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ScooNews gets acknowledged by Vasundhara Raje, Honourable CM, Govt. of Rajasthan for innovative education media platform at Rajasthan IT Day
ScooNews was today felicitated at a ceremony during the Rajasthan IT Day celebrations for being amongst the top start-ups of Rajasthan.
ScooNews was today felicitated at a ceremony during the Rajasthan IT Day celebrations for being amongst the top start-ups of Rajasthan. Vasundhara Raje, Honourable Chief Minister of Rajasthan, presented the Gold Qrate card to ScooNews. ScooNews stood out as the best start-up from over 700 start-ups in Rajasthan with a Qrate score of 88. ScooNews has undergone rigorous training and mentorship under the iStart program managed by Applyfi to reach where it now stands. In a short span of three months, ScooNews moved from the Bronze level to Gold with the help of the Assess-Improve-Access model of iStart.
ScooNews has also been provided a financial assistance of Rs.20 lakh by the Government of Rajasthan under its newly launched Rs.500 crore Bhamashah Techno fund, which provides grants and investments to start-ups. The cheque was handed over to Mr. Ravi Santlani, CEO, Edupulse Media Pvt. Ltd. (ScooNews) during a special ceremony at Rajasthan IT Day.
Organised from March 18 to 21, the Rajasthan IT Day celebration is a platform for students, educators, individuals, government and non-government organizations, corporates and start-ups from the field of education, IT and e-governance to collaborate and showcase their skills and innovation. A job fair for students was also conducted as a part of the four-day celebrations which included events like TechRush, Hackathon 4.0, Eduhack, Green-a-thon and eMitra/ITGK Connect.
iStart Rajasthan is a flagship initiative by the Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Rajasthan and intends to foster innovation, create jobs and facilitate investment. The programme aims to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship which would further help in the economic growth and development of the state.
Qrate is a unique programme based on the access-improve-access model to assist start-ups in sharpening their business plans and investor pitch decks. The programme subsequently connects them to potential investors and customers. Start-ups are first assessed on various parameters of business and then provided with the Applyifi scorecard and assessment report based on their strengths and weaknesses. They go through an intensive learning and mentoring routine to get ongoing feedback and improvement.
More details about iStart and Qrate can be found at http://istart.rajasthan.gov.in/