US envoy offers to help start-ups

US Ambassador to India Richard R Verma has said he will look at the possibility of supporting the ‘Landing Pad,’ which is getting ready in the Silicon Valley in the US. The Landing Pad is a platform for start-ups from India to get a handle on the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Verma, who visited Startup Village here recently, was responding to Village authorities’ request for facilitating young entrepreneurs’ visit to Silicon Valley. He also offered to work for bringing in the members of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) to Startup Village.