#StartUpIndia: When CEOs sneaked in a selfie with PM Modi!

Last weekend, start-up unicorns, global leaders and Silicon Valley top heads came together for the government backed ‘Startup India Standup India’ summit in New Delhi. Snapshots of the event:

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India and Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber

Another win for PM Modi’s Make in India campaign — Kalanick announced a new facility in Hyderabad for the cab aggregator, which is going to be its largest centre outside the US. This deal will reportedly bring in investment of $50 million over the next few years.

Masayoshi Son, CEO, Softbank and Nikesh Arora, President, Softbank

Son was spotted sitting between Arora and his wife Ayesha Thapar. He said Softbank is looking to raise the bank’s investment in Indian firms to $10 billion, reiterating Travis Kalanick’s three Bs — Bay Area, Beijing and Bengaluru — for the world’s hottest start-up destinations.



Where there is Modi, there is the unavoidable selfie. Son, Modi, Naveen Tewari, CEO, InMobi and Radhika Aggarwal, founder, Shopclues sneaked in a selfie at the event.