Amazon recently announced that is bringing its global Startup program Launchpad to India. The India Launchpad portal is live with products from over 400 startups in which 25 of them are India-based. In the Lauchpad program Amazon partners with Startups and sells their products on its giant ecommerce platform. Additionally, Amazon also helps startups market and promote their products.

• This is one of the initiatives to help the e-commerce behemoth brands its name in the minds of the Startup community.

• The company has also partnered with Nasscom, Government of Maharashtra, Indian Angels network and several bodies and venture capitalists to help startups on policy and financial sides. Launchpad was first launched in the year 2015 and currently is available in seven regions.

Amazon:

Amazon.com often simply Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company, founded in July 5, 1994 by Jeff Bezos and based in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest Internet-based retailer in the world by total sales and market capitalization.

Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, later diversifying to sell DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, video downloads/streaming, MP3 downloads/streaming, audiobook downloads/streaming, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewelry.

Headquarters :  Washington, U.S