At JioGenNext Demo Day, innovative fintech startups from the 2nd edition of Basecamp take centre stage
Summary
Innovative startups in AgriTech, EdTech, Drone Analytics, Voice UX and HealthTech from previous batches pitched on the progress theyve made over the last one year. Also pitching were fintech startups from the second edition of Basecamp in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).In the alumni companies, we have seen more than 10x growth in terms of their traction after having gone through the mentoring and market access programme. From zero users, we have 1 million active monthly users today.Co-innovation for exponential growth: How corporates and startups are seizing the opportunity togetherThe panel discussion with H. Srikrishnan, Jio Financial Services, Hitesh Sachdev, ICICI Bank, Vishal Anand Kanvaty, NPCI, and Aakrit Vaish, Haptik was led by Ravi Gururaj, Qikpod.Srikrishnan said, What Jio has created is history by planting a smartphone in the hands of every Indian. Rahul Dupare, Co-Founder, shares, "The programme helped us in multiple ways industry connects, focusing on the right customer segment and also pursuing relevant growth metrics." "We are building a Bharat-focused fintech company with a mission to digitise 1 million+ stores in more than 15 states in India, thereby helping 100+ million unbanked customers," says Sanket Shendure, Founder and CEO.Applications are now open for the 11th JioGenNext batch which will be launched in November 2019.