The number of registered startups has reached 1.76 lakh in the last 11 years, with 118 unicorns, thus fueling youth entrepreneurship: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The total corpus of Rs 10,000 crore was envisaged to be provided over the 14th and 15th Finance Commission cycles based on the progress of the scheme and the availability of funds.
Early-stage investments saw a sharp uptick in the August-October period with 101 deals worth $323 million, compared to $180 million across 75 deals in May-July, according to data by Venture Intelligence.
