eChai Bengaluru
eChai's home for Bengaluru founders. Free and open, since 2009.
Bengaluru is India's startup capital, with the country's largest pool of founders, capital and companies. This is the map: who's building, where founders meet, and how to plug in.
Upcoming eChai events in Bengaluru
eChai's free, open founder meetups across the city. RSVP and walk in.
Past eChai events in Bengaluru
A look back at recent gatherings here.
Jun 28, 2026
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Jun 27, 2026
Bengaluru Startup Meetup
Jun 27, 2026
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru
Jun 21, 2026
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Jun 20, 2026
Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors | Bengaluru
Jun 20, 2026
Bengaluru Startup Meetup
People in the Bengaluru eChai community
Some of the founders who've been to eChai meetups in Bengaluru over the years. Always more to add.
The Bengaluru ecosystem, on a map
Startups, investors, spaces and cafes you can look up, placed where they sit. Filter by type or area, or find what's nearest you.
457 places on the map
- Ather Energy Directions Website ↗
- Flipkart Directions Website ↗
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- Mphasis Directions Website ↗
- Ola Electric Directions Website ↗
- Swiggy Directions Website ↗
- Unacademy Directions Website ↗
- Wipro Directions Website ↗
- Zerodha Directions Website ↗
- Bellatrix Aerospace Directions Website ↗
- BigBasket Directions Website ↗
- BlissClub Directions Website ↗
- CRED Directions Website ↗
- Cure.fit / Cult.fit Directions Website ↗
- Curefoods Directions Website ↗
- Dunzo Directions Website ↗
- Eka Care Directions Website ↗
- Groww Directions Website ↗
- Hasura Directions Website ↗
- InMobi Directions Website ↗
- Jupiter Directions Website ↗
- Juspay Directions Website ↗
- Licious Directions Website ↗
- Meesho Directions Website ↗
- Mensa Brands Directions Website ↗
- MoEngage Directions Website ↗
- Myntra Directions Website ↗
- Ninjacart Directions Website ↗
- Ola (ANI Technologies) Directions Website ↗
- Open Directions Website ↗
- PhonePe Directions Website ↗
- Pixxel Directions Website ↗
- Porter Directions Website ↗
- Postman Directions Website ↗
- Practo Directions Website ↗
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- Razorpay Directions Website ↗
- Sarvam AI Directions Website ↗
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- slice Directions Website ↗
- Udaan Directions Website ↗
- Vedantu Directions Website ↗
- Wakefit Directions Website ↗
- Whatfix Directions Website ↗
- Yellow.ai Directions Website ↗
- Yulu Directions Website ↗
- Zetwerk Directions Website ↗
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- Acko Directions Website ↗
- Apna Directions Website ↗
- Biocon Directions Website ↗
- BlackBuck (Zinka Logistics) Directions Website ↗
- BYJU'S (Think & Learn) Directions Website ↗
- Captain Fresh Directions Website ↗
- CoinSwitch Directions Website ↗
- Cult.fit (Cure.fit) Directions Website ↗
- Dhan Directions Website ↗
- Drools Directions Website ↗
- Fireflies.ai Directions Website ↗
- Glance (InMobi) Directions Website ↗
- Go Digit General Insurance Directions Website ↗
- Great Learning Directions Website ↗
- Jumbotail Directions Website ↗
- KreditBee Directions Website ↗
- Krutrim (Krutrim SI Designs) Directions Website ↗
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- Livspace Directions Website ↗
- Mobile Premier League (MPL) Directions Website ↗
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- Akshayakalpa Organic Directions Website ↗
- Altigreen Propulsion Labs Directions Website ↗
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- Asteria Aerospace Directions Website ↗
- Astrome Technologies Directions Website ↗
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- Atomicwork Directions Website ↗
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- axio (formerly Capital Float) Directions Website ↗
- Ayana Renewable Power Directions Website ↗
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- Boldfit Directions Website ↗
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- Bolt.Earth (formerly RevOS) Directions Website ↗
- Bounce Directions Website ↗
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- Cashfree Payments Directions Website ↗
- Cellworks Group Directions Website ↗
- Chai Point Directions Website ↗
- Clear (ClearTax) Directions Website ↗
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- Exponent Energy Directions Website ↗
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- Kazam Directions Website ↗
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- LetsTransport Directions Website ↗
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- Simple Energy Directions Website ↗
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- Skylark Drones Directions Website ↗
- Slintel (a 6sense company) Directions Website ↗
- SmartQ (Bottle Lab Technologies) Directions Website ↗
- Snaptrude Directions Website ↗
- Snitch Directions Website ↗
- Soket AI Labs Directions Website ↗
- Sprinto Directions Website ↗
- Stellapps Directions Website ↗
- Strand Life Sciences Directions Website ↗
- String Bio Directions Website ↗
- sugar.fit Directions Website ↗
- SuperAGI Directions Website ↗
- Supertails Directions Website ↗
- TagZ Foods Directions Website ↗
- Teachmint Directions Website ↗
- Tonbo Imaging Directions Website ↗
- Toplyne Directions Website ↗
- U-Solar Clean Energy Directions Website ↗
- Ultrahuman Directions Website ↗
- Ultraviolette Automotive Directions Website ↗
- Unocoin Directions Website ↗
- Updapt (an ESG SaaS) Directions Website ↗
- UrbanPiper Directions Website ↗
- Varaha Directions Website ↗
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- YourDOST Directions Website ↗
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- Aten Porus Lifesciences Directions Website ↗
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- Biomoneta Research Directions Website ↗
- Breathe Applied Sciences Directions Website ↗
- Cardiotrack (Uber Diagnostics) Directions Website ↗
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- Kreedo (Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions) Directions Website ↗
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- Loopworm Directions Website ↗
- Metastable Materials Directions Website ↗
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- Niramai Directions Website ↗
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- Ossus Biorenewables Directions Website ↗
- Petoo Directions Website ↗
- Posibl AI Directions Website ↗
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- Redwing Labs Directions Website ↗
- Saahas Zero Waste Directions Website ↗
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- Truww Directions Website ↗
- Uravu Labs Directions Website ↗
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- Z47 (fka Matrix Partners India) Directions Website ↗
- Fireside Ventures Directions Website ↗
- Arkam Ventures Directions Website ↗
- Athera Venture Partners (fka Inventus India) Directions Website ↗
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- Speciale Invest Directions Website ↗
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- Endiya Partners Directions Website ↗
- RTP Global Directions Website ↗
- Bessemer Venture Partners (India) Directions Website ↗
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- Better Capital Directions Website ↗
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- Kunal Shah (angel) Directions Website ↗
- Nithin Kamath (angel) Directions Website ↗
- Ramakant Sharma (angel) Directions Website ↗
- Lalit Keshre (angel) Directions Website ↗
- Sriharsha Majety (angel) Directions Website ↗
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- Wipro Ventures Directions Website ↗
- Surge (by Peak XV) Directions Website ↗
- Axilor Ventures Directions Website ↗
- 9Unicorns (Venture Catalysts accelerator-fund) Directions Website ↗
- IndiQube Directions Website ↗
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- C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms) Directions Website ↗
- Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) Directions Website ↗
- IIIT-B Innovation Centre Directions Website ↗
- DERBI Foundation Directions Website ↗
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- Wadhwani-IISc Innovation Centre / InQubate Directions Website ↗
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- NID Bengaluru Incubation (NDBI) Directions Website ↗
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- Cisco LaunchPad Directions Website ↗
- Airbus BizLab Directions Website ↗
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- Microsoft for Startups Directions Website ↗
- Google for Startups Accelerator India Directions Website ↗
- NASSCOM 10,000 Startups Directions Website ↗
- MeitY–NASSCOM Centre of Excellence (IoT & AI) Directions Website ↗
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- Bangalore Alpha Lab Directions Website ↗
- Kyron Global Accelerator Directions Website ↗
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- ProductTank Bengaluru Directions Website ↗
- Women in Product India Directions Website ↗
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Notable companies
The household names that built Bengaluru.
