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Notable companies

The household names that built Bengaluru.

Ather Energy Mobility

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.

Flipkart Ecommerce

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...

Infosys IT-services

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...

Mindtree IT-services

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.

Mphasis IT-services

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.

Ola Electric Mobility

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.

Swiggy Foodtech

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.

Unacademy Edtech

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.

Wipro IT-services

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.

Zerodha Fintech

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.

BigBasket Other

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.

BlissClub D2C

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.

CRED Fintech

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.

Cure.fit / Cult.fit Healthtech

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.

Curefoods Foodtech

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.

Dunzo Other

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.

Eka Care Healthtech

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.

Groww Fintech

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.

Hasura SaaS

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...

InMobi AI

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.

Jupiter Fintech

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.

Juspay Fintech

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.

Licious D2C

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.

Meesho Ecommerce

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.

MoEngage SaaS

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.

Myntra Ecommerce

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.

Navi Fintech

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.

Ninjacart Agritech

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).

Open Fintech

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.

PhonePe Fintech

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.

Pixxel Deeptech

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.

Porter Mobility

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.

Postman SaaS

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...

Practo Healthtech

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.

Rapido Mobility

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.

Razorpay Fintech

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.

Simpl Fintech

Nityanand Sharma & Chaitra Chidanand

Founded 2015; a buy-now-pay-later checkout product for Indian e-commerce, consolidating purchases into one bill.

slice Fintech

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.

Udaan Ecommerce

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.

Vedantu Edtech

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.

Wakefit D2C

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.

Whatfix SaaS

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.

Yellow.ai SaaS

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.

Yulu Mobility

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.

Zetwerk Manufacturing

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.

Zluri SaaS

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.

Fireside Ventures Indiranagar

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.

Arkam Ventures Indiranagar

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.

Antler India Koramangala

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.

pi Ventures Indiranagar

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).

Multiply Ventures Koramangala

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

All In Capital Koramangala

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.

Better Capital Koramangala

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.

Neon Fund Indiranagar

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.)

Java Capital Indiranagar

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.

Veda VC Indiranagar

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.

Eximius Ventures Koramangala

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.

Whiteboard Capital Koramangala

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.)

100Unicorns Koramangala

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.

Montane Ventures Whitefield

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

Wipro Ventures Whitefield

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

Surge (by Peak XV) Koramangala

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.

Axilor Ventures Koramangala

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

LetsVenture / LVX Koramangala

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

Kunal Shah (angel) Koramangala

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

C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms) NCBS / GKVK Campus, Bellary Road

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...

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) Electronics City / Helix Biotech Park

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...

Social Alpha Bengaluru (HQ)

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...

AIC Tataguni / Kanakapura Road

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

Forge Innovation & Ventures Bengaluru (+ Coimbatore HQ)

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...

Khosla Labs Bengaluru

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...

Bangalore Alpha Lab Koramangala

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 LaunchPad Cisco Campus, SEZ Bengaluru

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 ...

Airbus BizLab Bengaluru

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.iO Foundry Bangalore Whitefield (SAP Labs)

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...

SAP Startup Studio (Sparx) Whitefield (SAP Labs)

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...

NASSCOM 10,000 Startups Bengaluru (+ national)

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...

Brigade REAP WTC Brigade Gateway, Malleshwaram

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

IIIT-B Innovation Centre Electronics City

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...

DERBI Foundation Kumaraswamy Layout (Dayananda Sagar)

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...

PESU Venture Labs PES University, Banashankari

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...

ARTPARK @ IISc IISc Campus, Malleshwaram

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...

Wadhwani-IISc Innovation Centre / InQubate IISc Campus, Malleshwaram

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...

NID Bengaluru Incubation (NDBI) Yelahanka (NID Campus)

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

CySecK IISc Campus, Malleshwaram

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...

K-Tech CoE Bengaluru

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...

CATS Bengaluru

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.

IndiQube Outer Ring Road / citywide

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...

Smartworks Whitefield / ORR

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...

GoodWorks Cowork Bellandur / citywide

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...

315Work Avenue Koramangala / HSR / CBD

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....

UrbanVault HSR Layout / Koramangala

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 ...

WorkEZ Devarabisanahalli (ORR)

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...

Canvas Offices Koramangala / HSR

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 ...

COWRKS RMZ Ecoworld, Bellandur

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...

