As a part of its 2025 pledge for key focus areas of job creation, exports, and digitising MSMEs, the corporate has created 13 lakh direct and oblique jobs out of its pledge to create 2 million (20 lakh) jobs.
Amazon is nicely on observe to fulfil its pledges, it mentioned.
In the final one 12 months, the corporate mentioned it has helped create about 1.4 lakh direct and oblique jobs throughout industries like IT, e-commerce, manufacturing, content material creation, and talent growth.
Started in 2021, Amazon Smbhav Venture fund is a $250 million fund centered on startups in expertise, agriculture, and well being, amongst others.
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The fund has invested in startups reminiscent of FreshtoHome, Hopscotch, Cashify, smallcase and MyGlamm within the final 24 months, Amazon mentioned in an announcement.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com