Tarun Mehta & Swapnil Jain
Founded 2013 by two IIT-Madras grads; built premium fast-charging electric scooters and the Ather Grid network, defining India's smart-EV-two-wheeler category. Went public in 2025.
Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal
The company that proved Indian e-commerce could work, founded 2007 by two ex-Amazon engineers selling books from a Koramangala apartment. Walmart's $16B majority buy in 2018 was a landmark; its alumni seeded...
N. R. Narayana Murthy (+6 co-founders)
India's bellwether IT-services giant, founded 1981 by Narayana Murthy and six engineers with ~$250 of seed capital. Its Electronic City campus became the symbol of India's software boom; the 1993 IPO and 199...
Subroto Bagchi, Ashok Soota, Krishnakumar Natarajan (+ co-founders)
Founded 1999 by a team of ten ex-Wipro and US-based veterans; grew into a respected digital-transformation firm. Acquired by L&T in a contested 2019 takeover, now part of LTIMindtree.
Jerry Rao, Jeroen Tas
IT-services and applications company formed via a 2000 merger, long HQ'd in Bengaluru; a key BFSI-tech player, today controlled by Blackstone.
Bhavish Aggarwal
Bhavish Aggarwal's EV bet — electric scooters from the giant 'Futurefactory' and an effort to indigenise batteries. Listed on Indian exchanges in 2024.
Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini
Launched 2014 in Koramangala; built the logistics layer that made on-demand food delivery viable nationwide, later adding Instamart quick-commerce. Unicorn 2018, blockbuster IPO 2024.
Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh
Grew from a YouTube channel into one of India's largest online learning platforms (formally founded 2015). Unicorn 2020, with a vast network of educators for test-prep and beyond.
Azim Premji
Pivoted from a vegetable-oil business into IT under Azim Premji, who built it into a global services powerhouse from Bengaluru. His later philanthropy made him India's most consequential giver.
Nithin Kamath & Nikhil Kamath
Founded 2010; disrupted Indian stockbroking with flat-fee discount trading and the Kite platform — built bootstrapped and profitably with no VC. Its anti-VC ethos became a cultural template.
Rohan M. Ganapathy & Yashas Karanam
Founded 2015 out of the Indian Institute of Science; develops in-space and green satellite propulsion plus orbital-mobility services. A leading Indian deeptech space-propulsion startup.
Hari Menon, V.S. Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari, V.S. Ramesh
India's pioneering online grocery platform (2011), by serial entrepreneurs from the earlier Fabmart venture. Category leader until the Tata Group took a majority stake in 2021.
Minu Margeret
Founded 2020 by Minu Margeret; India's community-first women's activewear brand, known for engineered leggings and a loyal community built before the first product shipped.
Kunal Shah
Founded 2018 by Kunal Shah (earlier Freecharge); began as a rewards app for creditworthy card-holders, expanded into a broad financial-services platform. Known for slick design and lavish marketing.
Mukesh Bansal & Ankit Nagori
Founded 2016 by Myntra's Mukesh Bansal and ex-Flipkart Ankit Nagori; bundled fitness, food and wellness. Cult gyms became a familiar sight across Indian cities.
Ankit Nagori
Founded 2020 by Cure.fit co-founder Ankit Nagori; a cloud-kitchen house of food brands (EatFit, Frozen Bottle and others) across Indian cities.
Kabeer Biswas, Ankur Aggarwal, Dalvir Suri, Mukund Jha
Began 2014 as a WhatsApp-based concierge in Bengaluru, became a hyperlocal delivery app with Reliance backing. A beloved local brand whose later troubles became a quick-commerce cautionary tale.
Vikalp Sahni & Deepak Tuli
Founded 2020 by Vikalp Sahni (ex-CTO Goibibo, a volunteer architect of Aarogya Setu) and Deepak Tuli; a connected-health platform for personal health records and clinical tools.
Lalit Keshre, Harsh Jain, Neeraj Singh, Ishan Bansal
Founded 2016 by four ex-Flipkart product leaders; made mutual-fund and stock investing simple for first-time retail investors. Unicorn 2021, high-profile 2025 IPO.
Tanmai Gopal & Rajoshi Ghosh
Popular open-source tooling that instantly generates GraphQL APIs over databases, beloved by developers. Originated in the Bengaluru tech community, later set up a US HQ while keeping strong Indian engineeri...
Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, Abhay Singhal
Founded 2007; one of India's first unicorns (2011) and a global mobile-advertising/marketing-tech platform. A foundational consumer-tech company whose alumni seeded ventures like Yulu.
Jitendra Gupta
A neobanking app (2019) by Jitendra Gupta (earlier Citrus Pay/PayU), offering slick consumer banking on top of partner banks. Part of the PayU/Citrus fintech alumni wave.
Vimal Kumar, Sheetal Lalwani, Ramanathan RV
Founded 2012; payments-orchestration and checkout infrastructure powering a huge share of India's online transactions, and a developer of the UPI HyperSDK. Hit unicorn status (~$1.2B) in Jan 2026.
Abhay Hanjura & Vivek Gupta
Founded 2015; India's leading D2C fresh-meat-and-seafood brand with an owned cold chain. Became India's first D2C meat unicorn in 2021.
Vidit Aatrey & Sanjeev Barnwal
Founded 2015 by two IIT-Delhi grads; built social/value commerce bringing small-town India and home resellers online. Unicorn 2021, a poster child for 'Bharat' commerce.
Ananth Narayanan
Founded 2021 by ex-Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan; a 'house of brands' acquiring and scaling D2C businesses. One of India's fastest to unicorn status.
Raviteja Dodda & Yashwanth Kumar
Founded 2014; a customer-engagement and marketing-automation platform used by consumer brands worldwide. A globally-scaled SaaS company built out of Bengaluru.