Stylework citywide (aggregator)

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...

Table Space ORR / Whitefield

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

TiE Bangalore Citywide (Koramangala)

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.

The Product Folks Citywide (Koramangala)

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.

GrowthX Citywide (Koramangala)

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.

Hasgeek Citywide (Indiranagar)

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.

Lossfunk Citywide (Koramangala)

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.

Surge (Peak XV) Citywide (Koramangala)

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.

Antler India (community) Citywide (Koramangala)

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

Headstart Citywide

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.

GDG Bangalore Citywide

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.

Rootconf (community) Citywide (Indiranagar)

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.

AI Tinkerers Bengaluru Citywide (Koramangala)

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

Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) BIEC, Tumkur Rd

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...

SaaSBoomi Annual (AIBoomi Annual '26) Citywide (Bengaluru region)

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.

The Fifth Elephant (Hasgeek) Citywide (Indiranagar)

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...

JSFoo (Hasgeek) Citywide (Indiranagar)

Hasgeek's JavaScript-focused conference (editions like JSFoo:VueDay) for front-end/full-stack engineers to learn, share techniques, and network. Bengaluru-based.

droidcon India Citywide (Indiranagar)

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.

Rootconf (annual conference) Citywide (Indiranagar)

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

YourStory Citywide (Bengaluru HQ)

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.

Inc42 Citywide

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.)

The Ken Citywide (Bengaluru HQ)

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.

The Morning Context Citywide (Bengaluru HQ)

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

Paper & Pie Indiranagar

Solo deep work; private/confidential calls; client meetings; podcast

Purpose-built work cafe: focus pods, podcast room, conference room, workstations; bagels/pies

~8:00 AM–11:00 PM

Beanlore Coffee Roasters Indiranagar

Video calls; investor/team meetings; back-to-back calls

Own-roasted coffee; soundproof call booths, private meeting pods, conference room

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Third Wave Coffee Indiranagar

Solo work; quick business meetings; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee; reliable espresso, cold brews; quiet corners

~8:00 AM–1:00 AM

Starbucks Indiranagar

Solo work; 1:1 catch-up; casual meetings

Reliable chain coffee, AC + power + wifi

~7:30 AM–11:45 PM

Yogisthaan Cafe Indiranagar

Solo deep work; calm focus sessions; meditation breaks

100% vegetarian organic menu; free yoga classes with qualifying spend

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The Hole in the Wall Cafe Indiranagar

Breakfast meetings; casual catch-up; light work between meals

All-day continental breakfast — pancakes, waffles, big plates

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Matteo Coffea Indiranagar

Casual catch-up; light solo work on mobile data; reading

Long-running Italian-style coffee bar; good espresso, reasonable prices

~9:00 AM–11:00 PM

Toit Indiranagar

Lively daytime work; casual team meetups (daytime), beers after

Iconic craft microbrewery — stout, hefeweizen, wood-fired pizzas

~8:30 AM–1:00 AM

Glen's Bakehouse Indiranagar

Casual catch-up; light work; informal meetings

Bakery + pizzeria — desserts, cakes, coffee; warm wooden interiors

~9:00 AM–12:30 AM

Nanav Store & Cafe Indiranagar

Quiet solo work; reading; calm 1:1s

Nostalgic balcony cafe; praised continental breakfast

~8:30 AM–9:30 PM

Mitti Cafe Indiranagar

Quiet solo work; casual catch-up; mindful breaks

Social enterprise (staffed by people with disabilities); healthy food

~11:00 AM–9:00 PM

Koramangala 11

Dialogues Cafe Koramangala

Solo deep work; long sessions; calls (conference room)

Time-based coworking model, unlimited refreshments, conference room, library, board games

long-stay friendly

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Koramangala

Solo work; casual meetings; coffee-first focus

Top-tier single-origin coffee; indoor AC + outdoor seating

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Matteo Coffea Koramangala

Solo work on a budget

Affordable specialty coffee; friendly staff

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Third Wave Coffee Koramangala

Solo work; study

Specialty coffee chain; dedicated workstation corner

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The Hole in the Wall Cafe Koramangala

