Bengaluru, November 14, 2015 -- The Indian startup ecosystem has really taken off and come into its own in the past few years. The ‘Digital India’ & ‘Startup India’ national initiatives have given a boost to the startup space. Startups are mushrooming exponentially with some reports projecting a rise from 3,100 startups in 2014 to more than 11,500 by 2020, making it a revolution rather than just a passing trend. While the excitement is electric, the need of the hour is to create ecosystems that help this revolution translate into meaningful growth for the upcoming Indian startups.

With an intention to create a startup ecosystem for B2B SaaS (Business-to-Business Software-as-a-Service) ideas, Amplifi and XIME have partnered to set up India’s first and only Amplifi-XIME B2B SaaS Accelerator at XIME’s Bengaluru campus. The B2B SaaS Accelerator will offer infrastructure, mentoring, shared resources, access to corporates, angel investors and VCs plus credits from partners & service providers for the entrepreneurs selected through this program.

This will be a 3 month long program for the startup founders chosen through a rigorous selection process. The selected startup founders will work out of the XIME campus for this duration with the goal to prepare each startup with a focused business pitch and a working or refined prototype.

The four pillars of the Amplifi-XIME B2B SaaS Accelerator are:
1. Global Perspective
2. Product Market Fit
3. Focus on execution
4. Speed and time to market

Amplifi is a holistic ecosystem for B2B SaaS founded by Sudarshan Narayan, B2B entrepreneur & startup mentor, Ravi Veeraghanta, tech industry veteran and entrepreneur, Rohinton Bharucha, President & CEO, Patni Family Office, Amitava Neogi, former ED, Morgan Stanley Private Banking India and Uday Deshpande (UD), former industry CFO and currently active Angel investor & startup mentor. The first four are based in India while UD is based in Singapore.

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) was founded in 1991 by a group of academicians headed by Prof. J. Philip, former Director, IIM-Bangalore. Celebrating its Silver Jubilee Year, XIME has excellent, fully-residential campuses in Bengaluru and Kochi and an upcoming campus in Chennai. Visiting faculty from Redlands University, University of Akron and Negocia/Advancia B-Schools among others add global perspective and diversity to teaching.

XIME enjoys accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs [ACBSP] of the United States and has been consistently ranked among the top B-schools.

-13 th best in India – EdUniversal B-Schools ranking, Paris (2015)
-Among top 25 B-Schools in India – Indian Management (May 2015)
-5 th best private B-School in South India – The Week (Oct 2015)

Applications are invited for the first batch of Amplifi-XIME Accelerator program which is scheduled to commence from January 2016. In order to apply, startups should already be incorporated as a Private Limited Company and must be in pre-revenue or pre-product market fit or pre-prototype stage of product development.

Speaking on the occasion, Sudarshan Narayan, Amplifi’s Managing Director said “Amplifi is dedicated to bringing innovative B2B SaaS ideas to life in India and XIME is committed to encourage entrepreneurship and self- employment in India. Our similar vision and common goals brought us together. We, at Amplifi, are proud to partner with XIME and will endeavour together to create an engaging and enriching ecosystem that will define and develop the next gen B2B SaaS
entrepreneurs.”

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. J. Philip, XIME’s President said “XIME was conceived and developed with commitment to entrepreneurship development and small business effectiveness. XIME provides an excellent platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to build successful ventures and existing entrepreneurs to scale up their enterprises. We are excited and proud to partner with Amplifi to help entrepreneurs build globally successful B2B SaaS ventures.”

Adding to this, Bharat Banka, advisor to Amplifi and renowned mentor & angel investor said, "As the Indian startup ecosystem moves beyond infancy, deeper rather than wider focus is needed to build strong and sustainable business models. Amplifi aims to provide razor sharp focus and value-add to the B2B SaaS segment, which I strongly believe will be the next big success story emerging out of India."

Contact:
Sudarshan Narayan
Amplifi - SaaS Startup Studio
Bengaluru
+91-9821488410
[email protected]
http://www.amplifi.asia