The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) sits at the intersection of startups and policy in India. It brings founders, policymakers, and industry leaders into the same room, so conversations turn into actual change.
At its core,
SPF does three things:
- Shapes policy by representing the voice of India's new-age companies
- Builds community across founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders
- Positions India globally as a serious innovation hub
It acts as a bridge between the startup ecosystem and government, helping ideas move from the ground to policy tables and back into action.
NEC extends this work outward. Through NEC, the SPF network connects not just to Indian markets – but to the global partnerships that will define India's next decade.
Access to SPF Centres
NEC participants gain access to the work of SPF's specialised centres – where policy, innovation, and industry don't just meet, they move. These centres bring together policymakers, founders, investors, and operators who are actively shaping India's technology landscape.
This is where opportunities turn real. Through initiatives like 100 Desi DeepTech, participants don't just observe what's coming, they help build it.
AI Builders' Centre (ABC)
A working space for AI builders, policymakers, and industry to turn emerging technology into real-world applications – in India and beyond.
Centre for Frontier Fintech (CFF)
Focused on how finance is evolving across innovation, regulation, and digital infrastructure with India at the centre of that shift.
Centre for DeepTech Policy Research (CDPR)
Bringing deeptech and policy into alignment so breakthrough innovation isn't slowed by outdated systems.
Centre for New Age Public Companies (CNPC)
Supporting companies as they prepare for public markets with the right approach to governance, scale, and transition.
"With the New Economy Collective, we are
institutionalising a long-term vision we've always
believed in. India as both a launchpad and a landing
ground for global innovation.
It's about turning
conversations into collaborations."
Shweta Rajpal Kohli,
Managing Partner, NEC
President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum
