• Bengaluru ranks among the world’s top 12 tech cities, with over 1 million tech professionals, the highest number of AI experts in India, and strong VC interest $3.3 billion across 140 deals in 2024.
• India’s other cities are rising tech hubs: Delhi-NCR (183 VC deals, 15 unicorns), Mumbai ($4.9B in VC, 47 IPOs), and emerging cities like Jaipur and Ahmedabad are attracting startups due to lower costs and strong infrastructure.
• Bengaluru’s booming startup and AI ecosystem, supported by top educational institutions and Global Capability Centres, positions it as a leading global innovation and talent hub.

The capital city of Bengaluru is currently among the top 12 technology cities globally, in comparison to New York, London, and San Francisco, according to a CBRE report. The city is among the largest technology talent pools in Asia-Pacific, with more than one million technology professionals, and is a critical hub for technology and innovation. The city has more AI experts than any other in India and matches large US technology centers. Bengaluru is fourth on this list of global cities by share of working-age residents, with 75.5 percentage of its citizens in this age bracket, and experienced a sharp 2.4 percentage working-age population increase between 2019 and 2024.

The startup ecosystem in Bengaluru features 28 unicorns and enjoys encouraging business policies and excellent educational institutions. It also has Global Capability Centres providing talented professionals in AI, data science, engineering, and product design. Tech hiring increased by 12 percentage between 2018 and 2023, mirroring trends across the world. Bengaluru received 140 venture capital deals worth $3.3 billion in 2024, including 34 in AI, highlighting its status as a front-runner in AI innovation and investment. Low prices and huge manpower continue to attract international investors and large tech companies.

Other cities in India are also growing their technology industry. Delhi-NCR has 183 VC deals amounting to $1.9 billion with 42 in AI, and is home to 15 unicorns and 16 IPOs. Mumbai saw 167 deals amounting to $4.9 billion with 26 in AI, backed by 7 unicorns and 47 IPOs, and is a robust tech hub. Jaipur and Ahmedabad are becoming low-cost yet promising tech cities. 

The software, IT, and fintech sectors of Ahmedabad gain from initiatives such as the GIFT City, which should employ more than 20,000 individuals in 550 organizations. There are further advantages of Jaipur over Delhi-NCR in terms of lower expenses, hence it is appealing to startups and IT companies because of quality educational institutions. Overall, Bengaluru is a global technology leader with high growth and investment, and other Indian cities are rapidly emerging as key technology hubs.

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