Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 30 January 2026
Karnataka hosts 39% of India’s 890 GenAI startups as ecosystem triples in H1 2025
Exam-focused facts from the 30 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Karnataka accounts for 39% of India’s Generative AI (GenAI) startups as per Economic Survey 2025-26.
- India’s GenAI startup count surged threefold to 890 in the first half of 2025 from 240 in the first half of 2024.
- GenAI startups raised $76.4 million year-to-date across 18 funding rounds as per Tracxn data.
- Deep tech industry funding rose 78% during calendar year 2024.
- Karnataka leads the country with 43 State Public Universities supporting the talent pipeline.
- India’s technology startup ecosystem is ranked third-largest globally.
- India operates a deep-tech Fund of Funds under the ₹1 lakh crore RDI initiative to finance advanced research.
- Karnataka’s tier-2 and tier-3 cities are witnessing spill-over growth in deep-tech and advanced manufacturing.
- India’s space sector is projected to reach $44 billion by 2047 with over 300 startups, with Bengaluru and Belagavi as key hubs.