Startup Warehouse opened in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: A startup warehouse, set up by National Association of Software & Services (NASSCOM), was inaugurated in Chennai on Wednesday.
The 8,000 square feet warehouse can house up to 50 startups allowing them to learn, work, and accelerate their companies.
The entrepreneurs will have a list of benefits which could help polish their entrepreneurial skills as well as polish their marketing ability including Connect sessions, early stage mentoring and access to resources from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM cloud and Kotak.
The selection would be finalized by a committee comprising of stakeholders from the government as well as the industry, viz. Government of Tamil Nadu and NASSCOM.
“Chennai has a strong entrepreneurial culture and has been a great inspiration to other cities as well. We definitely want to back this culture and support these entrepreneurs in every possible way. We are extremely pleased to be partnering with NASSCOM to scale up the entrepreneurial growth of the city. The city is emerging as an important location for the startup ecosystem and we hope that this initiative will bring a new dynamism to its entrepreneurs,” said Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha.
Rajat Tandon, vice-president, NASSCOM 10,000 Startups, said, “Over the years, Chennai has been home to a lot of promising startups. We have seen immense talent and enthusiasm here and wanted to further encourage and support the entrepreneurs through our 10k programme. The warehouse will nurture nearly 200 entrepreneurs to foster innovation under one roof. A co-working space like this is necessary in order to boost the startup ecosphere of the city. NASSCOM would like to thank the state government for their support in building a conducive environment for the startup founders. ”
Startup Warehouse is a co-working space introduced by 10,000 Startups in August 2013. It incubates startups from a diverse range of verticals. The space is the ultimate place for entrepreneurs to learn, work, and accelerate their companies.