The GInI India Center, headquartered in Bengaluru, India, exists to providing tailored access to GInI's comprehensive professional certification and business accreditation programs, designed to meet the unique needs of the Indian market and also the broader South Asia region covering Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and Myanmar.  This initiative creates greater access to the world-leading knowledge and skills these programs bring to organizations and individuals across the region.

India was chosen as the base for the GInI regional center in South Asia due to its significant progress in innovation, rising from 81st  in 2015 to 39th in the Global Innovation Index 2024. Additionally, India excels in intangible assets and science and technology (4th globally), with Bengaluru ranked among the world's top 100 S&T clusters.

This partnership between GInI and Simsy Ventures represents a pivotal milestone in the innovation journey of the India and South Asia  – standing to greatly advance the overall innovation landscape of the region, and thereby elevate it on the world stage.

GInI and Simsy Ventures share a common vision for promoting visionary innovators and connecting them with enablers who can help transform their ideas into sustainable startups and impactful business ventures.  This vision aligns with both firms’ ethos of driving positive socioeconomic progress through innovation.  It also paves the way for enhanced collaboration with colleges, universities, industry partners, government policymakers, and development agencies/NGOs in the region.  As both entities strive to provide unparalleled support at every stage of the entrepreneurship and innovation journey, this partnership will have a transformative impact on the innovation landscape in India and South Asia.

Through a series of workshops, webinars, and other collaborative events, the GInI India Center will facilitate knowledge exchange among Innovation Practitioners, allowing them to explore cutting-edge trends in innovation, and share global best practices for innovation management and governance.

GInI – Global Innovation Institute – is the world’s leading professional certification, business accreditation, and membership association in the field of applied business innovation.  GInI works to advance individual careers and transform organizational achievements by advancing the profession of innovation leadership.  It does this through its globally recognized standards, tools, publications, resources, professional development courses, certifications, applied research, and networking opportunities.  All certifications and accreditations from GInI reflect the most current methods, trends, and strategies in innovation leadership.  Around the globe, GInI sets the standard for innovation excellence.

At the core of Simsy's mission is the relentless pursuit of elevating the success rate, scalability, and impact of startups and innovations globally.  Established as a platform-led managed services and venture studio launchpad programs, Simsy Ventures offers a myriad of resources in over 100 local languages, including a comprehensive 110-step venture studio playbook and an AI-matched network connecting aspiring entrepreneurs, professionals, and students with relevant startup mentors, investors, consultants, and service providers.  Its Simsy.io platform is an AI-driven platform renowned for fostering the global startups and innovation ecosystem and holds an Innovation Endorsement from Global Innovation Institute (GInI).