Startup India Launches Startup Applications for MAARG Portal
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Registration for National Mentorship
Platform by Startup India Begins
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Customizable mentorship programs
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400+ expert mentors are onboarded across
sectors
The Department for Promotion
of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
has launched a call for startup applications for registration
on the MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup
India.
To further boost the Indian
startup ecosystem, currently ranked 3rd largest globally,
Startup India is focused on catalysing the startup culture and building a strong and inclusive ecosystem
for innovation and entrepreneurship in India. In this context, MAARG portal - Mentorship,
Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth, is a one stop platform to facilitate
mentorship for startups across diverse sectors, functions,
stages, geographies, and backgrounds. The objectives of the MAARG portal are –
• To provide
sector focused guidance, handholding, and support to startups
throughout their lifecycle
• To establish
a formalized and structured platform that facilitates intelligent matchmaking between
the mentors and their respective mentees
• To facilitate
efficient and expert mentorship for startups and build
an outcome-oriented mechanism that allows timely tracking of the mentor-mentee engagements
Startups can
now effectively connect with academicians, industry experts, successful founders,
seasoned investors, and other experts from across the globe, through Artificial
Intelligence (AI) based matchmaking, to get personalized guidance on growth and
strategy. The key features of the portal include customizable mentorship programs
for ecosystem enablers, mobile-friendly user interface, recognition for contributing
mentors, video and audio call options, etc.
The MAARG Portal
is being operationalized in three phases,
1. Phase I: Mentor Onboarding
Successfully launched
and executed, 400+ expert mentors are onboarded across sectors
2. Phase II: Startup Onboarding
DPIIT is launching the
onboarding of startups on the MAARG Portal with effect
from 14th November 2022
3. Phase III: MAARG Portal
Launch and Mentor Matchmaking
Final launch where the
mentors will be matched to the startups DPIIT has initiated
onboarding process of startups under Phase II. All interested
startups are encouraged to apply at https://maarg.startupindia.gov.in.
Innovations are the inevitable
engines of growth for a nation, and India alone is home to more than 82,000+ DPIIT
recognised startups and over 107 Unicorns. Entrepreneurship
is the foundation of our great nation’s economic wealth and prosperity, and we are
quickly transforming from a nation of job seekers to a nation of job creators.