New Delhi, March 19 -- The three-day Startup Mahakumbh kicked off on Monday. This event aims to connect startups, incubators & accelerators, industry leaders and investors including VCs, angel investors, family offices, and HNIs and corporate partners. The focus is sector specific - with pavilions including for AI & SaaS, Agritech, B2B & Manufacturing, Biotech & Pharma, Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Fintech, Gaming & Esports, etc. Sounds encouraging.

This startup event is a collaborative effort of some reputed names in the industry, including a ASSOCHAM, Nasscom, Bootstrap Incubation & Advisory Foundation, TiE and Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association, and being organised in the backdrop of troubles being witnessed by some poster boy...