Goa Technology Association, or GTA, founded in 2017, intends to pin Goa on the national and international IT and ITES maps for the state’s technology capabilities. Milind Anvekar, vice president at GTA, says GTA had presented an ecosystem study report to the state government and is working along with the government to frame an IT and startup policy for the state. The state had recently celebrated an IT Day and a Startup Day to showcase the IT companies and startupsin the state. GTA had also managed to get the likes of NASSCOM and STPI to focus on Goa and jointly organize few events there.
INVESTORS FOR FINTECHS
Goa has some 150+ IT and ITES companies. There are 3 fintech companies - Minkspay, Loan Singh and Codemax - in addition to several others operating in different technology domains.
GTA has already partnered with ICICI Bank to organize an event discussing the impact of the emerging technologies in the banking sector. In 2020, it plans to host a 2-day summit on the fintech sector.”
GTA was a partner for the first-ever, 3-day Vibrant Goa Expo and Summit organized by Vibrant Goa Foundation and held in Panaji in October. A number of angel investors had visited Goa during the summit and Anvekar says these include CIO Angel Network, India Angel Network, Lets Venture, Rajasthan Angels, Goa Angels, Startup Buddy, 91 Springboard, Crest Capital, KYT Ventures and Alacrity India.
PROMOTING 100 STARTUPS
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