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The TechSparks Legacy
WHY MUMBAI
For over 12 years, TechSparks has been in Bengaluru, where thousands flew to India’s startup capital to join the country’s largest startup-tech conference. Now, it’s time to spread our wings. We’re headed to Mumbai! After all, India’s financial capital is home to nearly a third of the country's unicorns and is a major startup hub buoyed by innovation-friendly policies and a favourable investor base. Join us as we dive into Mumbai’s role in building India’s tech agenda.
Themes & Focus Areas
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Frontier Tech
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Technology is constantly evolving but many of the current technologies could lead to a paradigm shift in our lives. TechSparks will deep-dive into these tech disruptions, the opportunities they present, and the challenges they need to overcome and paint a picture of how these could lead to a new way of life. (Think Blockchain, Metaverse, AI, Big Data, Spacetech, and much more)
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The India Landscape
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Sentiment plays a large part in driving public perception but sentiment can oftentimes be misguided. TechSparks will bring together business leaders, policymakers, government officials, investors, and academicians to discuss, debate, and provide insights on opportunities that exist in the midst of the slowdown. (Policy, markets of opportunity and growth, government initiatives and support, etc.)
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Holistic Leadership
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At the heart of India’s growth trajectory lies strong, able, and people-centred leadership—both in boardrooms and on ground. TechSparks will celebrate the best leadership stories, from suave corporate offices to the hinterlands, that have led to transformational and sustainable outcomes (Leadership stories of business impact, social impact, technology impact, etc.)
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Tech for Good
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Possibly for the first time in history, we are at a juncture where our technology-powered cashless economy is touted to be the most sophisticated in the world. But it’s not just UPI, we have the UHI, ONDC and so much more in the works. Will these large-scale, infrastructural platforms lay the foundation for India’s technological supremacy?
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Sustainability
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On one hand, we have all the technological advancements and progress that’s being made for a better life. On the other hand, we run the true risk of not leaving much behind in the planet for the future generations. How deep are we as a country in sustainability? What are the big bets and sustainability-tech initiatives that will empower a truly better future. (Climate tech, EV, agritech)
"The platform of TechSparks and YourStory along with the positive energy that it brings to the startup ecosystem is just inspirational, I still remember my first TechSparks (2011)."
Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Ola (2020)
"I've always enjoyed coming here as the conversations here are always pertinent to the important things happening and it gives me immense satisfaction to know that people here are fully focused on it."
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Government of India
"TechSparks is an excellent way to voice this creativity to challenge & register, and recognize what has happened. I wish this group a great success."
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Trust
Tech 25 Web3 Innovation Report
An annual research report for discovery, showcase & amplification of high potential, emerging projects in Web3. Last year, YourStory and Web3 incubator Builders Tribe unveiled the Top 25 Web3 Innovations report, a specially curated list of promising, Indian founder-led startups in the blockchain segment. At TechSparks Mumbai, YourStory will unveil the second edition of the Top 25 Web3 Innovations report! The report is part of YourStory's commitment to developing narratives around the blockchain and the Web3 space, and to curate, build and empower cohorts of innovative and disruptive Web3 startups that have the potential to solve problems at scale.
Previous year's report included
Why Attend?
Entrepreneurs & Investors
Business Leaders
Techies
TechSparks has been the definitive platform for entrepreneurs to flex their ‘hustle muscle’ for publicity, connections, recognition and funding. We understand that networking and forming connections are important for emerging entrepreneurs and have made provisions to facilitate VC, enterprise and other ecosystem connections for founders.
Ecosystem Partners