Mukesh Bansal, Ashutosh Lawania, Vineet Saxena
Founded 2007, pivoted into India's leading fashion e-commerce platform; acquired by Flipkart in 2014. Founder Mukesh Bansal went on to build Cure.fit.
Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal
After exiting Flipkart, Sachin Bansal co-founded Navi (2018) as a digital-first lending, insurance and mutual-funds group built largely in-house. An ambitious second act.
Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Kartheeswaran KK, Sharath Loganathan (+ co-founders)
Founded 2015; one of India's largest agri-supply-chain networks, connecting farmers directly to retailers. A Bengaluru agritech unicorn backed by Flipkart and Walmart.
Bhavish Aggarwal & Ankit Bhati
Founded 2010; India's homegrown ride-hailing answer to Uber. Bhavish later spun the group into EVs (Ola Electric) and AI (Krutrim).
Anish Achuthan, Mabel Chacko, Ajeesh Achuthan, Deena Jacob
Founded 2017; a neobanking platform for SMEs bundling banking, payments and accounting. Became a unicorn in 2022, rare among SME-focused fintechs.
Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, Burzin Engineer
Founded 2015 by ex-Flipkart leaders; rode the UPI wave to become India's largest payments app by volume. Separated from Flipkart ahead of a planned IPO.
Awais Ahmed & Kshitij Khandelwal
Founded 2019 by two BITS-Pilani grads; building a constellation of hyperspectral earth-observation satellites for agriculture, mining and climate. A flagship of India's private spacetech, backed by Google.
Pranav Goel & Uttam Digga
Founded 2014; an intra-city logistics and goods-transport marketplace (mini-trucks, two-wheelers, movers). Crossed into unicorn territory in 2024.
Abhinav Asthana, Ankit Sobti, Abhijit Kane
Started 2012 as a side project at Yahoo Bangalore, incorporated 2014; became the world's leading API development platform, used by tens of millions of developers. Raised at a $5.6B valuation in 2021. HQ move...
Shashank ND & Abhinav Lal
Founded 2008 by two NIT-Karnataka grads; one of India's earliest, largest healthcare platforms — doctor discovery, booking, teleconsult and clinic software.
Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli, Rishikesh SR
Founded 2015; pioneered bike-taxi ride-hailing in India, expanding into autos and cabs. Became a unicorn in 2024.
Harshil Mathur & Shashank Kumar
Founded 2014 by two IIT-Roorkee grads; the payments and financial-infrastructure rails for India's online businesses. Unicorn 2020, one of the country's most valuable fintechs.
Vivek Raghavan & Pratyush Kumar
Founded Aug 2023 by two AI4Bharat veterans; building 'sovereign' generative-AI models tuned to Indian languages. Selected under India's national AI mission to build a foundational model.
Nityanand Sharma & Chaitra Chidanand
Founded 2015; a buy-now-pay-later checkout product for Indian e-commerce, consolidating purchases into one bill.
Rajan Bajaj
Founded 2016; a card-plus-credit product for young, first-time credit users, later merged with North East Small Finance Bank to become a regulated bank-led fintech.
Sujeet Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta, Amod Malviya
B2B e-commerce (2016) by three Flipkart veterans, digitising India's wholesale/kirana trade. One of the fastest Indian companies to unicorn status — the flagship of the Flipkart mafia.
Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash, Pulkit Jain, Saurabh Saxena
Founded 2014; pioneered live online tutoring (LIVE classes) for school students. Became a unicorn in 2021, a defining name of the Indian edtech wave.
Ankit Garg & Chaitanya Ramalingegowda
Founded 2016; began with D2C mattresses, grew into a full sleep-and-home brand on data-driven product design. A profitable, IPO-bound consumer story.
Khadim Batti & Vara Kumar Namburu
Founded 2014; a digital-adoption platform overlaying in-app guidance so enterprise users learn software faster. Became a unicorn in 2024.
Raghu Ravinutala, Jaya Kishore Reddy, Rashid Khan
Founded 2016 (originally Yellow Messenger); a conversational-AI and customer-experience automation platform serving enterprises across Asia and beyond.
Amit Gupta, RK Misra, Hemant Gupta, Naveen Dachuri
Founded 2017 (co-founder Amit Gupta also co-founded InMobi); shared electric two-wheeler micro-mobility with battery-swapping — a Bengaluru answer to last-mile congestion.
Amrit Acharya, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Rahul Sharma, Vishal Chaudhary
Founded 2018 by IIT-Madras grads (some ex-ITC); a B2B manufacturing-services marketplace connecting buyers with fabrication and machining suppliers. Unicorn 2021.
Chaithanya Yembari, Ritish Puttaparthi, Sethu Meenakshisundaram
Founded 2020; a SaaS-management and identity-governance platform helping IT teams discover, secure and right-size their software stacks. Backed by Kalaari and MassMutual Ventures.
Who's investing in Bengaluru
The funds, micro-VCs and angel networks based here. Jump to a type, or browse the list.
Venture capital firms 12
Bengaluru-based early-stage VC founded 2006; rebranded from Matrix Partners India to Z47 in 2024 (the '47' nods to India@2047). ~$3.5B AUM with 10 unicorns; Fund IV closed ~$550M. Notable BLR bets: Razorpay and Ola.
Bengaluru consumer-brands VC founded 2017 by Kanwaljit Singh, investing seed to Series A in early-stage D2C/consumer companies. Builds an in-house brand-support network. Notable BLR bet: boAt; also Mamaearth, Yogabar.
Bengaluru early-stage VC (Rahul Chandra, Bala Srinivasa) backing 'Middle India' startups across fintech, SaaS, AI, manufacturing and aerospace. Series A focused. Notable BLR-region bet: Jai Kisan, KreditBee.
Bengaluru early-stage VC investing Seed and Series A across consumer, enterprise and deep tech. Rebranded from Inventus Capital Partners India. Notable BLR bet: Poshmark (early), redBus-era network; recent deep-tech and SaaS bets.
Bengaluru growth-stage VC partnering with B2B and SaaS companies to scale; operator-heavy 'scale partner' model. Founded by Mohan Kumar and Nishant Rao. Backs late-Series-B+ enterprise software.
Bengaluru arm of global day-zero VC Antler, founded 2018; GPs Rajiv Srivatsa and Nitin Sharma run a residency that co-creates companies then funds them. First India fund ~$75M; ~30 startups backed in 2024 across AI, fintech, deeptech, cl...
Deeptech-first VC (also Chennai) backing science/engineering-first founders at seed; ~$1M sweet spot with half the fund reserved for follow-on. Space, energy, robotics, semiconductors. Notable bet: Agnikul Cosmos, GalaxEye.
Bengaluru deeptech/AI VC (Manish Singhal, Umakant Soni) making early-stage bets on applied-AI and frontier-tech companies. One of India's earliest dedicated AI funds. Notable bet: Niramai, SigTuple, Locus.
