Swiggy, Cred, Razorpay: Unicorns Join Industry-Led Startup Policy Forum

As many as 30 Indian unicorns and high-growth companies have joined the newly-formed Startup Policy Forum, a startup industry body led by former Peak XV public policy head Shweta Rajpal Kohli.

SPF will represent the interests of India's new-age companies and aim to act as a bridge between founders, policymakers and regulators, according to a statement.

The body will limit its members to 100 select startups in its initial phase, and over 30 startups have already signed up, including Razorpay, Cred and Pine Labs, Groww, Acko, Oyo, Swiggy, Practo, Dream11, MPL, Cars24, CarDekho, Ultrahuman, Mobikwik.

"We are glad to see many founders joining the Startup Policy Forum (SPF), which should reinforce India’s global leadership in the new-age economy," Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. "The forum should play a pivotal role in India’s journey to become Viksit Bharat by 2047."

SPF is founded by Shweta Kohli, a public policy and media veteran with over 25 years of experience in leading teams at Peak XV Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Salesforce and Uber, among others.

To drive sector-specific initiatives and policy expertise, SPF has established four specialised councils: the Fintech Policy Council, Consumer and Commerce Council, Emerging Tech & AI Council, and New-Age Public Companies Council.

"In the near future, SPF will announce the formation of an advisory board and a mentor board, comprising global thought leaders and ecosystem enablers who will guide the Forum’s initiatives. These boards will play a pivotal role in shaping SPF’s efforts to position and scale Indian startups on the global stage," the statement added.