Nasscom in joint venture with IBM launched Techstartup.in Delhi on IBM Cloud in a bid to pick up the pace of digital revolution at the start-up level. The new Localised version of the platform is intended to encourage innovation while spurring development of Indian start-up economy. The portal will serve as a centralised nucleus for tech ecosystem city by city providing information and resources to help turn ideas into businesses. Built on IBM Cloud, Tech Startup.in will be restructured regularly using tools from Bluemix, IBM’s cloud platform that includes tools for social, mobile, analytics, cloud integration, Internet of Things, Watson cognitive computing etc. Moreover, as part of its commitment to the global start-up community, IBM will offer up to $120,000 of free IBM Cloud credits for local qualified start-ups to use as they build their businesses on IBM Cloud. As per Nasscom start -up Report 2015, within one year the number of start-pus in India has grown by 40% and this number is expected to cross 4,200 by the end of this year.
