Impact of Technology-Driven Start-ups in Empowerment of Youth in India: An Empirical Investigation

Technology-driven start-ups have appeared as transformative agents, significantly contributing to the empowerment of youth. There is an important part of these start-ups in the innovative sectors like artificial intelligence, fintech, and renewable energy where they are enhancing employment opportunities by generating diverse jobs for youths. Skill-based hiring is prioritised in these start-ups which fosters the economy, offers flexibility and global exposure. “Hands-on learning, access to cutting-edge technologies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, equipping youth with future-ready capabilities” are skill development drives promoted in these ventures. Technology-driven start-ups empower youth by nurturing culture of innovation, self-reliance, and adaptability which leads to economic and societal transformation, shapes a future-ready workforce and address critical global challenges. Start-ups nurtures entrepreneurship among young population where they provide digital platforms, funding opportunities, and access to mentorship and global networks. They inspire innovation and encourage the entrepreneurial attitude needed to deal with current challenges. A sample of 219 young entrepreneurs from different entrepreneurial sectors were surveyed to explore the factors that shows the Impact of Technology-Driven Start-ups in Empowerment of Youth and found that job creation, skill enhancement, entrepreneurship, and digital inclusion are the factors that shows the Impact of Technology-Driven Start-ups in Empowerment of Youth.