''Startup Mahakumbh'' was held at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, where Aman Gupta, co-founder of Boat, expressed his strong admiration for the program. He described it is an exceptional event and also emphasised how India is evolving as a global leader in nurturing startups, positioning itself as an important hub for entrepreneurial growth. The Startup India initiative has been instrumental in creating an ecosystem that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.
India's tech start-up ecosystem, with over 1.14 lakh startups and 12 lakh jobs, is the third largest globally, with funding exceeding $70 billion from 2019 to 2023.
As part of the Startup Accelerator, Amazon has constituted a mentorship board consisting of Amazon leaders from India and across the world, VCs and senior leaders from Startup India.