India’s Next Startup Wave Is Not in Metro Cities ft. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
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🎯 Startup ecosystems don’t grow by accident. They’re designed. When Sanjeev Kumar Gupta talks about building beyond Bengaluru, the first step wasn’t funding. It was recognition. Startups in emerging clusters were identified, acknowledged, and brought together under the Beyond Bengaluru Startup Grid — not just to exist, but to collaborate and go to market together. But here’s the problem: Talent without access to capital and mentorship stalls quickly. So the approach became systemic. 🔺 Enable TiE chapters to drive mentorship and entrepreneurship locally 🔺 Partner with banks to open startup-focused branches and desks 🔺 Create access to debt and early-stage funding 🔺 Run knowledge sessions to turn local business leaders into angel investors The result? Locations that once had 2–3…