The Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC) is proud to partner with Cisco LaunchPad to launch joint ecosystem initiatives for start-ups in Canada and India. The alliance will focus on three main pillars such as Strategic Partnership and Ecosystem- design programs on mentor clinics, demo days to investor pitches, Referral Outreach Program-media and branding support for events, Soft Landing-TBDC to launch a program in India as a Country Partner for the ecosystem.

Cisco LaunchPad believes in driving successful outcomes from connecting start-ups, and was part of the joint session triggering interest from several start-ups working across verticals. The accelerator program had also concluded its Start-up Dialogue  a showcase of joint success stories amongst Cisco and LaunchPad start-ups, followed by the second edition of the Influencer Meet Founder 2021 investor connect (17th – 19th March).

To add a global element to the interactions, Cisco LaunchPad and TBDC hosted a session on Opportunities to scale up in North America for tech-start-ups based in India. The event, held today, focussed on the Indian and Canadian start up ecosystems and explored pathways to orchestrate growth opportunities for high potential start-ups. Neha Bahl, CEO of TBDC, spoke at the session around the emerging trends and opportunities that will impact the start-up ecosystem in North America.

Speaking about the partnership, Krishna Sundaresan, Vice President, Engineering, Cisco India & SAARC, states, “As we work to rebuild a more inclusive world, India’s tech start-ups are best-positioned to effect change quickly in the most critical areas, not just within the country, but across the globe. Cisco Launchpad is proud to partner with the Toronto Business Development Center to empower India’s tech start-ups to test and scale their innovations for diverse markets and become global problem solvers.”

While addressing the media at the press conference, Neha Bahl, CEO, Toronto Business Development Centre states, “TBDC has a rich history and has long been committed to empowering the start-up ecosystem on a global scale. Our partnership with Cisco Launchpad is an important development and we’re thrilled to help drive these initiatives for start-ups in Canada and India.”