The Innovation Centre at IIIT-Bangalore successfully organized a half-day summit named “Co-Creating the Future with Startups and Corporates” on 16 January 2026, in collaboration with MeitY Startup Hub and Startup India, to celebrate National Startup Day.

The gathering united corporate executives, startup creators, advisors, and ecosystem facilitators to investigate significant partnerships among startups, corporations, and educational institutions.

The summit included a keynote speech by Shivani Agarwal, Managing Director – Marketing Transformation, Accenture, along with an inaugural speech by Mr. Shamanth S N, Director – New & Emerging Business, Rakuten India. A fireside discussion on “How can industry, academia, and startups collaborate to shape the future in the current deeptech era” included Pavan Govindan, CEO & Co-Founder of Trozo, and Guru Mallikarjuna, CTO of Bosch Global Software Technologies, who provided practical insights on teamwork, challenges in adoption, and expanding innovation.

The panel discussion titled “Startups & Corporates Co-Creating Solutions: Challenges and Opportunities” featured Dr. Yogananda Jeppu (Boeing), Mr. Sanjay Gopinath (MathWorks), Shashidhar Subramanya (Bühler Group), and Raghav Gupta (Titan Company Ltd.).

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The conversation underscored actionable insights regarding corporate-startup collaborations, deep-tech market entry, and the creation of sustainable, high-impact innovation environments.

The summit served as a platform for meaningful exchange, inspiring continued collaboration between startups, corporates, and academia to co-create impactful solutions for the future.

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Established in 2009, IIIT-B Innovation Centre (IIIT-B IC) stands as a cornerstone of Karnataka's startup ecosystem, leveraging the academic excellence of its parent institution, the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore. As a dynamic hub for innovation, we facilitate meaningful collaboration between entrepreneurs, industry experts, government agencies, and academic researchers to develop technology-driven solutions for pressing societal challenges.

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Their unique position at the intersection of academia and industry enables us to nurture early-stage startups through curated incubation support, specialized mentoring, and strategic funding support. With over a decade of experience fostering digital innovation, IIIT-B IC has successfully supported 250+ startup that have created substantial social and economic impact.