Solo work on weekdays; all-day breakfast meetings; brainstorming

Legendary all-day breakfast — pancakes, waffles, gluten-free; markets as a 'workcafe'

all-day

Starbucks Koramangala

Reliable fallback; calls; casual meetings

Consistent chain coffee, pastries

Extended/long hours

Koramangala Social Koramangala

Daytime founder networking; casual meetings

Cocktails, pizza; 'work pass' daytime cowork program

Work pass ~11 AM–6 PM, Mon–Fri

Cafe Reset Koramangala

Quiet focused solo work

Coffee, baked goods; calm distraction-free setup

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The Tea Toast Co. Koramangala

Peaceful solo work; tea-lovers

Teas, toasts, sandwiches; minimalist spacious

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DYU Art Cafe Koramangala

Quiet solo reading/writing; offline focus; ambience

Restored-house art cafe, courtyard, natural light, aesthetic

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154 Breakfast Club Koramangala

Early-morning work; breakfast meetings

Breakfast + specialty coffee

Opens early

HSR & South 19

Beanlore Coffee Roasters HSR Layout

Investor meetings; video calls; solo deep work

Specialty roasts; soundproof call booths, private meeting pods (hourly), conference room

~8 AM–11 PM

Dialogues Cafe JP Nagar

Solo deep work; investor meetings; team offsite

Cafe that doubles as coworking; sofas, beanbags, swing chairs, meeting rooms, board games, events

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Cafe Hustle HSR Layout

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee, sandwiches, salads; bright industrial interiors + outdoor seating

10:00 AM–10:30 PM

Iris Café & Kitchen JP Nagar

Solo deep work; investor meetings; casual catch-up

Spacious garden/rooftop with plants/pond; specific noise-free areas

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myHQ (work cafe / flexi space) HSR Layout

Solo deep work; team offsite; calls — guaranteed seating

Dedicated work zones, beverages included

business hours

Third Wave Coffee HSR Layout

Solo work; small meetings; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee blends, clean minimalist interiors

~7:30 AM–1:00 AM (14th Main)

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters HSR Layout

Solo work; casual catch-up; coffee-first remote work

High-quality single-origin coffee, pour-over/cold brew; cozy nooks + communal tables

typical cafe hours

The Caffeine Baar Jayanagar

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Single-origin from own Baarbara Estate (Baba Budangiri); 24-hr cold brews, bakes

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Third Wave Coffee Jayanagar

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Artisanal/manual-brew specialty coffee, vegan-friendly

~8 AM–11 PM

Starbucks Jayanagar

Solo work; casual meetings; video calls

Reliable chain coffee, AC, predictable infrastructure; ~450 m from 4th Block bus station

long hours

154 Breakfast Club JP Nagar

Casual catch-up; morning solo work; small meetings

Extensive all-day breakfast; well-lit rustic décor, outdoor seating, pet-friendly

breakfast-focused (daytime)

Third Wave Coffee Basavanagudi

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee; reliable wifi+outlets

~8 AM–11 PM

Third Wave Coffee BTM Layout

Solo work; calm long sessions; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee; the most reliable BTM work cafe

typical cafe hours

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters JP Nagar

Solo work; casual catch-up

Premium specialty single-estate coffee, roastery

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Beetle Cafe JP Nagar

Budget solo deep work; students; freelancers

Budget-friendly neighbourhood work cafe

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Brewz Coffee BTM Layout

Solo work; calls

Cafe + coworking hybrid (bookable via myHQ)

business hours

North Star Cafe HSR Layout

Casual catch-up; breakfast meetings

Healthy/keto/vegan; breakfast; pet-friendly, sustainable; indoor+outdoor

daytime cafe hours

Cafe Azzure HSR Layout

Casual catch-up; team lunch meetings

All-day breakfast, pizzas, burgers; rooftop seating

all-day

Cafe Pascucci BTM Layout

Casual catch-up; short work sessions

Italian-style coffee

cafe hours

Central & MG Road 12

Third Wave Coffee Cunningham Road

Solo deep work; long remote days

Specialty coffee, multiple charging points; roomier than Church St branch

~8 AM–11 PM

Third Wave Coffee Church Street

Solo deep work; daily remote

Specialty Karnataka beans; right beside MG Road Metro

~8 AM–11 PM

Starbucks Church Street

Solo deep work; long sessions; casual meetings

Two-floor space, diverse seating, <1 min from metro

~8 AM–11 PM

Matteo Coffea Church Street

Casual meetings; networking; brainstorming; creative work

Old-school charm; hot chocolate, mocha shakerato; group seating

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Trippy Goat Cafe Cunningham Road

