Startup & Entrepreneurship

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN) The central government recognised over 55,200 startups in FY 2025–26, the highest annual figure since the launch of Startup India, marking a 51.6 per cent rise over FY 2024–25. In a press release, the Commerce & Industry Ministry said that since its inception on 16Continue Reading

New Delhi, Feb 19 (KNN) IndiaAI and Kalpa Impact have released ‘India’s AI Impact Startups’ at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, profiling 110 startups and non-profits deploying artificial intelligence for large-scale social and economic impact. The repository spans sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, education, climate, financial inclusion, urban mobilityContinue Reading

New Delhi, Feb 16 (KNN) The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (Startup India FoF 2.0) with a total corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to mobilise venture capital for the country’s startup ecosystem. The new fund aims to accelerate the next phase ofContinue Reading

New Delhi, Feb 14 (KNN) Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, said that over 2.07 lakh startups have been recognised under the government’s Startup India initiative as of December 31, 2025. According to theContinue Reading

New Delhi, Feb 13 (KNN) The Government has informed the Lok Sabha that it is implementing multiple schemes to promote farmer-owned food processing startups and enhance value addition in the agri sector. In a written reply, Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan said the Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesContinue Reading

New Delhi, Feb 11 (KNN) As many as 2,07,135 entities have been recognised as startups under the Startup India initiative as on December 2025. They together generated over 21.9 lakh direct jobs across the country, the government has told Lok Sabha. In response to a question in the Lower House,Continue Reading