Product-centric early-stage VC (also Hyderabad) co-founding IP-led startups in SaaS, semiconductors and digital health; avoids ops-heavy models. Notable bet: Darwinbox, SigTuple, Steradian (acquired by Renesas).
Global early-stage VC with a Bangalore office; ~217 portfolio companies and an active India cadence. Backs technology founders from seed/Series A. Notable BLR bet: CRED; globally Datadog, Delivery Hero.
India arm of US firm BVP, active 15+ years with 65+ India investments from seed to Series A across consumer, enterprise, healthcare, SaaS, e-commerce. Notable BLR bet: BigBasket, Urban Company, Swiggy (later rounds).
Bengaluru thesis-driven early-stage VC founded 2019, focused on consumer-tech / Indian-consumption brands very early in their journey. ~52 companies as of 2026. Distribution-and-brand-savvy consumer specialists.
Micro-VCs 10
Early-stage micro-VC structured as a founder network ('going all in on founders who go all in'), led by Anirudh Damani and Kushal Bhagia. Writes first cheques into pre-seed/seed founders across sectors.
India's largest pre-seed fund, solo-GP-led by 3x founder Vaibhav Domkundwar; ~$100M AUM, 200+ companies, 2 unicorns, median cheque $250K–$500K. Notable bets: Slice, M2P, Open, Probo, Vegrow.
Bengaluru B2B-SaaS micro-VC launched by Siddhartha Ahluwalia and Nansi Mishra (hosts of the Neon Show / 100x Entrepreneur podcast). Backs early B2B SaaS aiming for $10M ARR within five years; now on a later fund.
Seed-stage fund (founded 2021) backing global B2B SaaS startups built from India. Concentrated, high-conviction portfolio with hands-on post-investment support. (HQ Chennai; deeply active in the Bengaluru SaaS scene.)
India seed-stage micro-VC (Fund I) investing in fintech, AI and internet startups; among the operator-led first-cheque funds backing deep tech and defence with patient specialised capital.
Bengaluru operator-VC founded 2020 by Vasant Rao, Avijeet Alagathi, Venus Dhuria and Ashis Nayak; first close of ~INR 250 Cr fund (Aug 2023) from family offices/CXOs. Focus: enterprise SaaS, consumer internet, deeptech, creator economy.
India's dedicated pre-seed fund ('Cheque Zero'), backing founders at idea stage, sometimes pre-incorporation; typically $500K–$1M first institutional rounds. Publishes the annual India Pre-seed Landscape report.
Operator-angel-led micro-VC founded 2016 backing founders across categories; ~107 companies with 3 unicorns. Notable bets: CRED, BigBasket. (Mumbai-rooted but a core part of the BLR first-cheque network.)
Early-stage accelerator-VC (co-founded by serial entrepreneur Anil G. Jain, 90+ angel investments) writing high-volume first cheques into very-early startups across sectors, paired with an accelerator-style support program.
Early-stage VC (operations in Mumbai, Bangalore and Washington DC) investing in innovative products and technology companies in India. Part of the operator-led micro-VC wave writing early cheques.
Corporate venture 1
Corporate VC arm of Bengaluru-HQ'd Wipro, making strategic investments in early/growth enterprise-tech and cybersecurity startups that align with Wipro's business; provides go-to-market access to portfolio companies.
Family offices 2
Bengaluru family office/investment arm of Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy, founded 2010. Multi-asset (JVs, PE, public equity, growth VC) with active mentorship. Notable bets: Udaan, Acko, VerSe (Dailyhunt/Josh), SEDEMAC, Aequs.
Bengaluru private-investment arm of Wipro founder Azim Premji's family (est. 2006); large, long-horizon investor across growth and late stage. Notable bets: Swiggy, Lenskart, FirstCry, Udaan, Zomato.
Accelerator funds 3
Peak XV's apex Indian accelerator; up to $3M seed plus a 16-week founder/operator-led program. Backed by a ~$600M fund (2026). ~200 companies, 2 unicorns. Notable BLR bets: Cult.fit, InVideo, Seekho.
Bengaluru hybrid seed fund + accelerator founded by Infosys co-founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and S. D. Shibulal; cheques ~$500K–$1.5M, 80+ companies, 75%+ follow-on rate. Consumer internet, SaaS, healthtech, AI, fintech.
Accelerator-fund arm of the Venture Catalysts ecosystem providing seed cheques plus a structured cohort program; high-volume early-stage deployment with strong Bengaluru deal flow alongside the VCats angel network.
Angel networks 6
Bengaluru-founded (2013, Shanti Mohan + Sanjay Jha) full-stack angel-investing marketplace that industrialised Indian angel investing; 900+ portfolio startups, 13,000+ investors. Rebranded to LVX (private-market investing for 'India@2047').
Asia's largest angel network, 500+ investors across 10+ countries, with an active Bengaluru chapter; invests in early-stage businesses and runs the IAN Fund alongside the network. One of India's oldest angel groups (est. 2006).
Founded 2018, one of India's largest angel networks (7,000+ members, ~290+ investments) with strong Bengaluru activity. Founder-friendly, investor-focused; backs early-stage startups across sectors.
Integrated incubator + angel network providing ~$500K–$2M plus 18–24 months of incubation support; pan-India with active Bengaluru deal flow. Sister accelerator-fund 9Unicorns extends the seed pipeline.
Early-stage angel/investor network funding startups (~INR 3–3.5 Cr typical), with 10+ exits and 25+ ventures securing follow-on rounds. Runs structured deal syndication across Indian metros including Bengaluru.
Investor network investing in early-stage startups across sectors and geographies, syndicating angel cheques into seed rounds. Active in the broader Bengaluru early-stage funding pipeline.
Operator angels 6
Bengaluru-based founder of CRED (and earlier FreeCharge) and India's most prolific operator-angel, on the cap table of ~299 companies. Writes small (~$100K) early cheques. Notable bets: Razorpay, Unacademy, Spinny, Shiprocket.
Bengaluru-based founder/CEO of Zerodha; angel investor across consumer and fintech. Backed Licious and Ultrahuman; also invests via Zerodha's Rainmatter (climate, fintech, health) initiative.
Bengaluru-based co-founder of unicorn Livspace and a top operator-angel with 50–60+ investments. Notable bets: slice (fintech unicorn), CoinSwitch Kuber, Airmeet, Captain Fresh, Convin.
Bengaluru-based co-founder/CEO of Groww; finance-operator angel investing in healthcare, wellness and fintech-adjacent startups. Brings consumer-fintech scaling experience to early-stage founders.
Bengaluru-based co-founder/CEO of Swiggy; angel investor across consumer-internet and food/commerce-adjacent startups, leveraging deep marketplace and logistics operating experience.
Bengaluru-based co-founder of B2B unicorn Udaan; operator-turned-investor with expertise scaling tech-led commerce and supply-chain businesses. Backs product/ops/consumer-internet founders early.
