Bengaluru Tech Summit Announces We Make Future Partnership
Karnataka startups will have fresh chances to reach European markets, investors, and innovation networks as Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 enhances its global collaborations via a new Startup Exchange Programme with We Make Future and VivaTech, officials announced on Wednesday.
The collaborations aim to transform Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) from a yearly occurrence into a continuous global hub linking the state's startups and tech firms with global markets, investors, and innovation networks, they explained.
An official statement revealed that, in its international outreach throughout Italy, France, and Poland, BTS collaborated with major technology platforms, innovation organizations, industry stakeholders, and more than 40 Polish companies to create new avenues for cross-border collaboration and involvement at BTS 2026.
Regarding international engagements, Minister for Home, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and E-Governance Priyank Kharge noted: "Global interactions of Karnataka should generate concrete opportunities for our startups and tech firms."
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By collaborating with global innovation platforms like We Make Future (WMF) and VivaTech, we are creating access to international markets, investors, and innovation networks.
"Our ambition is to build Bengaluru Tech Summit into a year-round platform that connects Karnataka's innovation ecosystem with opportunities across the world and delivers long-term, outcome-driven partnerships," says Priyank.
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Through the partnership, BTS and WMF will initiate a Startup Exchange Programme that allows startups from both ecosystems to take part in each other's main events, network with investors and industry contacts, investigate international markets, and seek cross-border business and innovation collaborations, it stated.
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The 29th edition of BTS, set for November 17-19, 2026, will take place here with the theme "AI & Beyond" and is anticipated to gather over 1,800 exhibitors, 25,000 delegates, 1,000 startups, and 60,000 business visitors from over 75 countries, further establishing Bengaluru as a global hub for technology, innovation, investment, and international collaboration, as per reports.