Berlin and Bengaluru: Startups in the digital race for innovation!

Berlin and Bengaluru: Startups in the digital race for innovation!

Bengaluru, Indien - On July 8, 2025, Senator for Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey in Bengaluru signed an important cooperation agreement between Berlin and Karnataka. This agreement aims to expand the innovation partnerships and the economic relationships between the two regions. In talks with Priyank M. Kharge, the Minister of IT and Biotechnology, as well as M. B. Patil, the Minister for Industry Company, the focus was on networking the startup ecosystems. Bengaluru, known as the "Indian Silicon Valley", represents a strategically important partner.

Bengaluru has developed into a center for innovations in the past ten years, which has shared many similar features with the Berlin startup scene. The city has made a name for itself through its initiatives in the areas of digitization, artificial intelligence, deep tech, fintech and biotech. These parallels offer great opportunities for an exchange between startups of both cities.

strengthening the startup relationships

The signed cooperation agreement offers startups in both cities important support. You will receive advice when entering the market in the other market. This includes co-working and flexible job offers in Berlin as well as access to tech hubs in Bengaluru to use networks and find investors. The city of Bengaluru houses over 16,000 startups and in 2024 received almost half of the total financing (47% of over 12 billion USD) for startups in India, which underlines its role in the Indian startup ecosystem.

Another exciting element of this agreement is the announcement that Berlin will open its own foreign office in Bengaluru in 2026. This will be the third office to New York and Beijing. The office should not only promote economic relationships, but also support Berlin companies in entering the market and promote investments and specialists from India.

Introduction to the Indian startup ecosystem

The Indian startup ecosystem is considered the third largest worldwide with almost 50,000 registered startups. It has achieved an annual growth of 12-15% in recent years. The combination of a large consumer base, strong investor trust and robust talent pool has promoted growth in cities such as Bengaluru. Over 1,536 venture capital companies and numerous Angel investors strengthen the undertaking to position this region as a center for entrepreneurship and innovation in India.

In addition to the existing startups, state initiatives in Karnataka also promote new entrepreneurs and companies that offer solutions for central challenges such as health care, education and pollution. The state has over 40 years of experience in the technology sector and offers significant innovation -friendly policies that continue to promote growth.

Overall, the cooperation agreement between Berlin and Karnataka not only illustrates the commitment to closer cooperation, but also the opportunity to learn from each other and to work together on the future of digitization and innovation. This initiative is another step in the internationalization of the Berlin business location and strengthens the already active relationships between the German and the Indian technology and startup scene.

Further information on Bengaluru as an important center for startups can be found at the Startup Genome and for developments in the startup ecosystem in India on the [dwih new Delhi] (https://www.dwih-newdelhi.org/themen/kumenschaftbasiert-ups-unst- undehrt-in-indien/ein-ueberblick-ueber-das-indungen-fuer- science-based-start-ups/).

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