Bangalore's next big startup weeks: the Bengaluru Tech Summit (17–19 November 2026) with its Investor Connect pitches, Grace Hopper Celebration India (20–22 January 2027) with a pitch platform for women founders, and the first GITEX AI INDIA (2–4 June 2027). In between come Hasgeek's Rootconf and The Fifth Elephant, DevFest, Aero India and MLDS.
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Bangalore (Bengaluru) from November 2026 to the end of 2027. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. We mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only). Prices are in Indian rupees (₹); many organisers add 18% GST.
This article is regularly updated with new events. Do you know about an event that needs to be added? Send us some info and we will see if it's a fit.
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Must Attend Startup Events in Bangalore 2026–2027: Calendar from November 2026 to June 2027
Autumn 2026: November
Rootconf: 13–14 November 2026
Hasgeek's practitioner conference for the people who run production systems. Worth it if you sell developer or infrastructure tools, or need to hire your first senior engineers.
Bengaluru Tech Summit: 17–19 November 2026
The 29th edition of the Karnataka government's summit, this year under the theme "AI & Beyond", with embedded world India and ChangeNOW India alongside. The startup programme is the reason to go: a pavilion for more than 1,000 startups, the Investor Connect Programme where founders pitch live, mentoring and product launches. Speakers named so far include Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, Debjani Ghosh of NITI Aayog and Vivek Raghavan of Sarvam AI.
WordCamp Bengaluru: 21–22 November 2026
A low-cost, friendly conference for anyone whose business runs on WordPress: agencies, plugin and theme makers, and founders who sell online.
WeAreDevelopers Conference India: 25–26 November 2026
The first Indian edition of the European developer conference, with more than 3,000 builders and 100 speakers expected. Useful for hiring and for founders selling developer tools; there is a startup package for exhibitors.
Global Entrepreneurship Week runs on 16–22 November 2026 (genglobal.org), but we found no Bangalore host events listed yet.
Winter 2026–2027: December to February
The Fifth Elephant Winter Edition and DevFest: 4–5 December 2026
Hasgeek's long-running data conference, known for practitioner talks rather than vendor pitches. A good place to meet the engineers who build AI products in Bangalore.
GDG Bangalore's yearly festival at Google's Bengaluru campus. Free community events like this are the cheapest way to meet Google developer experts and future hires.
Grace Hopper Celebration India: 20–22 January 2027
AnitaB.org India's conference is the biggest gathering of women in tech in India. Founders should look at WeQuest, a pitch platform for early-stage women founders (applications are open on the site), and the track "The Founder's Roadmap: Entrepreneurship in Action". Note the date: there is no December 2026 edition, the conference moves to January.
Aero India: 8–12 February 2027
Asia's large aerospace and defence show, organised by the Ministry of Defence, lists start-ups and MSMEs among its exhibitors. The 2025 edition had a startup event called Manthan; a 2027 startup programme is not announced yet.
MLDS: 25–26 February 2027
The ninth edition of Analytics India Magazine's developer summit, on generative and agentic AI, with more than 3,000 attendees expected. The expo is where enterprise AI buyers look for vendors.
Spring and early summer 2027
GITEX AI INDIA: 2–4 June 2027
The first Indian edition of Dubai's GITEX, run with the Government of Karnataka. Its startup platform, North Star India, has the SuperNova Startup Pitch Competition and one-to-one investor matchmaking.
Also in spring: the Society of Women Engineers' WE Local Bengaluru is listed for 1–2 April 2027 at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield, but its official page blocked our check, so treat the date as unconfirmed (welocal.swe.org).
Dates not announced yet
- AWS Summit Bengaluru 2027: last held on 22–23 April 2026 at KTPO, Whitefield; expected around April. aws.amazon.com
- Inc42 AI Summit 2027: last held on 28 May 2026 at the Sheraton Grand, Whitefield; the site says "Announcing Soon". Invite-only. inc42.com
- NASSCOM Future Forge 2027: the successor to the NASSCOM Product Conclave, last held on 6–7 August 2026 at Taj Yeshwantpur. nasscom.in
- Cypher 2027: Analytics India Magazine's AI conference, last held on 7–9 October 2026 at KTPO. analyticsindiamag.com
- YourStory TechSparks 2027: India's best-known startup media summit; the 2026 edition was on 13–15 October at Taj Yeshwantpur. yourstory.com
- Bengaluru Tech Summit 2027: the 30th edition is expected in November 2027; no date on the official site yet.
- TiEcon Bangalore: no 2026 or 2027 date published.
Not in Bangalore this year: ETHIndia 2026 (4 November, during Devcon in Mumbai) and India Blockchain Week (1–2 November, Mumbai). PyCon India was in Bengaluru in 2025, but no 2026 city or date has been published. Slush'D Bangalore was last held in 2024.
