Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses the programme marking a decade of Startup India in New Delhi

• Startup India is a flagship initiative launched on 16 January 2016 by DPIIT to nurture innovation, ease compliance and channel risk capital to new ventures.
• On 16 January 2026 (National Startup Day), PM Modi addressed a programme at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi marking the initiative's 10th anniversary, declaring India the world's third-largest startup ecosystem.
• Examinable for GS-III (Indian Economy, Mobilisation of Resources, Science & Technology) and for prelims facts on DPIIT, Fund of Funds, SISFS and unicorn count.