After a sparkling day one, the second day of YourStorys TechSparks 2025 promises conversations around authentic storytelling, inclusive finance, and deep tech conviction.

Atlassian believes AI will bring about a deep impact in India, given the strong digital skill base that will lead to the creation of newer products and services.

At TechSparks 2025, Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge spoke about Bengalurus growing pains, his design-led approach to governance, and why the states youth keep him optimistic about the future.

Karnataka IT & BT Minister Priyank Kharge highlighted that all the state's startup policies are rolled out only after consultations with the key stakeholders.

Anandan said Indias deeptech ambitions depend on fixing its weakest linkR&D investment. With public spending stalled at just 0.7% of GDP, he warned that without sustained funding, India risks falling behind in semiconductors, quantum, and other frontier technologies.

The development comes as PhysicsWallah, currently Indias most-valued edtech startup and a direct competitor to Unacademy in the test-prep space, prepares to go public.

Day 1 of TechSparks 2025 featured Mukesh Bansals cautious approach to AI and its hype, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge's process for developing startup policies, IndiQube's journey to IPO, scope for AI in healthcare, and what it takes to build AI companies in India.

Rainwater Labs AI-powered growth platform acts like a full-service marketing agency for D2C brands. It automates everything from audience targeting to ad creation and campaign optimizationhelping fast-growing brands scale smarter and turn weeks of marketing work into results within hours. Rain

At TechSparks 2025, Karnataka's IT Minister outlines the state's blueprint for becoming Asia's deep tech capital. With funding and a focus on decentralisation, Karnataka is positioning itself as the Deep Tech Capital of Asia.

At TechSparks 2025, Anand Jain, Co-founder, CleverTap and Shivakumar Ganesan, Co-founder and CEO, Exotel discussed what makes a good AI agent.

Speaking at TechSparks 2025, Peak XVs Rajan Anandan said AI startups will need a 10-15-year horizon to replicate the growth story of digital payments startups.

Priyank Kharge, Minister for IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, said, policymaking is challenging and that the government must keep learning, unlearning, and relearning to avoid introducing poorly designed schemes.

At TechSparks Bengaluru 2025, CureBay CEO Priyadarshi Mohapatra said Indias health gap is continuity, not tech: 70% of rural PHCs lack doctors and telemedicine alone can create anxiety.

In a panel discussion at TechSparks 2025, experts from Indias healthtech space spoke about using AI to enable at-home diagnostics, AI-powered biology, and bridging the healthcare gap in rural India.

Panellists from Together Fund, Rapid Claims, and CoreWorks AI spoke about the rapidly shifting landscape of AI startups, and emphasised the need for founders to move quickly, test ideas at high velocity, and think deeply about the ethical implications of the systems they build.

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IndiQube Co-founders Rishi Das and Meghna Agarwal, alongside investor Sandeep Singhal of WestBridge Capital, unpack how vision, discipline, and alignment helped shape an enduring enterprise and what growth beyond the IPO looks like

At TechSparks 2025, InMobi's Mohit Saxena and MakeMyTrip's Sanjay Mohan reveal how India's next wave of AI-led personalization, vernacular design, and data discipline is reshaping digital experiences for a billion users.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Heres the roundup for Thursday, November 6, 2025.

WestBridges Sandeep Singhal says IPO readiness isnt about valuation or timing but about maturity and discipline. Companies should go public only after achieving consistent profitability and predictable gro Speaking at TechSparks 2025, alongside Indiqube founders Rishi Das and Meghna Agarwal, Singh

For Q4 of the fiscal year, Freshworks has projected an annual revenue growth in the range of 12-13%. This is the third consecutive time the company has raised its revenue guidance higher.

The EV maker also raised its auto gross margin to 30.7% amid cost control and a shift in strategy.

Tech companies are pouring billions into AI research. The goal, according to Bansal, is artificial general intelligence.

At TechSparks, Mukesh Bansal emphasised curiosity and fundamental science as the backbone of deep tech, predicting quantum technologies and bioengineering will reshape our world over the next decades.

