BHive bolsters Indian start-ups to scale up and create global forays in Canada and North American markets
Delhi, 12th November 2021 – India has emerged as the third largest and most vibrant start-up ecosystem in the world after the US and China, taking the culture of entrepreneurship forward. According to Launching The State Of Indian Startup Ecosystem Report 2021, the Indian start-up ecosystem is home to 38,815 active start-ups and totaling more than 60,000 registered start-ups.
The ecosystem that is fuelling Indian start-ups, has immense technology capability and
innovative solutions, giving India an unparalleled leader in the world to solve local as well as global problems. Indian start-ups are bravely making the journey towards creating a global footprint.
BHive is one such organization that aims to help bolster this ecosystem, by helping start-
ups from India to make that all-important journey. It is a collaboration between the City of
Brampton and the Toronto Business Development Centre. BHive’s Start-up Visa Program,
which leverages the Canadian Start-up Visa (SUV) program offers incoming foreign start-ups with all the tools and guidance they require to establish and scale their business in Canada and North America, which are important global markets.
Recently, BHive has powered about 20 start-ups through this program and is working on
several others, to help them scale and grow in global markets. Art& Found is an online
platform for artists to showcase, share and sell their work and to empower the artist
community. Aditya Mehta, Founder CEO, Art& Found says, “We were very clear on the SUV program and Brampton's commitment to building an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem with the Brampton Innovation District. We have received tremendous support right from answering queries regarding our application to clearing doubts on due diligence, help on grants and funding opportunities with promptness, efficiency and clarity while motivating us at every milestone”.
SkaaS, an HR services start-up aims to host a ‘skills marketplace’ with its AI-powered
technologies and virtual lab environments and a whole suite of solutions for automating
tech recruitment end-to-end. J K Paul, Director SkaaS says, " We are extremely confident and excited to set foot in Brampton and take SkaaS to the North American market and scale it to become a global company. SkaaS (Skills as a Service) has built a platform for technical assessment and recruitment envisioned to be the AWS for skills (an end-to-end platform).
We intend to hit the $1 mn mark in revenues, within the first year of starting our operations at Brampton"
“At BHive we’re helping start-ups from India to make that all-important journey to become
global entrepreneurs. Along the way we are also growing the next wave of start-ups in
Canada by bringing high potential founders from around the world. We know how
challenging moving across borders can be and we offer the most appropriate supports in
place as our start-up transitions. We closely partner with Indian and internationally
recognized ecosystems, to navigate markets for opportunities as well as support these
founders right from the start of their journey” said Vikram Khurana, Chief Executive
Officer, BHive.
About BHive:
BHive is an initiative powered by the City of Brampton with a goal to empower the next
generation of innovators, accelerate their journey and create a positive impact for the
entrepreneur, economy, and community as a whole.
