NITI Aayog has organized the Venture Capital Symposium 2018 in New Delhi. It was organized in collaboration with the Vision India Foundation.
- It aims to strengthen the economic relationships between India and France.
- It is a three-day event where the French investors will be interacting with 100 early to mid-stage Indian start-ups.
- The Venture Capital Symposium 2018 opens doors for French investors to explore Indian market and Indian startups to attain global outreach.
- It aims to provide French investors and business leaders a conceptual understanding of socio-cultural and political factors that shape Indian start-up ecosystems.
- The inaugural day of the Symposium was addressed by the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant along with DIPP Additional Secretary Atul Chaturvedi.
- It facilitated interaction between French investors, Indian investors, Indian start-ups and critical government functionaries.
- The basic objective of the Symposium was to support the Start-Up India programme launched by Prime Minister Modi.
- It aims to attract flow of foreign capital to India thus making India the most preferred destination for Foreign Direct Investment.
