Talent, innovation, ambition: Meet the startups exhibiting at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025
In this photo essay, we showcase a range of startups exhibiting at BTS 2025.
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The annual Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) kicked off this week at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) with a range of policy announcements by the Karnataka government. Three new policies focusing on information technology, space tech, and startups position the state as a key global investment destination (see YourStory’s coverage here).
The 28th edition of the summit has been organised by the Department of Electronics, IT & BT, Government of Karnataka, and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). It was also attended by international delegates, including Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Health and Care Services, Norway; Nicholas Reece, Mayor of Melbourne, Australia; and Rafal Rosinski, Deputy Minister of Digitisation, Poland.
Futurise is the theme of this year’s summit, which brings together global leaders, policymakers, investors, startups, and innovators to explore emerging frontiers across sectors. There are ten focused conference tracks, as well as a run-up to the India AI Impact Summit.
The summit is expected to bring together over 50,000 visitors, including 1,000 investors, 500 speakers, and 1,000 exhibitors. Participants signed up from over 60 countries and all 30 states and union territories of India. DPIIT’s Startup India is the Startup Partner.
On the policy front, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that centres of excellence in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and quantum will be scaled up in Karnataka. Also, IT penetration will be boosted across Tier II and III cities, enabling balanced regional development in cities beyond Bengaluru.
There is also a focus on sustainability, inclusion, and social impact. The government will help strengthen upstream and downstream space capabilities. Overall, the target is to enable the creation of 25,000 startups over the next five years.
The Local Economic Accelerator Programme (LEAP) is focused on creating clusters across several regions of Karnataka, harnessing their demographic dividend and talent pool. Bengaluru reportedly hosts over 400 R&D centres of multinationals and 12,000 active startups.
In this photo essay, we feature several startups exhibiting at BTS 2025. See also our photo essays on exhibitors at TechSparks 2025 and the TiE Global Summit (TGS). Exhibitors in this writeup include Sensio, QwikHire, Raak Sapphire, AI Steth, Zalk, Proofile, HuskyVoice.AI, Kawach.AI, ULook, Recruit4I, Genmeta, NeXR, DealOX.io, DeepLoop, and MindGYM.
Karnataka’s IT Minister Priyank Kharge also launched KEO, a compact and affordable AI-ready personal computer. KEO is an acronym for "knowledge-driven, economical, and open-source", and has been built by the Department of Electronics, IT and BT in partnership with Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS).
“We are glad to reaffirm that the Bengaluru Tech Summit has grown into a truly global innovation platform, fostering discovery and development across the entire technology spectrum,” Kharge said.
Now, what have you done today to pause in your busy schedule and harness your creative side for a better world?
(All photographs taken by Madanmohan Rao on location at BTS 2025.)
Edited by Kanishk Singh