Flipkart Leap startup programme goes live
India’s Flipkart has launched Flipkart Leap, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant’s first startup accelerator.
This will identify B2C and B2B startups and help them scale through a 16-week virtual programme.
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Five themes have been selected: Design & Make for India, Innovation in Digital Commerce, Technologies to Empower the Retail Ecosystem, Supply Chain Management & Logistics and Enabling Relevant Deep Tech Applications.
Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer, Flipkart Group, says: “The journey for Flipkart, from its launch to becoming one of the most loved homegrown brands, has been a true harbinger of the potential of the startup ecosystem in India.”
“With innovations and disruptions in the field of technology coming about each day, we want to be at the forefront of driving scalability and helping these startups bring value to the industry as well as Indian consumers.”
“Flipkart Leap is aimed at unlocking this potential and nurturing new ideas that bring innovation, curiosity and unconventionality to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, while boosting the government’s Startup India initiative,” he concludes.
