Narasimhan Kasthuri
BANGALORE/SAN FRANCISCO: Nasscom, the National Association of Software Services Companies, has launched the Valley Immersion Objective with a view to helping AI startups expand the mindset and amplify the aspirations of Indian GenAI startups by at least 100 times.
Nasscom represents the voice of the $254 billion technology industry focused on making India the global hub of innovation and IT services with a promise of making technology human centric by enabling the lives of people.
Ankit Bose, AI Lead of Nasscom, said the focus of the program is to develop the Silicon Valley startup mindset. The startups will gain access and exposure to the latest in AI and GenAI, learn from the successes and failures of prominent founders who have made the transition from India to the Valley, and build connections with key stakeholders that can accelerate their growth and scale.
According to him, Nasscom plans to conduct an immersive program for about 25 leading India-based (Gen) AI startups. The visit beginning from April 22 will be for a couple weeks. The visit coincides with the TiECon2025 being held from April 30 to May 2 in Silicon Valley. It is scouting for sponsors for the proposed visit.
The startups are expected to get a deeper understanding of the latest developments in AI and (Gen) AI technologies, and how they can be leveraged to build innovative products and solutions. It would also cultivate a Valley startup mindset, with a focus on scaling their businesses by 100 percent. It would help build network with key stakeholders in the technology ecosystem, including industry leaders, successful founders, and influential investors. It would explore collaboration opportunities and gain insights into best practices for navigating the complex Valley landscape.
The startups will visit leading technology giants such as NVIDIA, Uber, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and AWS. The interactions with these companies would enable Indian companies on how they can leverage these technologies to build world-class products. Ganesan Narayanaswamy, an entrepreneur in San Diego, said I am looking forward for the Nasscom team visit.
The program would include interactions with Indian founders who have successfully transitioned from India to the Silicon Valley and grown their startups to tremendous scale. Interactive meetings with the some of the Indian tech associations like various IIT groups, IITStartups, TiE, ICAI startups and incubators like FalconX may be on cards.
Nasscom also has India Immersive program where companies in other countries can understand the Indian ecosystem and business opportunities. The program a weeklong one with visits to cities like Bengaluru and Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Visits will include field visits to large AI nerve centers, sources of AI talent, curated market access meetings, ecosystem mixers (comprising enterprises, local startups and investors, government representatives, and academia).
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