hub.

Adding further he said the SPF members represent the essence of India’s entrepreneurial spirit and their participation in this mission will play a crucial role in achieving the goal of developed India by 2047.

By forging partnerships amongst DPIIT and SPF members, the alliance seeks to promote the Indian startup ecosystem globally on the centre stage and facilitate relationship with international stakeholders

Meanwhile, Shweta Rajpal Kohli, President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum, remarked, “This alliance reflects the shared aspirations of DPIIT and SPF to build a resilient and thriving startup ecosystem. By facilitating useful collaborations amongst SPF members and DPIIT, we aim to ensure India’s position on the global innovation map and empower entrepreneurs to unlock their full potential.”

Memorandum of Understanding strengthens startup-public partnership to boost ecosystem, attract global investor engagement through collaboration. A Memorandum of Understanding between DPIIT and the Startup Policy Forum creates a strategic public private collaboration to deliver joint programming-including the SPF Baithak and immersive investor engagement initiatives-and to promote collaborations among SPF members and DPIIT to showcase Indian startup innovation internationally and facilitate global stakeholder relationships.