Shaping India’s Startup Narrative

Startup Policy Forum (SPF), an industry alliance with India’s leading high-growth startups as its members, will collaborate with IIT Madras’s Centre for Research on Start-Ups and Risk Financing (CRES

The Startup Policy Forum has been designed as a platform to address the challenges and focus on priorities of startups. The SPF has been positioned to be an advocate for emerging companies

With 1,200+ attendees, iDay 2025 concluded with bold calls for deeper policy support, greater capital access, and founder-driven innovation to fuel India’s next tech chapter... Read More

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The Leela Ambience in Gurugram to host the 14th edition of TiE Delhi-NCR’s India Internet Day 2025 (iDay) today

The panel discussion highlighted the challenges founders face in dealing with fragmented regulatory frameworks spread across different ministries.

Plan to remove bottlenecks with deregulation and bring about oversight for regulators can help fuel the next wave of start-up innovation and growth.

The Union Budget 2025-26 marks a significant milestone for India's startup ecosystem and reinforces the nation's position as a global innovation powerhouse, say startup players.

The government has allocated ₹1.28 lakh cr to the Ministry of Education, with ₹50,077.95 cr earmarked for higher education & ₹78,572.10 cr for school education

National Startup Day, celebrated annually on January 16, honors the remarkable contributions of startups in driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development in India.

Amitabh Kant highlighted that there is a need for patient capital for startups operating in the sector to fuel further innovation

The government’s focus on fostering innovation in emerging areas, including artificial intelligence, Big Data, and clean energy, has further catalysed the

Startup Policy Forum (SPF) alliance fosters collaboration between founders, policymakers, and regulators to advance India's emerging sectors.

The closed-door meeting was organised by the industry body Startup Policy Forum. The Forum is slated to share updates from the meeting next week. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal earlier in the month criticised India's startup ecosystem at Startup Mahakumbh, urging founders to focus on value-added innovation. He said many startups are stuck on quick commerce and food delivery, lacking contributions in deeptech sectors like semiconductors and EVs, and called for a shift toward long-term economic impact.

The discussion resulted in an exchange of ideas and startup founders highlighted key points, including manufacturing, global expansion, IPO journeys, R&D, policy frameworks, and enabling tier 2, 3 and 4 cities.

Top founders pushed for reforms to attract global talent, boost deeptech, drive investment, steps to ease business operations-including the process of "flipping" companies back to India from overseas

The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) — which represents over 50 tech firms — has urged the Indian government to create a dedicated “Ease of Reverse Flip Taskfo

Startup Policy Forum (SPF), an industry group representing over 50 new-age companies, in a communication to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), flagged significant delays and uncertainties many startups continue to face despite recent positive regulatory changes.

The partnership aims to support initiatives in areas such as deep technology, artificial intelligence, and other emerging fields by encouraging research,

MeitY Startup Hub and Startup Policy Forum have joined forces to boost deeptech, AI, and emerging tech in Indias startup ecosystem. The collaboration will focus on joint R&D... Read More

15th April 2025, National: The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shubhangi Poddar as the Head of Partnerships and Community Engagement. Shubhangi joins SPF from the World Economic Forum in Geneva, where she led key initiatives in strategic partnerships and community engagement, working closely with global stakeholders across industries and policy landscapes. At SPF, Shubhangi

The push comes two days after the Payments Council of India (PCI) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocating for the introduction of merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions and Rupay debit cards.

SPF has proposed a two-tiered MDR model to differentiate between large and small merchants.

The Startup Policy Forum has endorsed the industry proposal to introduce merchant discount rate on UPI transactions for large merchants, calling it a transformative move that will drive digital payments adoption, enhance innovation, and ensure the sustainable growth of the payments ecosystem as per a press release.

Plan to remove bottlenecks with deregulation and bring about oversight for regulators can help fuel the next wave of start-up innovation and growth.

The startup body Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has inked a pact with IIT Madras for research and data-driven policy advocacy for startups.

The partnership will leverage IIT Madras’s academic, research, and innovation expertise with SPF’s deep engagement in working on startup policy and regulatory frameworks.

India cannot afford to take cyber security resources even from friendly nations as it will be a threat to security and sovereignty of the nation, a senior government official said on Thursday.

BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], January 16: Startup Policy Forum (SPF), with the support of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Startup India, ended 2-days of Startup Baithak on a high-note, with attendance from dignitaries including Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa; Dr Shamika Ravi, Member, EAC-PM (Economic Advisory Council to the […]

MeitY secretary S Krishnan remarked that the government's own financing approach needed to change, to enable startups in this sectors to scale.

Startup Policy Forum launches 'Startup Baithak' and 'Startup Baatcheet' to celebrate National Startup Day 2025

India innovation hub initiative: A highlight of this partnership is the upcoming SPF Startup Baithak, a flagship event scheduled to take place on January 15-16, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam

The partnership will curate immersive programmes to connect global investors with India's startup ecosystem.

The Startup Policy Forum (SPF), founded by Shweta Rajpal Kohli, aims to bridge the gap in policy representation for India's new-age startups. With 30 members and plans to grow to 100... Read More

Celebrate National Startup Day 2025 with inspiring quotes and creative posters to fuel your entrepreneurial spirit.

Leaders like Rekha Sethi at AIMA and Debjani Ghosh at NASSCOM brought about transformational changes in the organisations as leaders.