NASSCOM Start-up Pulse Survey – Q1 2020: Reviving the Indian Tech Start-up Engine During COVID 19

“NASSCOM Start-up Pulse Survey – Q1 2020: Reviving the Indian Tech Start-up Engine During COVID 19” underlines the perspective of Indian entrepreneurs towards the impact of COVID-19 on them. The survey analyses the effect of COVID-19 and its impact on tech start-ups.Of the survey respondents over 60% of them are bootstrapped and majority of them constitute early and mid-stage start-ups with revenue less than INR 1 crore .The report also highlights key opportunities areas where tech start-ups are pivoting towards and provide recommendations to support the tech start-up ecosystem.

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Key Findings

COVID-19 is the biggest challenge that India’s nascent tech start-up ecosystem has faced
30%-40% tech start-ups have temporarily halted their operations or are in the process of closing down
70% tech start-ups have runway less than 3 months

54% looking to pivot to new business opportunities
40% want to diversify into growth verticals like Healthcare, Edtech
50% enhancing focus on emerging tech like AI, IoT, Cloud

Access to working capital, easing compliances and fiscal policy and funding support – key asks from govt
Integrated central-state initiatives on procuring Made in India start-up products and solutions
Ecosystem to help drive collaboration, market access

Note: The analysis is based on 250 survey responses of which over 60% are bootstrapped and over 70% are early and mid-stage tech start-ups

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