Overview
- At the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025, the government unveiled IT, SpaceTech and Startup policies for 2025–2030 to position Karnataka as a global deeptech destination and decentralise growth.
- The Startup Policy 2025 targets the creation of 25,000 startups over five years via interventions in funding, market access, infrastructure, talent development and inclusion.
- The state announced a Beyond Bengaluru push with over ₹1.5 lakh crore in infrastructure plans and a 200‑acre semiconductor park at KWIN City between Dabaspet and Doddaballapur.
- The Bengaluru Innovation Report 2025 cites a patents score of 910 comparable to Silicon Valley and Tokyo, leadership in AI funding at 58%, 53 unicorns valued at USD 192 billion and USD 13.4 billion raised by women‑led startups.
- The IT policy allocates over ₹445 crore through 2030 and offers rental subsidies, patent reimbursements, skilling and single‑window clearances to draw startups to Mysuru, Hubballi, Mangaluru and Belagavi.