Startup India Investor Connect (“SIIC”), a program facilitated by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”), is a platform that connects start-ups with investors to facilitate investment opportunities through AI-based matchmaking. Through this, entrepreneurs are now able to directly reach out to multiple investors using one single application and pitch their startup idea. This platform was launched in the sixth meeting of National Startup Advisory Council (“NSAC”), convened on 11th March 2023, to serve as a dedicated platform that connects start-ups to investors, and promote entrepreneurship and accelerate engagements across diverse sectors, functions, stages, and geographies.