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Startup Conclave makes the introduction
Gujarat puts founders, investors and policymakers in the same room. The interesting part is what happens after they shake hands.
Ajay Das and the price of a better energy future
Before leading Prozeal’s Green Hydrogen & Derivatives business, Ajay Das spent decades working through the economics of industrial energy. His next assignment brings those questions to Gujarat’s emerging market for green gases.
Neel Kotak and the business of small potatoes
A potato too small for a chip maker became the starting point for a food business. Neel Kotak’s journey from Gujarat’s farms to international freezers is a story of finding value where others saw a problem.
i-Hub Gujarat puts a price on getting started
A ₹3,000 desk. Seed grants of ₹2.5–10 lakh. Gujarat’s public startup hub tackles the awkward stretch between a student’s prototype and a business somebody will pay for.
GUIITAR Council gives startup ideas a place to get their hands dirty
At GSFC University in Vadodara, GUIITAR Council connects founders with laboratories, mentors and public funding routes. Its incubatees are tackling solar-panel cleaning, hydrogen combustion and even banana-stem fibres.