Amazon Web Services has expanded its global software marketplace to India, allowing customers to buy and sell cloud-based solutions directly in Indian rupees. The move is expected to simplify procurement and boost local innovation.

HanuAI offers an AI-powered road maintenance platform that monitors road conditions across rural, municipal, and highway networks. The system detects defects through computer vision and IoT devices.

NeuroDiscovery AI offers a specialised AI platform for neurology that helps doctors diagnose brain diseases and pharmaceutical companies develop new treatments.

Speaking at T3echSparks 2025, Mukesh Bansal, Founder and CEO, Nurix AI, underscored the need for rebuilding the deeptech ecosystem in the country, although the transformation wont happen overnight.

From deeptech breakthroughs and AI-led innovation to climatetech and healthcare revolution, these startups are shaping Indias next decade of growth.

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The Chairman of the International Institute of Hotel Management and Indismart Group, has been recognised as the AI Policy Leader of the Year 2025 at The Economic Times Making AI Work Awards.

At a recent fireside chat, Myntra and Cult.fit founder Mukesh Bansal named Zomatos Deepinder Goyal as the one entrepreneur hed most like to partner with, praising his unique blend of intensity and ambition. The nod comes as Goyal expands beyond Zomato into aviation, deep-tech, and new investments.

Bengaluru-based cleantech startup Bullwork Mobility has created its own platform containing the entire electrical architecture stack and autonomous stack, which helps it make different EVs for the agritech sector.

This Kochi-based startup has created a platform that is configurable and has the flexibility to directly deploy on the enterprises' infrastructure.

Despite the revenue dip, Ola Electric narrowed its losses by about 15% in Q2, helped by extensive cost-cutting measures.

During a fireside chat at TechSparks 2025, Mukesh Bansal spoke about understanding the on-ground reality of how AI is changing the way enterprises work and how development in the segment tracks with prior tech innovations.

Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory, set the stage for the 16th edition of YourStorys flagship event, TechSparks, urging founders to trust their own authentic intelligence even in a world of rising artificial intelligence.

Humn Health offers an AI-based healthcare platform that uses smartphone sensors and wearable data to detect pregnancy-related risks and other health symptoms.

The Mumbai-based startup offers an all-in-one air management system that combines the functions of heating, cooling, humidity control, ventilation, and air filtration into a single unit. The device guarantees a single-digit AQI indoors regardless of the pollution outdoors.

Edgeble AI enables industrial robots, cameras, and autonomous vehicles to detect accuracy drift and retrain AI models independently on-device, eliminating downtime and cloud dependency.

This Nagpur-based startup has created solution stacks that not only help small dairy farmers earn more but also help reduce livestock methane emissions.

With dual condensation and desiccation technology, Chennai-based Aeronero Solutions is redefining water generation for homes, industries, and governments.

Bengaluru startup Bolna AIs voice infrastructure helps businesses automate conversations across languages, bringing AI-powered human-like speech to every Indian enterprise.

The New Delhi-based startup offers a complete energy intelligence platform and helps Indian firms save costs, boost uptime, and own their energy data.

With solar-powered drones that can stay airborne for weeks or even months, Okulo Aerospace is helping India move towards self-reliance in aerospace and defence. The startup positions its systems as pseudo-satellitesunmanned aircraft capable of performing functions like satellites but at a fraction

Gurugram-based startup UGX.AI is addressing inefficiencies in manufacturing by analysing shop floor and machine data to optimise production.

With magnet-mounted 360-degree cameras and AI insights, Bengaluru SaaS startup Contineu.ai aims to eliminate manual data entry and boost efficiency across construction sites.

The startup will use the funding to accelerate product development, strengthen go-to-market execution, and expand MeshDefends presence in the US and European markets, alongside partnerships with infrastructure vendors.

PhysicsWallah plans to start trading its shares on the stock exchange on November 18. Paytm's Soundbox is now getting an AI upgrade as the company bets on hardware to drive profitability. Social impact organisations are redefining menstrual health through awareness.

As YourStorys TechSparks, Indias most influential startup-tech conference, returns for its 16th edition, heres all you can expect on day one.