Individuals and corporations across the globe are now cognizant of the importance of proper mental health in ensuring all round wellbeing and steady development of the society. Over the past three years, mental health tech startups have helped in increasing the affordability and accessibility to mental healthcare.

Brinc, a global venture accelerator with a focus on innovative technologies, and GVFL Limited (GVFL), one of the oldest sector-agnostic venture capital firms in the country, announced the launch of the A4X accelerator program. Designed to support startups across the following four strategic themes, the programs are set to leverage growth in Gujarat and the rest of India.

The first edition of CONNECT.X Hangout was organized by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, in partnership with NEDFi, in Guwahati on November 30. Characterized as Assam s largest startup networking gathering, the event aimed to bring together startups and relevant organizations and individuals through promoting indepth interactions, interspersed with speeches from industry experts.

Indian startups may take more time to recover from the so-called funding winter as investment in homegrown companies again saw a sharp decline in November. A clutch of late-stage deals including a pre-IPO round pushed the total funding to more than Rs.640 million.

Global expansion is a crucial phase in the journey of many startups, offering new horizons and growth opportunities. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Advantage Club, an HR Tech SaaS platform that expanded its presence beyond India into countries like the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, and North America, I am sharing some practical insights on how Indian startups can formulate their strategies for global expansion.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that IP facilitation centre in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will provide handholding to entrepreneurs, MSMEs, startups in filing IPRs and assist innovators in registration process. He highlighted the Intellectual Property Rights critical role in fostering innovation and economic growth.

A majority of the startups have flourished within Government of Karnataka supported incubators, such as K tech Innovation Hubs, Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) and anchored by institutions like CCAMP, NASSCOM, Jain Incubation Centre, Deshpande Startups, and CoE Cybersecurity, the release further said.