Flipkart launches startup accelerator Flipkart Leap in India

Leading e-commerce firm Flipkart on Monday (August 10) announced the launch of the startup accelerator programme Flipkart Leap in India.

Flipkart is inviting B2C and B2B startups and offers to mentor them via 16-week virtual training from its experts in business, operations, product, and technology.

Walmart-owned company has picked five key focus areas for Flipkart Leap start-up accelerator, it includes design and make for India. It should be related to consumer and technology products, also with a focus on transforming off-line sectors such as Agriculture, healthcare, and others online and also enable next 500 million users (in tier-2 and tier-3) areas to digital natives, the company said.