K’taka Govt Launches Booster Kit To Provide Pro Bono Assistance To Startups

Karnataka Government on Friday launched a Booster Kit to provide a gamut of pro bono services to assist the startups in their growth journey.

The kit was launched by Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) under the state government’s Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, in partnership with Google, Paytm, HDFC, Razorpay, Microsoft and other ecosystem partners. 

Unveiled during the 25th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022, the Booster Kit will help promote entrepreneurship and create a nurturing ecosystem for Karnataka Startup Cell registered startups with “Financial Services” offered by HDFC, RazorPay, Paytm; “Acceleration Support” offered by Teeglobal Accelerator For Innovation Network (The GAIN); “Incubation Support” offered by Dayananda Sagar Entrepreneurship Research and Business Incubation (DERBI); “Women-led Services” offered by StrongHer Ventures and “Cloud Services & Business Support” offered by AWS Activate & Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Meanwhile, Microsoft will augment the startups in the state under this initiative through its cloud services and business support and by providing cloud credits for hosting of website and business support.