Incubators & accelerators in Bengaluru
Incubators, accelerators, corporate programs and institutions. Jump to a type, or browse the list.
Incubators 5
India's premier life-sciences and biotech incubator, hosted on the NCBS/inStem campus and designated a K-Tech Technology Business Incubator by the Karnataka government. Focuses on startups in biotech, healthtech, agritech and life scienc...
Flagship government bio-incubator jointly established by Karnataka's Dept of IT/BT/S&T and the central Dept of Biotechnology (DBT). Spans 50,000+ sq ft on a 10-acre campus with a Central Instrumentation Facility and state-of-the-art labs...
Innovation foundation backed by Tata Trusts that incubates and funds science- and technology-driven startups solving social challenges in diagnostics, maternal health, clean cooking, financial inclusion and sustainable agriculture. Runs ...
Technology business incubator promoted by JSS Mahavidyapeetha and backed by the central NSTEDB/DST machinery. Supports technology startups with mentoring, infrastructure and government-scheme access. One of Bengaluru's longer-standing go...
NITI Aayog–supported Atal Incubation Centre hosted by the Jyothy Institute of Technology Foundation, focused on scientific entrepreneurship including materials and food tech. Provides labs, mentorship and Atal-network access to deep-scie...
Accelerators 4
Industrial-innovation accelerator (founded 2014, HQ Coimbatore) that catalyses national-scale industrial digital transformation by connecting government and industry with deep-tech innovators. Runs vertically integrated incubation coveri...
Venture-building studio (associated with Khosla Ventures) tackling large-scale technology problems, with a focus on mobile payments, machine learning and retail efficiency. Builds and incubates companies rather than running fixed cohorts...
Independent early-stage incubator/accelerator near Koramangala providing space, mentorship and network access to founders. Portfolio has included Zoomdeck, BuyHatke and SignEasy. A grassroots, founder-friendly option in the city's denses...
Accelerator focused on mobile, social and cloud products, working with startups across travel, education, healthcare, media and fintech. Provides structured cohort support, mentorship and investor introductions. One of Bengaluru's earlie...
Corporate programs 9
Cisco's startup accelerator offering business and technical mentorship, access to validated enterprise use cases, and networking with clients, partners and investors. Mentored by Cisco executives and industry leaders. Portfolio includes ...
Bengaluru node of Airbus's global aerospace accelerator network (alongside Toulouse, Madrid and Hamburg). Runs a six-month acceleration program giving early-stage aerospace and adjacent startups wide-ranging support and access to Airbus ...
SAP's startup accelerator in Bengaluru — its ninth global Foundry — running a 13-week, zero-cost, equity-free program for B2B software startups. Focuses on enterprise integration with SAP's global customer base and tech stack. Equity-fre...
Corporate accelerator at the SAP Labs campus in Whitefield housing a ~75-seat incubator that nurtures early/disruptive-stage enterprise-SaaS startups for periods up to a year. Complements the equity-free SAP.iO Foundry with deeper on-cam...
Microsoft's global startup program with strong Bengaluru activity, providing Azure cloud credits, go-to-market support, technology access and community space. Connects founders to Microsoft's enterprise customer and partner ecosystem. A ...
Google's equity-free accelerator for growth-stage Indian startups, with heavy participation from Bengaluru founders. Offers technical mentorship, cloud credits, AI/ML support and access to Google's product and partner networks. Cohorts i...
Flagship NASSCOM initiative supporting Indian tech startups with mentorship, funding access and resources, backed by partners including Microsoft, Google, Kotak and Verisign. Programs span Incubate, Virtual Incubate, NIPP and Integrate. ...
Described as India's largest deep-tech innovation ecosystem, this CoE brings together startups, enterprises and government around IoT, AI, data science, AR/VR, ML and robotics. Jointly driven by MeitY and NASSCOM with a major Bengaluru h...
Asia's first proptech accelerator, run by the Brigade Group, supporting real-estate and built-environment startups with mentorship, pilots and direct connections to real-estate customers and operator partners. Helps startups run live pil...
University & research 6
Technology incubator at IIIT Bangalore focused on frontier tech including AI, AR and bots, run via its IMACX initiative. Provides mentorship, infrastructure and seed support to deep-tech founders, often emerging from the institute's rese...
Technology Business Incubator hosted by Dayananda Sagar Institutions with a strong healthtech focus. Runs staged programs — PACE (pre-incubation), Gallop (incubation) and Emerge (acceleration) — for early, mid and late-stage startups. On...
Deep-tech-focused micro-fund and venture builder set up in 2021 as a partnership between PES University and CoCreate Ventures, operating at the pre-prototype/pre-ideation stage. Offers up to ~$200K per startup plus team, mentoring and in...
AI & Robotics Technology Park at IISc that incubates and invests in deep-tech startups bridging lab research to real-world products. Its Venture Incubation Program provides direct investment and venture-building support for AI and roboti...
Deep-tech innovation centre launched in 2026 by IISc with the Wadhwani Foundation to accelerate commercialisation of quantum and deep-tech research. Operates InQubate, a startup acceleration platform offering mentorship, infrastructure a...
Design-led incubation initiative associated with the National Institute of Design's Bengaluru campus, supporting design-driven and creative enterprises. Government-supported with wide mentorship access. Fills the design-entrepreneurship ...
Government & public 6
Karnataka government's K-Tech Centre of Excellence in cybersecurity, formed in 2017 and housed on the IISc campus. Supports cybersecurity startups, skilling and research, connecting industry, academia and government. Karnataka's flagship...
Karnataka's K-Tech Centre of Excellence for Data Science & AI, run in partnership with NASSCOM, with a stated vision to make Karnataka a global top-3 destination for DS&AI. Supports AI startups with infrastructure, talent and corporate c...
Karnataka K-Tech Centre of Excellence providing state-of-the-art facilities to boost the AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming and comics) sector in Bengaluru and the state. Offers technology infrastructure, skilling and startup suppor...
Karnataka K-Tech Centre of Excellence in Aerospace and Defence, established by the Dept of IT/BT with Dassault Systèmes and VTU. Focuses on skilling and producing industry-ready manpower for the aerospace & defence sector, with startup a...
Umbrella innovation-hub framework under Karnataka's Dept of IT/BT/S&T that coordinates the state's 21 Centres of Excellence (14 live, more in progress), incubators and startup schemes. Acts as the state-level connective tissue for emergi...
New Karnataka government centre approved in January 2026 (with a ~$2.4M investment) in partnership with NASSCOM, focused on AI, robotics, automation and digital transformation. Aims to give startups and industry applied-AI capability and...
Coworking spaces in Bengaluru
Where founders and early teams set up.
Bengaluru-headquartered managed-office and coworking brand offering design-led, tech-enabled workspaces from dedicated desks to large managed offices. Operates 40+ locations in Bengaluru alone and is present across 6 Indian cities. Popul...
