| |SEPTEMBER 20224Even though Assam was late to join the party, in recent years, the state's startup movement has picked up tremendous pace, and as a result, it has generated much hope and opened new opportunities for the youth. Assam was recognized as a Leader (Category A) in developing a strong startup ecosystem in the state by the Government of India in the States' Startup Ranking 2021. In fact, the state government under the aegis of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been excellent in creating a favorable milieu in the state.The success of Zerund, a patented Plastic Embedded Lightweight Brick brand, is a case in point. Zerund recently raised Rs. 7.8 Crore in seed capital. The company was nurtured by `Assam Startup - The Nest,' Assam's startup incubation program in line with the Startup India initiative by the government of India. Having carried out 74 outreach events, the Nest, so far, has reached out to over 15,000 students, young innovators, and aspiring startups across every district of Assam. Initiating the Hub and Spoke model, Assam Startup ­ The Nest (Hub) has, so far, signed 43 collaboration memoranda with top universities and colleges.Even beyond the Nest, the startups in Assam are riding a purple patch. A couple of days ago, Silchar-based Quickobook raised Rs.1 crore in a seed round from NVCL. Quickobook shares the most extensive network across the northeast, encompassing 5000 plus doctors and touching more than 6.5 lakhs patients' lives. It is pretty clear that Assam's startup ecosystem is emerging swiftly, and unique ideas are being recognized and supported with funds. Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comWetland in the MountainsEditorial Vol 04 · Issue 5 - 1 · September, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comMagazine Price is Rs.150 per issue.Editor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technolo-gies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2022 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Design Asokan S V Girish M VP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Heena kousar Sthitaprajnya Panigrahi Tanuja Akkanavar Keerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H Shirly Pabisha T Tejaswini Hima
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