IIJS Bharat Signature 2026 witnessed a defining moment for India’s gem and jewellery industry with the launch of JewelStart, GJEPC’s first dedicated incubation and acceleration platform for gems, jewellery and allied startups. Unveiled at the show in Mumbai, JewelStart signals a deliberate move to embed structured innovation, entrepreneurship and technology-led problem solving into the industry’s growth story.

Conceived as an industry-led incubation platform, JewelStart has been designed to address the specific needs of the gem and jewellery value chain. The initiative aims to enable start-ups, MSMEs to transform ideas into scalable, market-ready enterprises, while fostering collaboration between industry, academia, investors and government bodies. Through this initiative, GJEPC seeks to further reinforce India’s position as the “Jeweller to the World.”

The programme architecture of JewelStart rests on three clear pillars: market access, mentorship and capital. With the launch of JewelStart, GJEPC has placed startups and innovation firmly within the industry’s mainstream conversation. As the programme rolls out its first cohort and industry-led challenges in the coming months, JewelStart is expected to play a vital role in influencing how India builds its next generation of jewellery enterprises, combining legacy with new thinking at scale.

On the occasion, GJEPC also signed a series of strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen the JewelStart ecosystem and enable multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Courtesy : AOJ Desk News