India's leading Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) provider, delivering configured, tech-enabled managed offices at scale. Targets growth-stage startups and enterprises needing large fully-managed floors rather than hot desks. Operates multip...
Bengaluru-grown coworking operator running since 2017, now with 8,000+ seats across key commercial localities. Serves a mix of Fortune 500 teams, SMEs and startups, and offers free trials before booking. Known as a de-facto standard opti...
Fast-growing coworking brand managing 2M+ sq ft with centres in CBD, HSR Layout, Koramangala, Outer Ring Road and Indiranagar. The HSR and Koramangala locations are especially popular with startups and creative teams. An eChai-relevant v...
Aggregator-style flexible workspace platform offering the widest spread of coworking and day-pass options, with 160+ locations across 20 cities. Lets startups and freelancers book desks across many Bengaluru localities on flexible terms....
Bengaluru-born managed-office brand specialising in custom-built offices with modern interiors, also present in Pune and Gurgaon. Strong cluster in HSR Layout (Sector 6) and the southeast startup belt. An eChai-relevant venue that regula...
Bengaluru node of the global Draper Startup House network (founded under the Draper Venture umbrella) blending coworking with co-living for travelling founders, digital nomads and remote workers. Located in the heart of Koramangala near ...
Coworking and managed-office operator with a flagship 7-floor, 125,000 sq ft, 3,300-seat centre on Outer Ring Road at Devarabisanahalli. Offers custom-built offices and flexible leases for startups and enterprises. Also operates in Chenn...
Boutique coworking brand in Bengaluru's southeast startup belt offering design-forward shared and managed offices for small startup teams. An eChai-relevant venue used for community meetups and founder events. Positioned for early-stage ...
Premium coworking brand (backed by RMZ Corp) with marquee centres inside RMZ EcoWorld and other Grade-A campuses on Outer Ring Road. A top choice for tech companies and mid-sized teams wanting a blend of performance and aesthetics. Stron...
Flexible-workspace aggregator giving startups on-demand access to a wide network of coworking centres across Bengaluru on flexible terms. Useful for teams wanting to compare and book space without long leases. Operates a marketplace plus...
Large managed-workspace and flex-office provider operating Grade-A campuses across Bengaluru's IT corridors, popular with GCCs and scale-up startups needing fully-managed floors. Focuses on enterprise-grade fit-outs rather than hot-deski...
Startup communities & events in Bengaluru
The wider scene eChai is part of: communities, recurring meetups and annual conferences. Jump to a type, or browse the list.
Communities 10
Bangalore chapter of the global TiE entrepreneur network. Runs mentorship, the TiE HyperGrowth Circle, masterclasses, investor connect, a legal clinic, and incubation support, plus recurring events and an annual flagship. One of the city...
World's largest pay-it-forward, volunteer-driven community of SaaS founders. The Bengaluru chapter runs Playbook Roundtables, Demo Rooms, and Socials. Parent of SaaSBoomi Annual and the AIBoomi initiative.
Launched 2025 under the SaaSBoomi umbrella as a home for AI-first founders. Runs AIBoomi ONE gatherings and the AIBoomi Caravan, and maps India's AI startup ecosystem. The 2026 annual runs under the AIBoomi brand.
Bangalore-born (May 2019) volunteer-driven product community, now 30,000+ members. Runs Grabchai offline meetups, Productpedia, weekly newsletters, a podcast, and a Women in Product track.
Community founded by Swati Awasthi for women and allies in product leadership and entrepreneurship. Peer learning, mentorship, and curated events; hosts The Great Product Festival in Bangalore.
Invite-only paid club (founded 2019) of 4,000+ product, marketing, and growth leaders. Pairs an online growth program with offline monthly roundtables, mixers, and deep-dives across 11+ cities; Bangalore is a core chapter.
Bangalore-based organisation helping technologists meet, collaborate, and self-organise. Runs conferences, hacknights, workshops, and geekups; parent/host of The Fifth Elephant, JSFoo, Rootconf, and Anthill Inside.
AI research-and-builder community founded by Paras Chopra, exploring foundational AI questions. Regularly hosts talks on AI at its Bangalore office and online, aimed at independent researchers and builders.
Rapid scale-up program and founder community from Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India/SEA), the Singapore-to-Bengaluru VC. Up to ~$3M seed plus a 4-month curriculum, workshops, and a 400+ founder community. Cohort-based, twice-yearly.
Day-zero VC running a Bengaluru residency that has drawn 50,000+ applications. Operates a pre-formation founder community ('Before Day Zero') plus an early-stage fund, hosting cohort gatherings and co-founder matching.
Recurring meetups 12
India's largest early-stage startup community (est. 2008). Its flagship Startup Saturday runs monthly with free networking, pitches/demos, and learning. The Bangalore chapter is among the most active and has crossed 100 editions.
Local chapter of the global ProductTank network (Mind the Product). Free, informal, volunteer-run meetup for product managers on design, development, management, UX, and metrics. Recurs roughly monthly.
One of India's largest and oldest Python user groups (13,000+ members), part of the PSF Meetup Pro network. Meets monthly in Bangalore with talks, workshops, and code sprints.
Google Developer Group for Bangalore where developers connect, learn, and share through talks and hands-on workshops across Google and broader technologies. Hosts recurring themed meetups.
Community of Google Cloud engineers, architects, and evangelists sharing best practices; runs recurring meetups including joint Kubernetes & Cloud sessions.
Community of AWS developers, architects, and evangelists meeting to share best practices and discuss new features; one of the larger cloud-dev meetups in the city.
Microsoft's developer community program for Bengaluru running workshops on Fabric, SQL, Power BI, and AI, connecting developers with data leaders. Mix of virtual and in-person events.
Bengaluru chapter of FOSS United, enabling free/open-source software and hardware in India. Runs a recurring (roughly monthly) FOSS meetup for the local open-source community.
Hasgeek-run community of systems/ops engineers, DevOps programmers, and SREs sharing knowledge on reliable systems, serverless, observability, and security. Year-round community plus annual conference.
Local chapter of the global AI Tinkerers network. Recurring meetups, talks, and builder demos for engineers, founders, and researchers working on AI agents, RAG, voice/multimodal, evals, and production AI infra.
Community for learning and practicing AI, Generative AI, LLMs, and Agents. Regularly invites tech leads to share experiences; runs deep-dive talks (some with Google Developers), code labs, and networking.
Bangalore-rooted AI Agents developer community for builders shipping real-world AI agents and autonomous workflows; recurring builder-focused meetups.
Annual conferences 10
Asia's premier government-backed tech summit, run by Karnataka's Dept. of Electronics, IT & BT. Held annually ~Oct–Dec; the 29th edition runs 17–19 Nov 2026 at BIEC, theme 'AI & Beyond', with 1,200+ exhibitors and 50K+ visitors.
