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TechSparks 2026 finale: Intel, Sri Chaitanya, Prof. Jhunjhunwala and Food Pharmer on education, edge AI and a builder-first India.

At TechSparks 2026, leaders from Intel and Sri Chaitanya outlined how replacing rote learning with AI mentorship, emotional resilience, and equitable hardware access can prepare Indias 247 million students for tomorrow.

Ambani said Jio charges about Rs 4.9 per gigabyte against an industry average of Rs 7.5, with customers using 43.7 GB a month.

At TechSparks 2026, Rohit Kapoor, CEO of Swiggy's Food Marketplace business, said affordability, younger consumers and changing consumption habits will drive growth, even as some households receive more than 200 deliveries a week.

11-year-old Aaradhya Jain built STAMBHA, a 10,000 AI cane for elderly and blind users, and presented it at the UN in Bangkok.

At TechSparks 2026, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala spoke about Indias potential to develop any technology and called for a shift from exam-centric education towards entrepreneurship, edge computing, and consortia bringing scientists and startups together to solve local challenges.

Revant Himatsingka, the man who called out Indias biggest food brands, is now building one of his own, Only Whats Needed, on trust, transparent labels and broken marketing rules, knowing that a single mistake could end it.

To boost Indias R&D spend toward 3% of GDP, ANRF CEO Shivkumar Kalyanaraman revealed a patient-capital architecture combining private investment, open IP licensing, and national mission programmes.

At TechSparks 2026, Peak XV's Managing Director Mohit Bhatnagar said the venture capital firm is increasingly willing to back ambitious, high-risk startups as AI opens up new opportunities for Indian founders to build global companies.

IIT Bombay spinout MumbaiSemi has developed a prototype chip that can process signals from satellite navigation systems, including NavIC, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou.

At TechSparks 2026, Karnataka Minister for Greater Bengaluru Development, Krishna Byre Gowda, acknowledged the challenges facing Bengaluru and said there is plan to address some of key issues.

TechSparks 2026s final day features Zakir Khan, Prakash Belawadi, Indias $100B AI opportunity, global alliances & climate tech.

TechSparks 2026 Day 2: Krishna Byre Gowda on tech-led governance and metro plans, Stripe on going global, VCs on deeptech bets.

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At TechSparks 2026, Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Stripe India, says AI is making it faster and cheaper to build a world-facing company from India, and that Stripe's OpenRouter deal is aimed at the cost side of the ledger.

Google.org is committing $15 million to The/Nudge to develop AI tools that help Indian small businesses access credit, markets and compliance support, alongside local skills training.

Karnataka Minister for Greater Bengaluru Development, Krishna Byre Gowda, acknowledged the challenges facing Bengaluru and said there is plan to address some of key issues.

Tally's Tejas Goenka and Nupur Goenka attributed the company's success to ownership and staying focused on cost, trust and privacy.

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At TechSparks 2026, the PhonePe CEO said the company's IPO is hopefully not too far away, outlined its international expansion plans, and explained why governance must keep pace with innovation.

Minister Krishna Byre Gowda champions tech-driven governance to curb corruption and bridge civic trust, urging citizens to share responsibility for Bengalurus growth and infrastructure challenges.

At TechSparks 2026, AEOS Founder and CEO Varun Mayya spoke about how online backlash can free creators to speak their minds, why founders need to get comfortable with reinvention, and why there is no secret formula for going viral.

At the 17th edition of YourStorys flagship tech-startup event, TechSparks, Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Zoho Corp, unveiled and presented this years Tech30 at TechSparks 2026.

Day two of TechSparks 2026 brings Vibecode30, agentic AI, deeptech capital and more, with speakers from Stripe, Swiggy and Peak XV.

TechSparks 2026 Day 1: Vembu backs tech ownership over GPUs, Kharge pushes Beyond Bengaluru, and Tech30 2026 is unveiled.

Angel One Group CEO Ambarish Kenghe said demand for knowledge work will go up, and this would require every individual to transform themselves.

The Minister for Home, IT, BT & E-Governance, Govt of Karnataka, said the government will first look at responsible use of AI before deploying the technology in governance.

The Karnataka government has initiated numerous programmes to create a talent pool that meets the demands of emerging technologies, said the Minister for Home, IT, BT & E-Governance, Government of Karnataka, at Techsparks 2026.

At TechSparks 2026, Priyank Kharge, Minister for Home Affairs, IT, Biotechnology, and E-Governance, Govt. of Karnataka, highlighted the states Beyond Bengaluru policy.

The startup founded by IIT Madras alumni plans to use the funding to scale its enterprise go-to-market reach, deepen its agentic layer, and expand editing capabilities.

At TechSparks 2026, AgniKuls Srinath Ravichandran and GalaxEyes Suyash Singh share how frugal innovation, perseverance through failure, and strategic policy shifts are shaping Indias emerging private space technology sector.

Amansa Investments, SBI Mutual Fund and HDFC Life Insurance Company, among others, have invested over Rs 413 crore in defence electronics maker Tonbo Imaging India Ltd through secondary share transactions, valuing the company at around Rs 4,000 crore.

irgul highlighted on how AI tools are changing the way businesses are built, customer expectations are changing and how experimentation is now the key to success.

Speaking at TechSparks 2026, Vembu said India has more to learn from China's technology ecosystem than America's, arguing that technology ownership, rather than engineering talent alone, is essential for lasting economic prosperity.

Bengaluru startup Pramatra Space plans to demonstrate its technology in space in 2027, ahead of its first mission in 2028, while exploring applications in telecom, drones, and data centres.

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu says India should prioritise infrastructure and foundational technologies over heavy GPU spending to build lasting prosperity and reduce dependence on foreign countries.

At TechSparks 2026, Zohos Sridhar Vembu spoke about why software automation is not nessarily a crisis, urging the nation to focus on technological ownership, hardware foundations, and self-reliance over foreign IP dependency.

Bengaluru startup Kubo Care uses mmWave radar to detect falls in seniors at home in under a second, with no video or audio recorded.

From spacetech and defence to clean energy, advanced materials, and construction, YourStory's Tech30 spotlights 30 promising startups developing technologies for India and beyond.

Chennai startup Attox is building the Bactolizer, a device that identifies the right antibiotic and dose in 30 minutes to two hours.

ImmunitoAIs platform designs antibodies for specific disease targets, which the startup then tests in its own laboratory.

Bengaluru-based startup CaliperAI is developing software for physical AI and configurable robotic platforms that can be adapted for different industrial applications.

Chennai startup Folium Sensing uses laser light and machine learning to turn existing communication fibre into a sensor for bridges, pipelines and railways.

Bengaluru-based startup Integra Robotics combines reconfigurable robotic arms and mobile platforms with software that learns from the tasks its machines perform.

Bengaluru startup Enerzolve makes power converters that connect batteries to the grid and is developing a software-driven alternative to transformers.

With four patents, commercialised products, and clinical trials under way, TeraLumen Solutions is proving that worldclass terahertz systems can be made in India.

Hyderabad-based agritech startup Segritech builds compact, AI-powered fruit grading machines and is developing autonomous harvesting robots to help farmers get better prices for their produce.

Hyderabad-based student startup Apollyon Dynamics sold drones worth over Rs 1.5 crore last year. It has now moved to a jet-powered target drone, a multirotor interceptor, and a marine unmanned system.