December 7, 2024: The newly launched Startup Policy Forum (SPF), a unique alliance has set an ambitious goal to strengthen, and foster collaboration between entrepreneurs, policymakers, and regulators to advance India’s new-age economy. The forum has onboarded Thirty of India’s most prominent startups.
The SPF is an initiative by the former Peak XV employee Shweta Kohli, a public policy and media veteran with over 25 years of experience in leading teams at prominent venture capital technology and media firms.
The joining members are broadly divided across two categories—founding and strategic members. The founding members represent a group of India’s most successful and influential startup founders who are committed to collaborating closely with the government and regulators.
The Forum plans to cap its membership to 100 startups in its initial phase. Among the first 30 startups to join SPF are industry leaders like Razorpay, CRED, Pine Labs, Groww, Acko, OYO, Swiggy, Practo, Dream11, MPL, Cars24, Cardekho, CureFoods, Livspace, Ixigo, Ultrahuman, Digantara, Invideo, Jupiter, One Card, Mobikwik, Yubi, Progcap, and Bluestone, reflecting a strong demand for such an alliance.
Shweta Kohli’s Startup Policy Forum Connect India’s Top Startups with Government and Regulators
India has emerged as one of the most attractive global hubs for innovation, thanks to the government’s focus on catalysing the startup ecosystem and its macroeconomic stability, said Shweta Rajpal Kohli, President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum (SPF). Kohli added, “It’s a privilege to bring together a group of new-age nation-builders keen to engage in constructive collaboration with government and regulators to drive impactful policy change.”
Startup Policy Forum will focus on key thrust areas within the startup ecosystem, encompassing four specialised councils: Fintech Policy Council (FPC), Consumer and Commerce Council (CACC), Emerging Tech & AI Council (ETAC), and New-Age Public Companies Council (NPCC). These councils will collaborate closely with relevant regulators and stakeholders to address the unique challenges and opportunities within each sector.
The Indian Startup Policy Forum further intends to create an advisory and mentor board comprising global thought leaders who will guide its initiatives. These boards will play a significant role in guiding SPF’s initiatives to elevate and scale Indian startups on the global stage.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, expressed his support, stating, “Our startups are driving transformative change by democratizing business and converting job seekers into job creators. We are glad to see many founders joining the Startup Policy Forum, which should reinforce India’s global leadership in the new-age economy.
The Forum will play a pivotal role in India’s journey to become Viksit Bharat by 2047 under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.”
