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India · Updated 12 Oct, 06:00 am IST

Piyush Goyal holds impromptu closed-door talk with ET Startup Awards winners

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Why it matters for readers: Gives insight into how government and startup leaders are discussing ways to grow India’s startup ecosystem.

  • A spontaneous closed-door circle formed after the ET Startup Awards ceremony where minister Piyush Goyal spoke to the startup winners.1
  • The conversation covered topics including trade issues with the US, the value of yoga, private sector rocket successes, and the need to increase capital flow into startups.1
  • Goyal challenged founders to reinvest profits into emerging startups and urged family offices to put capital behind domestic entrepreneurs.1
  • He asked startups to tell the government what they need and emphasised bridging the spirit of Bengaluru and the intent of Delhi.1
  • Winners at the event, including Palmonas’s cofounder and CEO Pallavi Mohadikar, reacted positively to the impromptu interaction.1

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