In the new millennium, the shape of India’s vibrant entrepreneurial economy has changed significantly to move towards one driven by technology and innovation. Today, India is one of the largest start-up and innovation hubs in the world, and the Indian start-up ecosystem has become an important contributor in our journey to become a $5 trillion economy.
Shifting Orbits chronicles the spectacular rise of the startup landscape in India in four different sections: innovation, incubation, funding and industry perspectives.
Taken together, Shifting Orbits is a comprehensive narrative on innovation and venturing in India and provides valuable insights on current trends and practices as well as the challenges and potential benefits for the future.
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Thillai Rajan A is a Professor in the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He is also an associate at the Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Srivardhini K Jha is an Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurship area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Joffi Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Marketing area at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
Rohan Chinchwadkar is an Assistant Professor (Finance) at the Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Editorial Advisory Board Foreword by Anand Mahindra Foreword by K VijayRaghavan Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors About iVEIN and the Publication Series Section I: Innovation 1 India’s Innovation System and Start-ups: Achievements and Opportunities Rishikesha T Krishnan, Srivardhini K Jha and Sumelika Bhattacharyya 2 Patenting by Indian Start-ups: Moving Forward Ruchi Sharma and Madan Dhanora 3 Going Deep: The Dynamics of Founding Radically Innovative Start-Ups Srivardhini K Jha 4 Corporate–Start-up Collaboration Programmes: Improving the Odds of Success Atit Danak 5 Innovating for Social Impact Sumelika Bhattacharyya, Simy Joy and Priya Nair Rajeev Section II: Incubation 6 The Past, Present and Future of Start-up Incubation in India Supriya Sharma, Neharika Vohra and Shailaja Shukla 7 Technology Incubation and Start-up Creation: Lessons from BETIC, IIT Bombay Bhallamudi Ravi 8 Virtual Incubation: Helping Indian Start-ups Grow and Scale Kritika Murugesan 9 Building Synergies for Ensuring Venture Success: The Case of Atal Incubation Centres Abha Rishi, Ajith Chandran and Rahul Singh 10 Nurturing the Next Gen: University Incubation in India Rohan Chinchwadkar Section III: Funding 11 Venture Financing in India: The Seven Trends that Defined the Decadal Trajectory Akshay Natteri Mangadu, Neha Singh and Thillai Rajan A 12 The Wood and the Trees: The Angel Investing Landscape in India Thillai Rajan A and Akshay Natteri Mangadu 13 More than a Century of Angel Investments: A Perspective N Ramakrishnan 14 Family Offices as a Source of Start-up Funding N Ramakrishnan 15 Venture Funding and Translational Research–based Ventures: The Case of AI, ML and Brain Science N Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan 16 Impact and Contribution of Venture Capital Funding Akshay Natteri Mangadu and Thillai Rajan A 17 Angel and Early-Stage Funding for Ventures Akshay Natteri Mangadu and Thillai Rajan A Section IV: Industry Perspectives 18 Driving Innovations, Leveraging Technology in a Turbulent Environment Joffi Thomas and Dinesh Tiwari 19 AgriTech: Triggering Technology-Enabled Transformation Rajesh Ranjan 20 Indian EdTech: Revolutionising Learning Arjun Mohan 21 FinTech: The Leap Ahead Qambar Abidi 22 HealthTech: Shifting Gears Sameer Wagle
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