Startup Summit 2026

23rd April 2026
Four Seasons Hotel, Bengaluru

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ABOUT

The Fortune India Startup Summit brings together founders, investors, policymakers, and operators shaping India's next startup decade from those building in Bharat to those driving AI-led disruption, and redefining what sustainable growth truly looks like. As the ecosystem moves beyond the frenzy, the conversation is shifting to what truly matters to building companies that last.

Across the evening, conversations will span the full spectrum of what defines this moment AI-led innovation, Bharat-first businesses, consumer disruption, and the capital powering it all featuring some of the most influential voices actively building and backing India's startup ecosystem. Curated through Fortune India's lens, this is a platform designed for clarity, not noise where sharp insights meet real experience, and conversations move beyond the obvious.

The summit brings together founders who have scaled, investors who have navigated cycles, and policymakers shaping the next phase of growth. It offers honest perspectives over rehearsed narratives, and ideas that challenge rather than simply validate. No clichés. No surface-level takes. Just the people shaping what comes next and the conversations that will define it.

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THEMES

Building a FinTech Ecosystem with AI

Small town startups

Speaking the language of Bharat

Optimizing AI for India

Disrupting the Consumer Space

From Valuation to Value

Setting up AI Based Disruptive Models

Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The Second Act Power of Presence in Changing Industry

SPEAKERS

Irina Ghose

Irina Ghose

Managing Director, Anthropic

Rahul Chari

Rahul Chari

Founder & CTO, PhonePe

Pranav Kapoor

Pranav Kapoor

PKapo Perfumes

Vimal Govind

Vimal Govind

Co-Founder & CEO, GenRobotics

Rishav Jain

Rishav Jain

Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Satyajit Singh

Satyajit Singh

Founder & MD, Shakti Sudha Makhana Pvt. Ltd.

Ankush Sabharwal

Ankush Sabharwal

Chief Executive Officer, Corover AI

Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar

President and Managing Director, Microsoft Research India

Kannan Sitaram

Kannan Sitaram

Co-founder and Partner, Fireside Ventures

Saumyajit Roy

Saumyajit Roy

Co-Founder & CEO at Emoha Elder Care

Shashi Kumar

Shashi Kumar

Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa

Mohit Bhatnagar

Mohit Bhatnagar

GV | Managing Director, PeakXV

Madhav Krishna

Madhav Krishna

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Vaahan AI

Haren Chelle

Haren Chelle

Co-founder & CEO, Pulse

Saurabh Pandey

Saurabh Pandey

Founder & CEO, Eloelo Group

Kavikrut

Kavikrut

CEO, T-Hub

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

CEO, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

Shweta Rajpal Kohli

Shweta Rajpal Kohli

President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum (SPF)

Chaitanya Ramalingegowda

Chaitanya Ramalingegowda

Co-Founder, Wakefit

Ashish Goel

Ashish Goel

Co-founder, Optimist

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AGENDA

5:15 PM - 5:20 PM

Welcome Address

  • Sourav Majumdar | Editor-in-Chief, Fortune India
5:20 PM - 5:35 PM

The Agentic Embrace by Enterprises

  • Irina Ghose | Managing Director, Anthropic
5:35 PM - 5:50 PM

Building a FinTech Ecosystem with AI

  • Rahul Chari | Founder & CTO, PhonePe
5:50 PM - 6:10 PM

From Valuation to Value

  • Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director, PeakXV
  • Pranav Pai | Managing Partner, 3one4 Capital
  • Ritesh Banglani | Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners
6:10 PM - 6:30 PM

Setting up AI Based Disruptive Models

  • Madhav Krishna, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Vaahan AI
  • Haren Chelle, Co-Founder & CEO, Pulse
  • Saurabh Pandey, Founder & CEO, Eloelo Group
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM

Optimising AI for India

  • Rajiv Kumar, President and Managing Director, Microsoft Research India
6:50 PM - 7:05 PM

Disrupting the Consumer Space

  • Rishav Jain | Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
  • Saumyajit Roy | Co-Founder & CEO, Emoha Elder Care
  • Shashi Kumar, Founder & CEO, Akshayakalpa
7:05 PM - 7:25 PM

Small towns, big dreams

  • Kannan Sitaram | Co-founder and Partner, Fireside Ventures
  • Pranav Kapoor, PKapo Perfumes
  • Vimal Govind | Co-Founder & CEO, GenRobotics
  • Satyajit Singh, Founder & MD, Shakti Sudha Makhana Pvt. Ltd. (also known as Makhana Man of India)
7:25 PM - 7:45 PM

Speaking the language of Bharat

  • Ankush Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer | Corover AI
  • Pratyush Kumar / Dr. Vivek Raghavan | Co-Founder, Sarvam AI*
  • Mukund Jha, Emergent*
7:45 PM - 8:05 PM

Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

  • Kavikrut, CEO, T-Hub
  • Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)
  • Shweta Rajpal Kohli, President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum (SPF) - (Moderator)
8:05 PM - 8:25 PM

The Second Act

  • Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, Co-Founder, Wakefit
  • Ashish Goel, Co-founder, Optimist
8:25 PM - 8:40 PM

Fireside Chat with MB Patil

  • M B Patil, Minister for Industry & Infrastructure Development, Govt of Karnataka
8:40 PM - 8:55 PM

Fireside Chat with Hon'ble Minister

  • Priyank Kharge | Minister for Electronics & IT/BT, Govt of Karnataka*
9:00 PM onwards

Cocktails & Dinner

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LOCATION

Venue:

Four Seasons Bengaluru

Date:

April 23, 2026
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