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Bala Girisaballa,
Director, Microsoft Accelerator IndiaMicrosoft Startup Growth Partners
Accelerating the Indian Startup
Ecosystem
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India ranks 3 in the number of technology driven product startups across the globe
14%11% 10% 9%
% of new companies started in 2...
Source: Tracxn
Source: NASSCOM, 2015
B2B space accounted for 17% of total VC/PE investments and ecommerce enablers topped among the segments in that space
Source: Nasscom,2015
Bangalore NCR Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Pune
26%23%
17%
8%6% 6%
% of Startups
2/3rd of the Startups are in Bangalore, NCR and Mumbai and accounts for ~93% of the total investments
Over 100% growth of PE/VCs and 125% growth of funding from 2014 to 2015
Source: Nasscom,2015
No. of incubators/accelerators grew by 40% from 2014 to 2015 and 25 new technology-business incubators are proposed to be launched
Government’s $100 Bn Startup fund, 3 year break from income tax on profits, and $5 Bn per year credit guarantee schemeSource: Indian Express,2016
Source: Nasscom,2015
Source: Nasscom,2015
E-commerce enablers; 46%
Analytics; 17%
Robotics; 9%
Enterprise Software; 9%
Source: Nasscom,2015
1 2 3 4 5
Cloud IOT SaaS
5%
84%
56%
CAGR (2011-
15)
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Being a 1.6B strong market with rising disposable incomes, the top growing sectors are consumer facing
Nasscom, 2015
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Healthcare in IndiaMajor Issues:• Communicable Diseases (14 mil TB; 5 mil
AIDS infected)• Maternal and Parental Deaths (540 per lac
births)• Child Health and Nutrition (98/1000 deaths
in infancy; 22% under weight)• Non-communicable diseases (7 lac cases
added every year; 15 lac require treatment)
• Weak PHC • Shortage of skilled resource• Low public spending
• Fragmented health information systems• Increasing cost of drugs• Weaker governance
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Cloud adoption is growing in India, driven by better Internet access, growing e-commerce, mobile & application usage
and business adoption(more here)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1825
3339
35
Number of Cloud Startups founded in IndiaExponential (Number of Cloud Startups founded in India)
Source: Tracxn
IoT startups are also growing, driven by the growth in home / industrial automation and security
(more here)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1025
42
68
51
Companies Founded
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Companies FoundedLinear (Companies Founded)
Enterprise Software and SaaS would continue to remain a hot area, driven by adoption of SaaS by Small & Medium Businesses in India
(more here)
Source: Tracxn
Source: Tracxn
The Indian startup ecosystem is maturing, and enterprise startups are now growing faster
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In this environment of rapid technology growth, we were created with specific targets in mind
World class mentoring• Subject matter
experts• Global reach• Internal expert
across various domains and functions
Go-To-Market Acceleration• Market Access
Program• ISV Partners
Program• Global Success
Management Program
Technology Support• Emerging tech
support• Cloud adoption
support• Open source
tech support
Ecosystem Support• Investor meet-
ups• 100+ Strong
alumni network• Other partners
across HR, Legal, Marketing etc
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Microsoft VenturesAccelerator India was recognized by Zinnov for the fourth consecutive year as the Best Ecosystem Enabler for startups in India
Award won in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
Our deep integration with startups & corporates enables us to catalyze the Startup Ecosystem
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Our visibility into startups and corporates enables us to drive though leadership
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Microsoft Accelerator A globally curated Program with access to Business and Technology Mentoring and Market Access Programs both in India and globally with access to technology and Azure Cloud
Over 90 Startups in the last 4 years and 25 Startups annually
Microsoft Partner Accelerator
The Partner Accelerator follows the Microsoft Accelerator Program with benefits of the BizSpark Partner Accelerator benefits
Over 100 Startups
BizSpark Partner Accelerator
BizSpark Plus is a program to Startups that are in growth stage access to – software, services, tech support, and Azure cloud benefits within the BizSpark Partner Accelerators
Over 15 Partners and 110 Startups in the last 12 months
BizSpark Program BizSpark gives startups 3 years of free resources – tech support, software, and Azure cloud to get businesses started
Over 4000 startups in India
DreamSpark Program Students & Teachers at Universities with access to latest technologies and tools at no cost.
Over 175K STEM students from over 240 institutions
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Microsoft Ventures Fund Global fund that actively invests in tech startups in Series A and beyond
5 startups funded in US and Israel
Just like with corporates, we engage with startups at different levels of intensity
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Telecom, Retail,Energy Design
Multi-Vertical Luxury RetailSmart Cities
HealthTech
Social Impact
BizSpark Accelerator Partners
In the last 12 months over
110 Startups have received Business and Technology Mentoring & Cloud Credits* and Customer Access Programs
Next 12 months over
250 Startups benefitting.
*Each Startup gets 120,000 USD Cloud Credits
We have taken our program to various Partners in Acceleration
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As the key thought leader, we have an extensive Ecosystem Engagement
and many more…
and many more…
Investor PartnersEcosystem Partners
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We have an Activist Approach that we believe will drive maturity in the Indian startup ecosystem
4 Key
areas
Mentors for their Incubators/Accelerators Best Practices Customer Access Funding for their
Startups
23rd Jun 2016 @ Think Next in BangaloreAll India Accelerators & Incubators Meet
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