Accelerating the Indian Startup Ecosystem by Mr. Bala Girisaballa

Microsoft confidential

Bala Girisaballa,

Director, Microsoft Accelerator IndiaMicrosoft Startup Growth Partners

Accelerating the Indian Startup

Ecosystem


India ranks 3 in the number of technology driven product startups across the globe

14%11% 10% 9%

% of new companies started in 2...

Source: Tracxn

Source: NASSCOM, 2015

B2B space accounted for 17% of total VC/PE investments and ecommerce enablers topped among the segments in that space

Source: Nasscom,2015

Bangalore NCR Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Pune

26%23%

17%

8%6% 6%

% of Startups

2/3rd of the Startups are in Bangalore, NCR and Mumbai and accounts for ~93% of the total investments

Over 100% growth of PE/VCs and 125% growth of funding from 2014 to 2015


No. of incubators/accelerators grew by 40% from 2014 to 2015 and 25 new technology-business incubators are proposed to be launched

Government’s $100 Bn Startup fund, 3 year break from income tax on profits, and $5 Bn per year credit guarantee schemeSource: Indian Express,2016



E-commerce enablers; 46%

Analytics; 17%

Robotics; 9%

Enterprise Software; 9%


1 2 3 4 5

Cloud IOT SaaS

5%

84%

56%

CAGR (2011-

15)


Being a 1.6B strong market with rising disposable incomes, the top growing sectors are consumer facing

Nasscom, 2015


Healthcare in IndiaMajor Issues:• Communicable Diseases (14 mil TB; 5 mil

AIDS infected)• Maternal and Parental Deaths (540 per lac

births)• Child Health and Nutrition (98/1000 deaths

in infancy; 22% under weight)• Non-communicable diseases (7 lac cases

added every year; 15 lac require treatment)

• Weak PHC • Shortage of skilled resource• Low public spending

• Fragmented health information systems• Increasing cost of drugs• Weaker governance


Cloud adoption is growing in India, driven by better Internet access, growing e-commerce, mobile & application usage

and business adoption(more here)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1825

3339

35

Number of Cloud Startups founded in IndiaExponential (Number of Cloud Startups founded in India)

Source: Tracxn

IoT startups are also growing, driven by the growth in home / industrial automation and security

(more here)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1025

42

68

51

Companies Founded

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Companies FoundedLinear (Companies Founded)

Enterprise Software and SaaS would continue to remain a hot area, driven by adoption of SaaS by Small & Medium Businesses in India

(more here)

Source: Tracxn

Source: Tracxn

The Indian startup ecosystem is maturing, and enterprise startups are now growing faster


In this environment of rapid technology growth, we were created with specific targets in mind

World class mentoring• Subject matter

experts• Global reach• Internal expert

across various domains and functions

Go-To-Market Acceleration• Market Access

Program• ISV Partners

Program• Global Success

Management Program

Technology Support• Emerging tech

support• Cloud adoption

support• Open source

tech support

Ecosystem Support• Investor meet-

ups• 100+ Strong

alumni network• Other partners

across HR, Legal, Marketing etc


Microsoft VenturesAccelerator India was recognized by Zinnov for the fourth consecutive year as the Best Ecosystem Enabler for startups in India

Award won in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

Our deep integration with startups & corporates enables us to catalyze the Startup Ecosystem


Our visibility into startups and corporates enables us to drive though leadership


Microsoft Accelerator A globally curated Program with access to Business and Technology Mentoring and Market Access Programs both in India and globally with access to technology and Azure Cloud

Over 90 Startups in the last 4 years and 25 Startups annually

Microsoft Partner Accelerator

The Partner Accelerator follows the Microsoft Accelerator Program with benefits of the BizSpark Partner Accelerator benefits

Over 100 Startups

BizSpark Partner Accelerator

BizSpark Plus is a program to Startups that are in growth stage access to – software, services, tech support, and Azure cloud benefits within the BizSpark Partner Accelerators

Over 15 Partners and 110 Startups in the last 12 months

BizSpark Program BizSpark gives startups 3 years of free resources – tech support, software, and Azure cloud to get businesses started

Over 4000 startups in India

DreamSpark Program Students & Teachers at Universities with access to latest technologies and tools at no cost.

Over 175K STEM students from over 240 institutions

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Microsoft Ventures Fund Global fund that actively invests in tech startups in Series A and beyond

5 startups funded in US and Israel

Just like with corporates, we engage with startups at different levels of intensity


Telecom, Retail,Energy Design

Multi-Vertical Luxury RetailSmart Cities

HealthTech

Social Impact

BizSpark Accelerator Partners

In the last 12 months over

110 Startups have received Business and Technology Mentoring & Cloud Credits* and Customer Access Programs

Next 12 months over

250 Startups benefitting.

*Each Startup gets 120,000 USD Cloud Credits

We have taken our program to various Partners in Acceleration


As the key thought leader, we have an extensive Ecosystem Engagement

and many more…

and many more…

Investor PartnersEcosystem Partners


We have an Activist Approach that we believe will drive maturity in the Indian startup ecosystem

4 Key

areas

Mentors for their Incubators/Accelerators Best Practices Customer Access Funding for their

Startups

23rd Jun 2016 @ Think Next in BangaloreAll India Accelerators & Incubators Meet


Thank You!Microsoft AcceleratorMicrosoft Startup Growth Partners

Accelerating the Indian Startup Ecosystem by Mr. Bala Girisaballa

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