ValPro's online platform for start-ups goes live

Value Prolific Consulting Services (ValPro), a niche financial services company, has announced that its web-based deal-enabling platform, 'Enablers', has gone live.

'Enablers' has reviewed 200 companies so far, of which 25-30 have been shortlisted as potential candidates for investment. The platform also now has 26 investors, comprising both individual investors (18) and institutional investors (8). Ten companies have already made connections with investors for initial rounds of discussions, ValPro said in a news release.

Key sectors to which the companies belong include waste management, mobile, health care wearables, fashion and lifestyle, e-commerce, education, and mobile advertising. 'Enablers' is an online platform that assists entrepreneurs to connect with and raise funds from investors. It aims to be a one-stop-shop for all essential services in the start-up ecosystem, the release said.

ValPro has tied up with '10,000 Startups', a Nasscom initiative, and the Sidbi Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC) of IIT Kanpur -- set up in collaboration with Small Industries Development Bank of India -- to support the platform.

Enablersinvestment.com is a platform where business proposals that are vetted and validated by a team of experienced professionals are showcased to investors to invest in business ideas across a diverse set of industries. The platform also provides assistance in preparing the entrepreneur to reach an 'investor ready' stage, along with an easy online process for listing and finding investor matches.