Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) is one of India’s leading startup support systems, which has set an unprecedented benchmark by facilitating at zero-cost. Right in the heart of Gujarat University, with an ever-growing infrastructure, 100+ innovative tech and non-tech startups, GUSEC has played a pivotal role in shaping and nurturing the startup ecosystem in Gujarat.
GUSEC Techcelerate is a startup accelerator supported by the NSTEDB, Dept of Science and Technology, Govt of India. The accelerator focuses on four key areas: Fintech, Healthtech, Cleantech and Edtech and would support tech-enabled startups scale their efforts to the next level of their enterprise creation.
GUSEC In Numbers
Since its inception five years ago, GUSEC has overseen the incubation of over 300 startups, seen them grow and graduate. Startups at GUSEC are a closely-knit circuit that also comprises a huge part of the startup ecosystem of Gujarat.
Throughout their tenure at GUSEC, startups have bonded with each other deeply, becoming a community that stands together and has each others’ backs. It is this feeling of togetherness that also prompted many GUSEC startups to launch joint ventures with each other, celebrating success stories, festivals, and the spirit of entrepreneurship together. It’s believed that productivity has a very close relationship with the work environment, and here, it’s both nurturing and positive.
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“I am told that through Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), several new startups are being supported, and that Council for Innovation & Skill Development has also been created. This is a very significant contribution to make students self-reliant. I believe that employability, and enabling students to become self-reliant, and employable, should be a top priority of today’s universities.”
``I am delighted to see how GUSEC is making every possible effort to support not only tech startups but startups from other domains as well.``
“Gujarat University is one of the first universities in the country to come up with such a policy, and I welcome this initiative. I assure you my full support and I ask you to draft a policy to scale this nationally.”
“At GUSEC, I have seen best innovations which are being developed to address the most complex problem we are facing in our day-to-day life. I congratulate GUSEC for taking these significant efforts in the field of startups and entrepreneurship.”
“GU is one of the oldest and renowned universities of Gujarat and always comes up with new initiatives. One such initiative is the establishment of GUSEC which has done exceptionally good work in the startup ecosystem within three years of its operation.”
“I am happy to know about the noteworthy efforts taken up towards supporting startups by Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) and I extend my best wishes for the success of the Gujarat University Startup and Innovation Policy.”
“A few years ago I inaugurated GUSEC, and I am pleased and satisfied at how the organisation has grown and scaled. GUSEC is a model startup support system that all universities should follow.``
“Gujarat is ranked #1 state to startup and herSTART is a perfect initiative to encourage our young girls to start up.”
“ I can say with confidence that no University in the country has the quality and level of innovators and startups like Gujarat University does, and I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to GUSEC for the same.”
“Major companies like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook etc. started as startups a few years ago. Today’s startups take us to new direction and perspective with research students being the direct beneficiaries of MoU with Gujarat University.”
“GUSEC startups are developing innovative solutions. We look forward to working with these young innovators in solving city’s law enforcement and traffic issues by deploying their innovations.”
“GUSEC is an incredible space in Ahmedabad for both hardware and software startups, one of the best in the country.”
