The Startup20 Engagement Group, initiated under India’s G20 Presidency in 2023, held its inception meeting in Hyderabad over the weekend. It is a platform designed to empower entrepreneurs with valuable knowledge and connect them with potential investors.
The second day of the two-day inception meeting on Sunday was addressed by Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, YourStory founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, and actor and active investor in the Indian startup ecosystem Suniel Shetty. The three focused on personal stories and their journey through the startup ecosystem in India.
Startup20 Chair, Dr Chintan Vaishnav, launched the Startup20X, which has also been incorporated under the Startup20 Engagement Group. Startup20X has been launched to bring together leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, visionaries, educators, incubation professionals, women, youth, artisans, artists, activists, and others, to discuss experiences and best practices.
The Startup20 Engagement Group aims to create a global narrative for supporting startups and enabling synergies between startups, corporates, investors, innovation agencies, and other key ecosystem stakeholders.