Kerala Startup Mission eyes funding deals at Dubai’s GITEX 2020

Kerala Startup Mission eyes funding deals at Dubai’s GITEX 2020

The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is looking to strike big deals next week at the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai despite having a scaled-down participation due to Covid-related protocols and restrictions.

A senior executive told Arabian Business that this year's KSUM delegation for the international tech event will comprise six scaled-up ventures in diverse fields, compared to 18 start-ups last year.

40th GITEX Technology Week is set to open on December 6 as the tech world finally resumes in-person interaction at Dubai World Trade Centre

KSUM, a government-backed body in India mentoring bright and enterprising minds to set up start-ups, however, is looking to strike more business and funding deals for the participating ventures from a host of business meetings lined up on the sidelines of the event.

“Though our participation will be a scaled-down one this year in terms of the number of participants, this will allow us to focus more on exploring several opportunities - both business and funding deals – for each participating venture,” Ashok Kurian (pictured below), head of business development and incubation at KSUM, told Arabian Business.

Among the international organisations and government bodies it has already secured for B2B meetings are Business France, a French government agency for international