Kerala start-ups join Microsoft-laden path to become India’s 100 unicorns

Kerala’s start-up ecosystem strengthened its prospect of a quantum jump in growth profile when Microsoft initiated nascent companies into a business mentorship programme that catalyses their scalability in the long run.

Microsoft’s ambitious ‘Highway to a Hundred Unicorns’ project entered Kerala by rolling out guidance and networking sessions to start-ups from the State at a day-long event on Friday.

As many as 12 select Kerala firms are vying for a national-level round that ensures advanced guidance on developing products, strategies and funds for three finalist start-ups towards becoming companies valued above $1 billion.