Task Forces

Foundation &
Alliances

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Startups impact and improve existing markets through innovative products and services or may introduce create new markets for existing solutions through innovative business models. Startups work in diverse markets and sectors leading to multiple definitions being adopted defining them and their work across geographies.

Startups need support, partnerships, collaborations to survive and scale in their markets or access new markets. Development of startup ecosystems in nascent markets and improving access to such ecosystems at a global level is required to develop prospective startups.

Development of startups through collaboration with large corporates across nations provide a next dimension of growth for startups and also expedite some of the key global issues.

Objectives:
  • Increase access to capital for startups by providing financing and investment platforms specifically for early-stage startups
  • Broaden the array of financial instruments available to startups
  • Create pitching and networking opportunities for startups with the global investor community
  • Build suggestive frameworks that could be implemented in emerging ecosystems for building investment capabilities
  • Provide a framework built upon best practices for global investors to fund startups across G20 member nations
Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023
Elevation to Leader’s Level

The G20 was upgraded to the level of Heads of State/Government in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis of 2007, and, in 2009, was designated the “premier forum for international economic cooperation”.

The G20 Summit is held annually, under the leadership of a rotating Presidency. The G20 initially focused largely on broad macroeconomic issues, but it has since expanded its agenda to inter-alia include trade, climate change, sustainable development, health, agriculture, energy, environment, climate change, and anti-corruption.

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Foundation & Alliances

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Startups impact and improve existing markets through innovative products and services or may introduce create new markets for existing solutions through innovative business models. Startups work in diverse markets and sectors leading to multiple definitions being adopted defining them and their work across geographies.

Startups need support, partnerships, collaborations to survive and scale in their markets or access new markets. Development of startup ecosystems in nascent markets and improving access to such ecosystems at a global level is required to develop prospective startups.

Development of startups through collaboration with large corporates across nations provide a next dimension of growth for startups and also expedite some of the key global issues.

Objectives:
  • Harmonize the global startup ecosystem through consensus-based definitions
  • Promote a global community of knowledge sharing among the startup ecosystems
  • Bridge the knowledge gap between the startup ecosystems of G20 member countries and emerging economies’ through partnerships
  • Enable more industry players across G20 nations to work with Startups and cocreate solutions
  • Create supportive policies for industry players and government organizations to work with startups
  • To provide country point of contact for sustained collaboration

Foundation & Alliances

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Foundation & Alliances

Startups impact and improve existing markets through innovative products and services or may introduce create new markets for existing solutions through innovative business models. Startups work in diverse markets and sectors leading to multiple definitions being adopted defining them and their work across geographies.

Startups need support, partnerships, collaborations to survive and scale in their markets or access new markets. Development of startup ecosystems in nascent markets and improving access to such ecosystems at a global level is required to develop prospective startups.

Development of startups through collaboration with large corporates across nations provide a next dimension of growth for startups and also expedite some of the key global issues.

Objectives:
  • Harmonize the global startup ecosystem through consensus-based definitions
  • Promote a global community of knowledge sharing among the startup ecosystems
  • Bridge the knowledge gap between the startup ecosystems of G20 member countries and emerging economies’ through partnerships
  • Enable more industry players across G20 nations to work with Startups and cocreate solutions
  • Create supportive policies for industry players and government organizations to work with startups
  • To provide country point of contact for sustained collaboration

Finance

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Stability in startup investments at global, regional and national levels. Identify triggers which lead to investment fluctuations and minimize such risks for startups. Mitigate imbalance of funding in critical sectors like Agri, Healthcare, Climate Resilience. Develop congruence between challenges of society, corporates and areas of global interest to develop equal opportunity for funding

Develop funding opportunities for startups which require high degree of research and development or high gestation periods in product development. Such mechanisms should be in place in order to support transformational technologies and business solutions

Foundation & Alliances

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Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023
Objectives:
  • Increase access to capital for startups by providing financing and investment platforms specifically for early-stage startups
  • Broaden the array of financial instruments available to startups
  • Create pitching and networking opportunities for startups with the global investor community
  • Build suggestive frameworks that could be implemented in emerging ecosystems for building investment capabilities
  • Provide a framework built upon best practices for global investors to fund startups across G20 member nations

Inclusion & Sustainability

Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023

Create equal opportunity for startup founders irrespective of gender, race, class, creed to significantly expand the pool of startups and encourage alternate school of thoughts developed through different experiences.

Develop conducive environment for startups which are focusing and building inclusive communities to drive equality and growth of global economies

Create avenues for startups to use sustainable practices in order to develop innovative solutions which also be sustainable and better for the environment.

Global support systems for startups focusing on innovations and solutions which would impact the sustainable Development Goals or bring out business models which would address SDG related challenges innovatively.

Foundation & Alliances

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Startup20 | Supporting Business Startups An Initative By G20 2023
Objectives:
  • Increase support for women led startups and organizations
  • Promote startups working on making communities more inclusive
  • Enable more investors to invest responsibly in startups built upon sustainable practices
  • Encourage mentorship support to the startup ecosystems of the G20 member countries and emerging economies
  • Promote startups working on SDGs in areas of global interest

Foundation & Alliances Members

Professor Srivardhini Jha | Startup20
Professor Srivardhini Jha
Foundation Chair

Associate Professor, IIM Bangalore

Dr. Abha Rishi | Startup 20
Dr. Abha Rishi
Foundation Co-Chair

CEO, AIC BIMTECH

Dr. Premnath | Startup 20
Dr. Premnath
Foundation Member

Head, National Chemical Library Director, Venture Center

Poyni Bhatt | Startup 20
Poyni Bhatt
Foundation Member

CEO, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) - IIT Bombay

Deepanwita Chattopadhyay | Startup 20
Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Foundation Member

CEO, IKP Knowledge Park

Gopal Srinivasan | Startup20
Gopal Srinivasan
Alliances Chair

Chairman and MD, TVS Capital Fund

Shivakiran M.S. | Startup 20
Shivakiran M.S.
Alliances Co-Chair

CEO AIC - SKU Foundation

Sabeer Bhatia | Startup 20
Sabeer Bhatia
Alliances Members

Founder, Hotmail and Showreel

Kris Gopalkrishnan | Startup 20
Kris Gopalkrishnan
Alliances Members

Co-Founder, Infosys‎

Debjani Ghosh | Startup 20
Debjani Ghosh
Alliances Members

President, NASSCOM

Vikram Khurana
Alliances Members

CEO, Toronto Business Development Centre

Katja Lasch
Alliances Members

Director, German Center for Research and Innovation

Rama Mamuaya
Alliances Members

CEO, DailySocial.id

Rutger de Graaf
Alliances Members

Innovation & Communication Specialist, Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Srivardhini K. Jha
Foundations Members

Associate Professor, IIM Bangalore

Abhijit Narayan
Foundation Members

CEO, Orrik

Matt Smith
Foundation Members

Director of policy and research, GenGlobal

Dinoor, Telkom
Foundation Members

Digital Health Enthusiast

Kezbaan Akkurt
Foundation Members

Republic Of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology

Miguel Ferrer
Foundation Members

Director Strategy & Public Policy - Adigital

Luat Sihombing
Foundation Members

Coordinator for Business Matchmaking at Ministry of Communication and Information Technology,

Yuna Natsumi
Foundation Members

Director, Japan-India Startup Hub, JETRO

Samuel Palomera
Foundation Members

Director - Office of the Foreign Affairs Secretary

Vinayak Nath
Alliance
Co-Chair

MD, UP Angel Network; National Co-chair Startup Committee PhDCCI