https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36286 Allegations claimed KSUM paid Startup Genome for a report used to assert major growth in Kerala's startup ecosystem; KSUM responded that payments were membership fees to an independent, globally credible research organisation, noted membership since 2021 with cumulative payments of USD 48,000, and defended the report's findings-including a reported 254% increase in ecosystem value and supportive government statistics on startup registrations and funding-as grounded in primary and secondary research. en-us Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:16:02 +0530 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:16:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36286 Allegations claimed KSUM paid Startup Genome for a report used to assert major growth in Kerala's startup ecosystem; KSUM responded that payments were membership fees to an independent, globally credible research organisation, noted membership since 2021 with cumulative payments of USD 48,000, and defended the report's findings-including a reported 254% increase in ecosystem value and supportive government statistics on startup registrations and funding-as grounded in primary and secondary research. News - Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:16:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36286