NASSCOM's 18+ year flagship showcasing Indian products and startups (~2,000 attendees). Now evolved as 'Future Forge' with a deeptech focus on build/fund/adopt, startup-corporate collaboration, and investment. Historically held in Bengal...
Asia's seminal SaaS founder conference and a global benchmark; 2.5 days of tactical sharing and networking, ~1,350 attendees in 2025, run by volunteers. From 2026 the annual runs under the AIBoomi brand.
YourStory's flagship and India's largest startup-tech festival (15+ editions), bringing together founders, investors, government, and tech leaders. 2025 edition ran 10–12 Sept in Bengaluru. (Media-driven flagship; YourStory also runs Dev...
India's flagship/largest AI conference by Analytics India Magazine. The 10th edition runs 7–9 Oct 2026 at KTPO Whitefield: conference + AI Expo + AI Awards, with 5,000+ attendees and 150+ speakers across GenAI, LLMs, agents, MLOps.
Asia's largest gathering of women and allies in technology, by AnitaB.org India. GHCI 2025 (2–4 Dec) at KTPO drew 10,000+; GHCI 2027 set for 20–22 Jan 2027. Three days of networking, learning, and hackathons. Held in Bengaluru.
One of Asia's foremost data science and ML conferences, by Hasgeek since 2012. Now a year-round forum plus an annual July flagship on data/ML engineering, production data science, and data privacy. 2025 edition over two days in Bangalore...
Hasgeek's JavaScript-focused conference (editions like JSFoo:VueDay) for front-end/full-stack engineers to learn, share techniques, and network. Bengaluru-based.
India edition of droidcon, the largest Android developer conference series outside the USA. A forum for Android/mobile developers to network, share techniques, and announce apps; editions held in Bangalore.
Hasgeek's annual DevOps/SRE/infrastructure conference (now incorporating DevConf), bringing systems and operations engineers together on reliable systems, observability, and security.
Media & platforms 4
India's pioneering startup media platform (founder Shradha Sharma), HQ'd in Bengaluru. Covers startups, funding, and tech; runs the TechSparks and DevSparks franchises and HerStory vertical. A central touchpoint for the ecosystem.
India's largest startup media & intelligence platform (13,000+ stories, 10M+ monthly reach) covering the tech/startup/internet economy with news, data, reports, and events. (HQ in Delhi-NCR, not Bengaluru; India-wide coverage.)
Subscriber-only premium business/tech publication based in Bengaluru, launched 2016, known for in-depth daily analysis. Founders include Rohin Dharmakumar and Seema Singh. Influential among founders and investors.
Subscriber-funded investigative/analytical publication founded 2019 by Ashish Mishra (ex-The Ken), covering technology, business, and culture in depth. Bengaluru-based.
Cafes to work from in Bengaluru
Laptop-friendly cafes founders actually work from. Jump to your area, or browse the list.
Indiranagar 11
Solo deep work; private/confidential calls; client meetings; podcast
Purpose-built work cafe: focus pods, podcast room, conference room, workstations; bagels/pies
Video calls; investor/team meetings; back-to-back calls
Own-roasted coffee; soundproof call booths, private meeting pods, conference room
Solo work; quick business meetings; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee; reliable espresso, cold brews; quiet corners
Solo work; 1:1 catch-up; casual meetings
Reliable chain coffee, AC + power + wifi
Solo deep work; calm focus sessions; meditation breaks
100% vegetarian organic menu; free yoga classes with qualifying spend
Breakfast meetings; casual catch-up; light work between meals
All-day continental breakfast — pancakes, waffles, big plates
Casual catch-up; light solo work on mobile data; reading
Long-running Italian-style coffee bar; good espresso, reasonable prices
Lively daytime work; casual team meetups (daytime), beers after
Iconic craft microbrewery — stout, hefeweizen, wood-fired pizzas
Casual catch-up; light work; informal meetings
Bakery + pizzeria — desserts, cakes, coffee; warm wooden interiors
Quiet solo work; reading; calm 1:1s
Nostalgic balcony cafe; praised continental breakfast
Koramangala 11
Solo deep work; long sessions; calls (conference room)
Time-based coworking model, unlimited refreshments, conference room, library, board games
Solo work; casual meetings; coffee-first focus
Top-tier single-origin coffee; indoor AC + outdoor seating
Solo work on a budget
Affordable specialty coffee; friendly staff
Solo work; study
Specialty coffee chain; dedicated workstation corner
Solo work on weekdays; all-day breakfast meetings; brainstorming
Legendary all-day breakfast — pancakes, waffles, gluten-free; markets as a 'workcafe'
Reliable fallback; calls; casual meetings
Consistent chain coffee, pastries
Daytime founder networking; casual meetings
Cocktails, pizza; 'work pass' daytime cowork program
Quiet focused solo work
Coffee, baked goods; calm distraction-free setup
Peaceful solo work; tea-lovers
Teas, toasts, sandwiches; minimalist spacious
Quiet solo reading/writing; offline focus; ambience
Restored-house art cafe, courtyard, natural light, aesthetic
HSR & South 19
Investor meetings; video calls; solo deep work
Specialty roasts; soundproof call booths, private meeting pods (hourly), conference room
Solo deep work; investor meetings; team offsite
Cafe that doubles as coworking; sofas, beanbags, swing chairs, meeting rooms, board games, events
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee, sandwiches, salads; bright industrial interiors + outdoor seating
Solo deep work; investor meetings; casual catch-up
Spacious garden/rooftop with plants/pond; specific noise-free areas
Solo deep work; team offsite; calls — guaranteed seating
Dedicated work zones, beverages included
Solo work; small meetings; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee blends, clean minimalist interiors
Solo work; casual catch-up; coffee-first remote work
High-quality single-origin coffee, pour-over/cold brew; cozy nooks + communal tables
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Single-origin from own Baarbara Estate (Baba Budangiri); 24-hr cold brews, bakes
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Artisanal/manual-brew specialty coffee, vegan-friendly
Solo work; casual meetings; video calls
Reliable chain coffee, AC, predictable infrastructure; ~450 m from 4th Block bus station
Casual catch-up; morning solo work; small meetings
Extensive all-day breakfast; well-lit rustic décor, outdoor seating, pet-friendly
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee; reliable wifi+outlets
Solo work; calm long sessions; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee; the most reliable BTM work cafe
Solo work; casual catch-up
Premium specialty single-estate coffee, roastery
Budget solo deep work; students; freelancers
Budget-friendly neighbourhood work cafe
Solo work; calls
Cafe + coworking hybrid (bookable via myHQ)
Casual catch-up; breakfast meetings
Healthy/keto/vegan; breakfast; pet-friendly, sustainable; indoor+outdoor
Casual catch-up; team lunch meetings
All-day breakfast, pizzas, burgers; rooftop seating
Central & MG Road 12
Solo deep work; long remote days
Specialty coffee, multiple charging points; roomier than Church St branch
Solo deep work; daily remote
Specialty Karnataka beans; right beside MG Road Metro
