Context
Congrats on being shortlisted for Phase 1 of the Bharat Innovates program! As a part of the
next steps, we will be featuring your startup on the Bharat Innovates website.
To do that, we need verified and concise content from you in a prescribed format – so that you
can present the best version of your startup’s story to the world.
Requirements & References
Here is the info that we need:
Requirement Reference (images are hyperlinked) Notes
One-Liner - Short, catchy 10-12 line description of
(10-12 words) your startup
- This will be visible on the ‘listing cards’
For Cards Listing of the directory page
About - Ideally limit to 1 para, 50 words
(<100 words) - Only if you have to, extend to 100
words; breaking into paras for
For About Section of the readability
Venture page
Media Coverage - Mention 2-3 most important links at
most, that you want to highlight
(1 line description with
URL)
Traction & Achievements - For funding / grants: highlight publicly
available numbers, mention marquee
(1 line per subsection) investors
- For Patents & IP: mention no. of
patents, highlight broad area (don’t
mention exact patent name, just broad
area e.g. gene editing technology)
- For Awards & Achievements: Any
recognition, awards, in 1 line
- For Team: you can highlight team size
and/or key member institute and
workplace affiliation (e.g. founders by
IISc, ex-ISRO)
Team Members - Use this format: Designation | ex-XYZ
company | ABC alum
(Founders) - Include your LinkedIn URL
Images Logo & Founder pics - Share logo PNG & display-picture for
founders (the DP URL from LI will do)
Things to keep in mind
● Be brief, concise and make your words stand out
● Feel free to use AI assistants to come up with versions of One-liners, About and the
other relevant sections
○ You can feed your application details that you submitted for Bharat Innovates,
then share YC references as an example, then ask to come up with options
○ Tweak and come up with the ones you like the most
● This information will be read by prospective investors, senior people in the ministry –
hence make an effort to be pithy and clear (they won’t have the time or attention span
to read through in more detail; this is to capture their attention so that they are
interested enough to know more in a meeting)