New Delhi: Aiming to catalyze a strong and inclusive ecosystem for start-ups and entrepreneurship in India, Surat-based IVY Growth Group on 26h December 2021, organized ‘Start-up & Investor Pep Talk’ in National Capital.

Budding and emerging start-up founders. Zappfresh, HOBIT, Deciwood, advisors and bankers, Funding Agencies, Agility Ventures, incubators, industry leaders such as CA Prateek Toshniwal, CA Mehul Shah, CA Priyanka Sharma participated in the event. The founding team of Ivy Growth includes Sharad Todi, Anuj Toshniwal, and Subhangi Toshniwal.

“We strive to enable entrepreneurship in India by handholding startups that aim to revolutionize various sectors with the use of technology. Our goal is to identify high-potential start-ups and assist them with fundraising, going to market, strategic guidance/mentorship, and technology. In the last one month, IVY has grown its portfolio by 11 start-ups which include start-ups from EdTech, D2C, AgroTech, TexTech, and SaaS Domain for start-ups from Surat, Delhi, and Bangalore i.e Hobit, Zappfresh, Refrens, and Bebeburp, Valuationary, Cataloging.in, Eveez, Airmeet, Deciwood, HealthySure, Neuphony. The gates at IVY are open for investors to become venture partners and for startups to pitch their ideas,” said Prateek Toshniwal, an investor, networker, financial advisor, and mentor from IVY Growth Associates.

IVY Growth has expanded itself in North East India & National Capital and in the next 6 months focuses on expanding to 12 more cities by adding a few potential startups under its portfolio and by connecting to the right sets of LPs and Venture Partners.

CA Mehul Shah, an authorized representative for 200+ Govt recognized Startups under Start-up India Scheme said that “India is the next destination for start-ups, founders, angel investors, and entrepreneurs. Along with Make in India, Vocal for Local, and India becoming a Manufacturing Hub, Start-up India will be the next-generation opportunity for building careers and creating wealth.

The promising start-ups supported by IVY Group are Zappfresh with 60+Cr revenues this year and growing 30% every year this start-up is on a journey to multifold itself in the next 3 years. Other rapidly growing start-up Hobit, with the traction of 35K+ people in 9 months and focus on the corporate domain this start-up is on a journey to disrupt the entire hobbies community, Deciwood, with revenues of 3L + per month and 2 dynamic and super cool founders this start-up is on a journey to reach 50Crs in no time, HealthySure, With the founders focusing on the health of employees throughout their life this start-up has served and touched 10K + people in 9 months and have built a tech domain which can act as the go-to platform for everyone

In 2021, Indian Start-ups bagged close to $17Bn from venture capital investment being the highest ever till and the number of unicorns in India have crossed 33 and in total 54 overtaking the UK and becoming the country with the third-largest number of unicorns