Startup Village is a not-for-profit business incubator based in Kochi, Kerala, India. Started in April 2012. In January 1, 2016 Kerala Startup Mission took over the physical space of the iconic Startup Village at Hi-Tech Park in Kalamassery. The organisation aimed to launch 1,000 technology startups over the next ten years and start the search for the next billion-dollar Indian company. It focusses primarily on student startups and telecom innovation. It is India's first incubator that is funded jointly by the public and private sector. As of October 2013, Startup Village has incubated 450 startups.The promoters of Startup Village are Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Technopark, Trivandrum and MobME Wireless. Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-f