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Government of Kerala initiated the startup movement through Kerala Startup Mission by forging and implementing forward-looking policies for creating a vibrant start up ecosystem in the state primarily to foster the growth of innovation lead technology entrepreneurship.

Kerala Startup Mission played the pivotal role in development, orchestrating every piece of a vibrant Startup ecosystem. Startups in Kerala are stretching their limits as they focus more on to future technologies and finding solutions for problems in ways not experimented before. We have seen entrepreneurs from Kerala also shining in the limelight of success in international forums. Success stories are written in sectors other than Software and IT also. Kerala technology startup policy 2014 has been implemented and that in turn leads to more proactive measures in the new State IT policy 2017.

Innovation is the creation of the new or the re-arranging of the old in a new way – Michael Vance.

Kerala towards the end of this decade is witnessing a wave of innovative and entrepreneurial efforts from discrete sectors. The startup ecosystem is well equipped to mark the next quantum leap. Every block an entrepreneurial ecosystem needs is falling in place. Kerala possess a unique model of connecting academics, industries, R&D institutions and startups, apart from other Startup Ecosystems in the country. The Ecosystem is prioritized in such a way that it caters technologies to create developmental interventions for community. Creating a DIY culture at schools stimulates grass root level impact, which further on gets handhold by Mini FAB labs and IEDCs at colleges thereby resulting in having passion to create entrepreneurs and innovators adapt with latest technologies and unicorns at home.

Vision

To strengthen the Startup Eco System to support Industrial growth of Kerala

  • To address the ecosystem development challenges – Enterprise, Market, Product, Knowledge, Idea, Culture.
  • To promote technology based entrepreneurship activities from the school level and create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state.
  • Create the infrastructure and environment required for promoting entrepreneurial activities.
  • To implement industry institute linkages which shall foster in building an entrepreneurial culture in Kerala
  • Promote research and development activities among the students in the state.

Kerala Startup Mission offers
  • State of the art facilities
  • Exposure to national/ international startup ecosystem
  • Handholding by professional mentors and technical experts
  • Networking with the technology enthusiast
  • Investor/ Industry connect
  • Window to enter government sectors
  • Amenities
  • Well furnished co-working space (Plug & Play)
  • Free high speed internet connection
  • AWS
  • Software testing facility
  • R&D support

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is designed to provide a springboard to budding entrepreneurs who wish to launch themselves into the world of technology based business careers. Entrepreneurs’ bright ideas to develop a product or service using advanced technology solutions can find a fertile ground in Kerala Startup Mission. KSUM is designed to provide entrepreneurs all the support to make technology based business ventures successful. The highly innovative and productive environment of KSUM provides entrepreneurs the right ambiance to build up technology ventures at international standards. KSUM is restricted to high tech startups with technology products and innovations with in a limited time frame that literraly makes the entrepreneur to seriously work on his product idea and boost him to come up with a ‘Market viable prototype.
Visit for more details : https://startupmission.kerala.gov.in