Past events
- eChai Startup Demo Day Bengaluru, October 2026: 31 October 2026, 18:00–20:00, with an HSR edition at Urban Vault 477, HSR Layout, and a second edition at Founder Startup House, Koramangala.
Recurring meetups and communities
- eChai Ventures Bengaluru: monthly demo days, Startup Open House and the eChai Women Founders Initiative. echai.ventures
- Hasgeek: Rootconf and The Fifth Elephant meetups, the Bengaluru Systems Meetup and Rust Bangalore. hasgeek.com
- TiE Bangalore: entrepreneur networking mixers, special interest group roundtables and LEAP hackathons in smaller Karnataka cities. bangalore.tie.org
- Headstart Network: founder community in HSR Layout; applications for Bharat Pitchathon 5.0 are open. headstart.in
- Founder Institute Bengaluru: pre-seed programme, now taking applications for spring 2027. Founder Institute
- GDG Bangalore and GDG Cloud Bengaluru: free developer meetups all year, building up to DevFest.
Quieter now: the Startup Grind Bangalore page lists no local events, we found no current Techstars Startup Weekend in the city, and Women Who Code closed in 2024.
Events for women founders in Bangalore
- Grace Hopper Celebration India (20–22 January 2027): with WeQuest, a pitch platform for early-stage women founders. ghci.anitabindia.org
- eChai Women Founders Initiative: free, women-only sessions by application; the 2026 Bengaluru editions were in January, May and September.
- NSRCEL Women Startup Program at IIM Bangalore: a two-year programme from idea to scale, now in its sixth cohort; applications are "coming soon". NSRCEL also runs Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women. nsrcel.org
- Women in Product India: its Great Product Festival was held on 25–26 September 2026 at RMZ Ecoworld; expect the next one around September 2027.
- Society of Women Engineers WE Local Bengaluru: listed for 1–2 April 2027 (date not confirmed on the official page yet).
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Funding and support to know before you go
- Startup India recognition is free: DPIIT charges no fee. Companies, LLPs and partnership firms qualify for up to 10 years after incorporation (20 for deep tech) with turnover under ₹200 crore (₹300 crore for deep tech). Startup India
- Karnataka Elevate: one-time grants of up to ₹50 lakh. The 2026 call opened on 25 May with four streams, including Elevate Shakti for ventures at least 51% owned by women. Entrepreneur India
- Karnataka Startup Policy 2025–30: targets 25,000 new startups, 10,000 of them outside Bengaluru, with ELEVATE NxT milestone funding of up to ₹1 crore for deep-tech startups. Reports give different totals for the budget. YourStory
- Registering a company: the Ministry of Corporate Affairs charges no incorporation fee for companies with authorised capital up to ₹15 lakh; stamp duty and digital signatures cost extra. MCA
- Foreign founders: India has no startup visa. An e-Business visa is valid for 365 days with multiple entries and stays of up to 180 days, and covers setting up a business and attending trade fairs. e-Visa FAQ
How to get the most out of Bangalore startup events
- Pitch where investors already are. The Bengaluru Tech Summit's Investor Connect, WeQuest at GHCI and GITEX's SuperNova competition all put founders on stage; see more startup competitions.
- Buy early. The Bengaluru Tech Summit's delegate prices double after 1 November 2026, and GST is added on top.
- Use the free community events. eChai, Hasgeek meetups and GDG events are where the city's founders and engineers actually meet each week.
- Plan for traffic. BIEC is on Tumkur Road in the north-west and KTPO is in Whitefield in the east; book a hotel near the venue for multi-day events.
- Follow your sector. AI founders get the most from Bangalore; see our AI startup events and women in tech events lists for the rest of the world.
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FAQ
What are the main startup events in Bangalore?
The Bengaluru Tech Summit (17–19 November 2026), Grace Hopper Celebration India (20–22 January 2027), MLDS (25–26 February 2027) and GITEX AI INDIA (2–4 June 2027), plus Hasgeek's Rootconf and The Fifth Elephant and free eChai demo days.
When is the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026?
17–19 November 2026 at BIEC on Tumkur Road. A Silver delegate pass costs ₹4,000 plus GST until 1 November 2026, then ₹8,000.
Is there a Grace Hopper Celebration India in December 2026?
No. The next edition, GHCI 27, takes place on 20–22 January 2027 at KTPO in Whitefield.
Are there events for women founders in Bangalore?
Yes: WeQuest at Grace Hopper Celebration India, the eChai Women Founders Initiative and IIM Bangalore's NSRCEL Women Startup Program. Karnataka's Elevate Shakti grant is for ventures at least 51% owned by women.
Can foreign founders get a visa to start a company in India?
There is no startup visa. An e-Business visa covers setting up a business and attending meetings and trade fairs, with stays of up to 180 days per visit.
About the Author
Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
