The Rise of Startups in India!

India is witnessing a remarkable growth in the startup ecosystem. It is the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world after the US and China, with over 72,600 DPIIT-recognized startups across 649 districts of the country as of 27th June 2022. We are at the 2nd position in innovation quality with top positions in the quality of scientific publications and the quality of its universities among middle-income economies. 

Over the past four years, the number of unicorns has been increasing exponentially, with a whopping 66% YoY growth in the number of other unicorns added every year. This very year, on 29th June 2022, India became a country with 103 unicorns with a total valuation of $ 335.80 billion. We are right now in an excellent phase, when India is becoming a powerful startup ecosystem. 

The Right Support

The uptick in the number of start-ups in the last couple of years would not have been possible without the right impetus given by the Indian government to establish India as a start-up leader. To support the start-up ecosystem and entrepreneurs, the government has been launching various programmes and initiatives for training, and providing financial assistance, technical support, subsidies, and other essential services.

Schemes like SAMRIDH, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Multiplier Grant Scheme (MSG), and initiatives such as Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), NexGen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Single-Point Registration Scheme, The Venture Capital Assistance Scheme (VCA), amongst many others have been instrumental in getting the startup ecosystem establish and flourish in the country. 

Government has also facilitated incubation support in different parts of the country, to generate startup hubs in different parts of the country. State-of-the-art incubator support system comprising of incubators and accelerators to VCs and large scale investors, are helping startup scale in a competitive environment.

Innovation and Cloud Support

India is a complex geography, with myriad layers of diverse ecosystems. This also allows startups to come up with innovative solutions for mixed demographics. It will not be wrong to say that startups have been the genesis of digital transformation in the country, making inroads for further cloud proliferation and innovation. Despite disruptions caused by pandemic, global economic fluctuations and other factors, the curve for the Indian startups industry is still ascending.

For startups to keep the show running, the cost is a very crucial factor, and by embracing cloud computing, they have been able to keep their budgets in check while still making use of innovative digital technologies. A thriving startup ecosystem will require excellent and faster cloud solutions at a massive scale. Because of their size and less complex infrastructure, startups are not shying away from adopting a full range of cloud solutions, be it infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), or software as a service (SaaS) or any other managed service. Apart from cost, startups are amongst the fastest cloud adopters for scalability, particularly those in a rapid expansion mode. Also, thanks to cloud solutions, businesses now have access to 24/7 managed support, with a wide range of software and hardware available, which is another factor for the rapid growth of startups in the country.

Cloud solutions have helped traverse the Indian startup ecosystem to expand and grow in scale. Being into the cloud solution business, Crayon Software Experts India would like to raise the toast to all innovators, thinkers, business leaders, VCs, the government, and to all stakeholders who have played critical roles in getting the country on the startup map of the world. There is a long way to go in this journey, but the future looks bright.

The article has been written by Vikas Bhonsle, CEO – Crayon Software Experts India