Ecommerce giant Flipkart unveils programme to coach startups
Flipkart on Monday announced the launch of ‘Flipkart Leap’-the company’s first startup accelerator programme, whereby the ecommerce giant might identify B2C and B2B startups and help them scale via an “intensive” 16-week virtual programme.
The business said in a statement that the decision for entries has begun today.
Throughout the program, leaders of Flipkart’s business, operations, and item and technology divisions will mentor the selected startups and tell them best practices norms. In addition, you will have get better at classes hosted by industry experts, the statement said.
The programme is aimed at providing the tools, framework, knowledge and ecosystem to greatly help startups create “world-class value-driven” products by helping them in setting up market-ready solutions, Flipkart said.
Flipkart Leap has identified five styles to shortlist relevant high-potential startups-Design & Lead to India, Innovation in Digital Commerce, Technology to Empower the Retail Ecosystem, Supply Chain Supervision & Logistics and Enabling Relevant Deep Tech applications.
“These themes have already been identified to utilize the most ground breaking solutions in the technology and consumer internet space (that are) uniquely built for Indian consumers,” the statement said.
The focus is on delivering digitisation and tech advancement in these thematic areas, including (funding) any startups that'll be working on disruptive solutions that have the potential to transform the scenery of e-commerce within the next five years, the statement said.
