Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 25 -- As a precursor to its flagship annual event Huddle Global, India's largest seaside startup festival, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) organised a Mentor Conclave here today to strengthen the mentorship community in the state and enhance the networking between mentors and startups.

In his inaugural address, Anoop Ambika, CEO of KSUM, said, "Conclaves like this are important to showcase Kerala's talent pool and our advanced startup ecosystem to the world."Bhaskar Roy, Head of AI Group Innovations, Tata Sons Ltd, delivered the keynote address at the conclave held at Technopark.

Noting that KSUM has around 366 mentors currently, Anoop said the aim is to have at least 2,000 mentors in its network in the near future....