Over 50 Investors and Industry leaders from diverse sectors attended the launch to further establish networking opportunities and catalyse partnerships that drive innovation and growth foster meaningful connections and advance initiatives that benefit both investors and innovators.
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan launched Dharmendra Pradhan termed this initiative to be a ground-breaking beginning that will bring students, faculty, investors and the market on one platform to strengthen the culture of innovation and address the issue of start-up funding. In line with the vision of NEP 2020, this is another concrete initiative towards further catalysing the start-up landscape and fulfilling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of making India ‘numero uno’ in start-up and innovation, he added.
MoE-AICTE Investor Network will strengthen the all-round support ecosystem to dynamic innovators—right from idea generation to successful graduation as a commercially viable start-up. He said that going beyond the role of just investors, Venture capitalists are working as also mentors and partners.
Union Education Minister encouraged all partners and mentors to invest in budding ideas coming out of the classrooms of the schools and HEIs. It is important to invest not only in ideas and businesses but, also in the dreams of the nation to realize the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047, Pradhan highlighted.
While delivering the welcoming address, AICTE Chairman Prof. T.G. Sitharam said that the collaboration between innovators and investors is a crucial aspect of driving innovation, fostering entrepreneurship, and bringing new ideas to fruition. The strategic partnership through the Investor Network will lead to the generation of new ideas, inventions, or solutions to existing problems, he added.
The investors held an interactive session with Dharmendra Pradhan and exchanged visionary ideas and gained valuable insights into the future of education, technology, and innovation.
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