Team offsite; casual meetings; daytime work

Colonial bungalow, alfresco under trees, wine bar, manual brews

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Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Sadashivnagar

Solo deep work; quiet meetings

Premium single-estate specialty coffee, roastery

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Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Lavelle Road

Focused solo work ('quiet table + good coffee')

In-house roasted award-estate beans; cortados, cold brew, pour-overs

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Glen's Bakehouse Lavelle Road

Casual catch-up; light work; breakfast meetings

Bakery/Continental; puffs, pastries, weekend breakfasts

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Cafe Noir MG Road / UB City

Investor meetings; client lunches

French/Italian/Continental; bakery-bistro; polished UB City setting

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Smoke House Deli Lavelle Road

Investor meetings; team lunches; casual catch-up

Continental/Italian/BBQ deli; brunch

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Maverick & Farmer Coffee MG Road

Investor/coffee meetings; coffee appreciation

Estate-to-cup Coorg beans, expert roasting; valet parking

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Hard Rock Cafe MG Road / St. Mark's

Team offsite/celebration; lively catch-up

American food, music memorabilia, bar

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Whitefield & ORR 11

Paper & Pie Bellandur

Investor meetings; video calls; team huddles

Work pods, podcast/conference rooms

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Paper & Pie Whitefield

Investor meetings; video calls; confidential work

Private enclosed pods + conference room + workstations

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Third Wave Coffee Sarjapur Road

Solo deep work; video calls

Dedicated work section with skylight / natural light

~8 AM–11 PM

The Kind Roastery & Brew Room Bellandur

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

In-house roastery, pour-overs, strong vegan/veg/Jain menu; 'Zen table' for focus

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Third Wave Coffee Whitefield

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Specialty single-origin coffee, minimalist interiors

~8 AM–11 PM

Starbucks Whitefield

Solo work; 1:1 meetings; video calls

Consistent chain reliability; predictable seating + power; two floors

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Third Wave Coffee Marathahalli

Solo deep work; casual catch-up

Specialty coffee, work-oriented seating

~8 AM–11 PM

SOCIAL Sarjapur Road

Team offsite; informal meetings; casual catch-up (day)

All-day cafe + bar; 'work then unwind' format

~9 AM–1 AM

Lavonne Cafe Whitefield

Casual catch-up; light solo work; informal meetings

Renowned patisserie/desserts and bakes

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Trippy Goat Cafe Bellandur

Casual catch-up; light solo work

Strong manual-brew coffee; wine taste-and-buy concept; patio

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Matteo Coffea Whitefield

Solo work; casual catch-up

Long-running Bangalore coffee brand (premium Arabica)

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North & West 5

Third Wave Coffee Rajajinagar

Solo deep work; daily remote work; casual meetings

Specialty coffee; built for 8+ hr sessions

~8 AM–11 PM

Third Wave Coffee Malleshwaram

Solo deep work; daily remote work; casual meetings

Specialty coffee; built for long sessions

~8 AM–11 PM

Hebbal SOCIAL Hebbal

Team offsite; casual meetings; daytime solo work

Daytime coworking + fusion food + cocktails; double-decker eco-brutalist space

all-day into night

Starbucks Yeshwanthpur

Solo work; casual meetings; video calls (find a corner)

Reliable chain coffee + work infra near Yeshwanthpur metro / Orion Mall

mall hours (~10 AM–11 PM)

Matteo Coffea Malleshwaram

Solo work; casual catch-up; reading

Specialty (top-10% arabica, SCAA standard); continental small plates

~8:00 AM–11:00 PM

Startup neighbourhoods in Bengaluru

The neighbourhoods where the city's founders cluster.

Koramangala

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)

HSR Layout

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

Indiranagar

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

Outer Ring Road

The corporate-tech spine: Bellandur and the ORR parks house the larger scale-ups and global offices.

Flipkart · Groww · Meesho · Myntra · PhonePe · Udaan

Whitefield

The eastern tech hub, strong on deeptech, hardware and enterprise R&D.

Netradyne · Cellworks Group · Cloudphysician · SatSure

Electronic City

Where it started: Infosys and Wipro built here, and EV and deeptech makers now share the address.

Infosys · Pandorum Technologies · InnAccel Technologies · Sea6 Energy

JP Nagar

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