Solo deep work; long sessions; casual meetings
Two-floor space, diverse seating, <1 min from metro
Casual meetings; networking; brainstorming; creative work
Old-school charm; hot chocolate, mocha shakerato; group seating
Team offsite; casual meetings; daytime work
Colonial bungalow, alfresco under trees, wine bar, manual brews
Solo deep work; quiet meetings
Premium single-estate specialty coffee, roastery
Focused solo work ('quiet table + good coffee')
In-house roasted award-estate beans; cortados, cold brew, pour-overs
Casual catch-up; light work; breakfast meetings
Bakery/Continental; puffs, pastries, weekend breakfasts
Investor meetings; client lunches
French/Italian/Continental; bakery-bistro; polished UB City setting
Investor meetings; team lunches; casual catch-up
Continental/Italian/BBQ deli; brunch
Investor/coffee meetings; coffee appreciation
Estate-to-cup Coorg beans, expert roasting; valet parking
Whitefield & ORR 11
Investor meetings; video calls; team huddles
Work pods, podcast/conference rooms
Investor meetings; video calls; confidential work
Private enclosed pods + conference room + workstations
Solo deep work; video calls
Dedicated work section with skylight / natural light
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
In-house roastery, pour-overs, strong vegan/veg/Jain menu; 'Zen table' for focus
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Specialty single-origin coffee, minimalist interiors
Solo work; 1:1 meetings; video calls
Consistent chain reliability; predictable seating + power; two floors
Solo deep work; casual catch-up
Specialty coffee, work-oriented seating
Team offsite; informal meetings; casual catch-up (day)
All-day cafe + bar; 'work then unwind' format
Casual catch-up; light solo work; informal meetings
Renowned patisserie/desserts and bakes
Casual catch-up; light solo work
Strong manual-brew coffee; wine taste-and-buy concept; patio
North & West 5
Solo deep work; daily remote work; casual meetings
Specialty coffee; built for 8+ hr sessions
Solo deep work; daily remote work; casual meetings
Specialty coffee; built for long sessions
Team offsite; casual meetings; daytime solo work
Daytime coworking + fusion food + cocktails; double-decker eco-brutalist space
Solo work; casual meetings; video calls (find a corner)
Reliable chain coffee + work infra near Yeshwanthpur metro / Orion Mall
Startup neighbourhoods in Bengaluru
The neighbourhoods where the city's founders cluster.
The original startup high street. Flipkart sold its first books from an apartment here; Swiggy, Ola, Navi and Razorpay all grew up nearby.
Ola Electric · Swiggy · CRED · Dunzo · Navi · Ola (ANI Technologies)
The founder-dense residential grid that became a startup quarter. eChai's HSR meetups sit in the middle of it.
BigBasket · slice · Acko · FreshToHome · MyGate · Ayu Health
Wealthtech and consumer brands cluster here, alongside the cafes where half the city's first meetings happen.
HomeLane · smallcase · 82°E · Chai Point · Even Healthcare · Fireside Ventures
The corporate-tech spine: Bellandur and the ORR parks house the larger scale-ups and global offices.
Flipkart · Groww · Meesho · Myntra · PhonePe · Udaan
The eastern tech hub, strong on deeptech, hardware and enterprise R&D.
Netradyne · Cellworks Group · Cloudphysician · SatSure
Where it started: Infosys and Wipro built here, and EV and deeptech makers now share the address.
Infosys · Pandorum Technologies · InnAccel Technologies · Sea6 Energy
South Bengaluru's quieter founder pocket, home to Zerodha and a band of bootstrapped, profit-first companies.
Zerodha · Perfios · Sprinto
Answers about the Bengaluru startup scene
What does the startup ecosystem in Bengaluru look like?
It is India's largest and most mature startup ecosystem: 16,000+ startups, the biggest share of national VC funding, and most of the country's unicorns. It runs deep in fintech, SaaS and AI, with strong healthtech, biotech, mobility, deeptech and consumer clusters. The Founder Circuit and vertical pages above map who is building what.
Where do founders network in Bengaluru?
Mostly in the Koramangala, HSR Layout and Indiranagar belt, at community meetups rather than conferences. eChai runs free, open founder meetups across the city, and there is a thick layer of vertical communities (SaaS, AI, product, developer groups) listed below. The simplest first step is to show up to an upcoming event.
How do I find a co-founder in Bengaluru?
Go where founders already gather. Day-zero programs like Antler and Surge run co-founder matching, but most pairings start informally at meetups. Come to a few eChai events, meet people building adjacent things, and the conversations tend to find their own way to co-founder fit.
How do I join the startup community in Bengaluru?
eChai is free and open: pick an upcoming Bengaluru event above, RSVP, and walk in. There is no application or membership fee. The community has brought founders together since 2009, and the meetups are built so first-time founders and seasoned operators end up in the same conversations.
Who are the top startup founders in Bengaluru?
The city's founder lineage runs from the IT pioneers (Narayana Murthy, Azim Premji) through the Flipkart generation (the Bansals and their alumni who built PhonePe, Groww, Udaan, Navi and more) to today's AI and deeptech founders. The Founder Circuit above lists them company by company, filterable by vertical.
Which incubators and accelerators are in Bengaluru?
Bengaluru has one of India's densest support layers: C-CAMP and ARTPARK for deeptech and bio, NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore, K-Tech's centres of excellence, corporate programs like Airbus BizLab and Brigade REAP, plus a deep coworking bench. The full list is in the coworking and incubators section below.
Who are the active angel investors and VCs in Bengaluru?
The city hosts most of India's major funds (Peak XV, Accel, Lightspeed, Blume, Elevation and many more) alongside active micro-VCs and angel networks, and operator-angels like Kunal Shah and Nithin Kamath. The investors section below lists firms, micro-VCs and angel networks based here.
How is the AI startup scene in Bengaluru?
It is among the strongest in the world right now. Three of the four IndiaAI Mission foundational-model winners are based here, and there is a deep bench of applied-AI, voice-AI and AI-agent startups. See the AI, AI agents and Generative AI vertical pages, and the AI x SaaS meetups in the events section.
What are the best startup events and meetups in Bengaluru?
The upcoming events block above is live: filter it for this weekend, free, or AI. Beyond eChai, the city runs SaaSBoomi, Headstart's Startup Saturday, Hasgeek's conferences, the Bengaluru Tech Summit and many vertical meetups, all listed in the communities section.
Which are the fastest growing startups in Bengaluru?
The clearest signal is the soonicorn pipeline: companies one round from unicorn status across fintech, AI, consumer and logistics. Filter the Founder Circuit by stage to see them, or browse a specific vertical to find the names rising in that category.
New to Bengaluru's startup scene? Start here.
eChai runs free, open founder meetups across Bengaluru. No membership, no fee, just show up. RSVP to the next one and meet the people building the city.
See upcoming Bengaluru events