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Swiggy, OYO Among 30 Start-ups Joining Start-up Policy Forum; How Will It Help New Ventures?

The Forum was founded by Shweta Rajpal Kohli, a former employee of venture capital firm Peak XV Partners who has planned to limit its membership to 100 startups in its initial phase

As many as 30 start-ups have joined the recently-launched Start-up Policy Forum. The list include some popular ventures like Swiggy, CRED, Razorpay, Dream11, Pine Labs, OYO, Curefoods, Mobikwik, Acko, Groww, Cars24, Ixigo, Practo, Carsdekho, Livspace, Jupiter, One Card, Yubi, Bluestone, and more.

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The Forum is founded by Shweta Rajpal Kohli, a former employee of venture capital firm Peak XV Partners who has planned to limit its membership to 100 startups in its initial phase. Kholi is a public policy and media veteran with more than 25 years of experience in leading teams at prominent venture capital technology and media companies.

"It’s a privilege to bring together a group of new-age nation-builders keen to engage in constructive collaboration with the government and regulators to drive impactful policy change,” she said.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said the Forum should reinforce India’s global leadership in the new-age economy and play a pivotal role in India’s journey to become Viksit Bharat by 2047. “Our startups are driving transformative change by democratising business and converting job seekers into job creators,” he said.

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What is Start-up Policy Forum?

The Start-up Policy Forum is an alliance of industry experts which aims to foster collaboration between policymakers and leading ventures. The platform has been designed to address the challenges of start-ups and focus on their priorities. It has been established as a champion for emerging companies, rather than only prioritising the interests of Big Tech in policy discussions.

Building the Start-up Policy Forum was important because the new ventures still grapple with issues like data governance, adapting to evolving market regulations, and competition with global platforms. The platform has four special councils focusing on fintech, artificial intelligence (AI), public companies, and consumer tech. These councils will closely work with regulators on AI ethics, data privacy, and latest tech policies.

The Forum has set up a team comprising experts from various organisations, including AP & Partners to oversee the legal affairs, Chase APAC will be the Knowledge Secretariat, Aeka Advisors to manage taxation-related issues of start-ups. Besides this, it will also form an advisory and a mentor board.

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