Thomas Zwissler, a partner at ZIRNGIBL (Germany) and Vijay Sambamurthi, a partner at LEXYGEN (India) met up recently at the Startup EU-India Summit (“SEIS”) in Bangalore.   Thomas is an "official" supporter of SEU-IN and also had the pleasure to act as speaker.[caption id="attachment_3932" align="alignleft" width="150"] Thomas Zwissler and Vijay Sambamurthi[/caption]SEIS is the first of a kind summit bringing together the European and Indian Startup ecosystems - Startups, Scaleups, Investors, Corporates, and Policy Makers. SEIS explores growth and investment opportunities and explores insights about the European and Indian digital markets.The participants of VISIT STARTUP INDIA joined SEIS after their visit to Delhi and Bengaluru startup hubs.SEIS is organized by Startup Europe India Network, in collaboration with the Startup Europe initiative of the European Commission.VISIT STARTUP INDIA ("VSI") is a mission to take the European startup ecosystem (startups, scaleups, corporates, investors) to meet with the key-players in the Indian digital & ICT space in Delhi and Bengaluru, two major startup hubs.STARTUP EUROPE aims to strengthen the business environment for web and ICT entrepreneurs so that their ideas and business can start and grow in the EU.Startup Europe's objectives are:

• to reinforce the links between people, business and associations who build and scale up the startup ecosystem (e.g. the Web Investors Forum, the Accelerator Assembly, the Crowdfunding Network ...)

• to inspire entrepreneurs and provide role models (e.g. the Leaders Club and their Startup Manifesto, the Startup Europe Roadshow)

• to celebrate new and innovative startups (with Tech All Stars and Europioneers), help them to expand their business (Startup Europe Partnership, ACE Acceleration Programme), and give them access to funding under Horizon 2020.