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Amazon India’s Launchpad to boost ‘Start-up India’ initiative

Published
Dec 6, 2016

Amazon.in announced the launch of its global program – Amazon Launchpad in India to support the governments ‘Start-up India’ initiative that will help Indian start-ups to launch, market, and distribute their products to millions of Amazon customers across India and around the world through a dedicated store, the company said in a statement.
 

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“Amazon has always encouraged and supported innovation. By bringing Amazon Launchpad to India, we are excited to support the government’s ‘Start-up India’ initiative and encourage innovation from the Indian start-up community. India has great minds which invent amazing products and we will support their growth by helping customers discover their new products not just in India but other countries around the world," said Amit Agarwal, VP and country head at Amazon India.
 
"We hope that Amazon Launchpad has a positive impact on the economy by further promoting ‘Make in India, adding further impetus to the current interest in Indian start-ups and also creating additional employment opportunities,” Agarwal further said.

Amazon.in has partnered with Startup India, NASSCOM 10,000 Startups and Indian Angel Network amongst others, to help identify and enrol startups from their portfolio. Amazon.in has also roped in a few strategic partners such as NITI Aayog, Government of Maharashtra, Government of Telangana and TiE.
 
“Amazon Launchpad is an exceptional opportunity for Indian start-ups to get access to big consumer markets nationally and internationally. Through this program small entrepreneurs and innovators can go leverage the Amazon platform to increase the scale of their businesses and even get easy access to global markets. With Launchpad, we hope to augment the innovation culture in the Indian youth and help build the India story,” said Jason Feldman, director global innovations at Amazon.
 

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