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India-ASEAN Startups Awards 2017

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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Government of India in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announces the 'India-ASEAN Startups Awards' 2017.

The awards will identify and acknowledge cutting-edge start-ups evolving in the ASEAN region that are creating innovative technology solutions to solve real life problems, creating job opportunities with unique skill sets, nurturing competitive talent and fuelling growth of the Indian economy.

Nominations for the award are solicited from budding and cutting edge start-ups under public, private, corporate, non-profit entities from all sectors/disciplines including but not limiting Agriculture, Biotech, Pharma, Healthcare, Chemicals, Advanced Materials, Alternative Energy, Automotive, Telecom, IT, Electronics, etc. Nominations received will judged by an eminent jury panel on the basis of degree of innovativeness, potential impact for target industry/user group, market potential of the innovation, etc.

The awards provide an opportunity to Startups from the ASEAN region to showcase their ideas and work with a larger audience comprising of potential investors, mentors, fellow Startups, Government authorities, etc. The event will also see participation from Incubators, Financial Institutions, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalist, State and Central Government Departments and various Industry Bodies.

The awardees will be honoured during the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit to be held in New Delhi, India, in 2017. The Awards Application form can be downloaded from the following link:

www.aseanstartupawards.ficci.in

Last date for filing nominations is 18th August 2017.