Startup Spotlights

In a significant development for India’s technology-for-governance sector, Gurugram-based experiential tech company Tagbin has secured $10 million in strategic funding from institutional investors. This investment will accelerate its mission to revolutionize public sector digital services through AI-led immersive technologies, with a clear roadmap toward profitability and a potential IPO by 2027. Tagbin’s journey, which began in 2010, exemplifies how deep technical expertise in experiential tech can be strategically pivoted to address one of India’s largest and most critical markets: government digital transformation.

In a strategic move to globalize its thriving innovation ecosystem, the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has announced a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a prominent German consortium. This partnership, unveiled during the Huddle Global 2025 summit in Thiruvananthapuram, is designed to propel approximately 300 deep-tech startups from Kerala onto the European stage through a comprehensive support framework of funding, mentorship, and market access.

In a move set to reshape India’s technological landscape, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has officially launched its dedicated artificial intelligence subsidiary, Reliance Intelligence (REIL), marking a major step in the conglomerate’s push into large-scale AI development and infrastructure. With a strategic joint venture featuring Meta and an aggressive talent hiring blitz, REIL is positioned to build sovereign AI solutions aimed at democratizing access for Indian businesses and consumers alike.

The impending completion of the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway marks a pivotal moment in the economic geography of North India. Scheduled for 2026-27, this 63-km, six-lane corridor is far more than an infrastructure project; it is a strategic blueprint designed to fuse two dynamic cities into a single, powerful innovation ecosystem. By slashing travel time from two hours to under an hour, the expressway directly addresses the critical challenge of connectivity, aiming to transform the Lucknow-Kanpur region into a formidable deep-tech and startup powerhouse capable of rivaling established hubs like Bengaluru. This development is the physical manifestation of Uttar Pradesh’s ambitious “Viksit Uttar Pradesh @ 2047” vision, leveraging state policy, academic excellence, and private investment to build the future of Indian innovation.

The INFUSE Summit 2025, India’s premier health-tech accelerator event, concluded with a powerful demonstration of how artificial intelligence is being harnessed to democratize healthcare across the nation’s diverse population. Organized by the Venture Center in Pune under the NIDHI (National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations) program, this gathering of innovators, investors, and mentors showcased a new paradigm in healthcare delivery—one where AI-driven solutions bridge the gap between urban medical centers and rural communities, between expensive diagnostics and affordable preventive care.