This mentorship programme will be immensely valuable to Indian entrepreneurs
This mentorship programme will be immensely valuable to Indian entrepreneurs
Mumbai
: Taxi-hailing app Uber on January 6, announced a new start-up mentorship programme in the country in partnership with Invest India called 'uberEXCHANGE'. Over the next years, Uber will host a series of six leadership talks by senior Uber executives, including from their headquarters in San Francisco, the company said in a statement.
The programme will address issues that entrepreneurs face, like fund-raising, product design, engineering and how to scale up a business.
At the end of the programme, the top 10 start-ups will travel to San Francisco, where they will be introduced to global investors, fellow entrepreneurs and the team at Uber, it said.
This public-private initiative will enable students, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to learn from each other, helping to create a culture that celebrates risk-taking and views failure as an opportunity to learn. It will also support Prime Minister's vision to make India a global startup hub.
-"Today, more and more people aspire to be entrepreneurs and build something themselves. That's why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's start-up India initiative is so important, and that is why we're excited to share our experience with hundreds of startups and entrepreneurs as they begin their journey,-" Uber's chief executive Travis Kalanick said.
Kalanick is expected to give the inaugural speech at the Startup India Initiative on January 16, speaking about his own journey as an entrepreneur.
-"This mentorship programme will be immensely valuable to Indian entrepreneurs and I am excited about the exchange of knowledge and ideas between the startup culture in India and the Silicon Valley,-" DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said.
-"This is just one step towards stronger ties with the international start-up community, and the possibilities are unlimited,-" he added.
