At TechSparks 2026, Vembu, Kharge and spacetech founders sketch India’s new tech order
TechSparks 2026 opened with a forceful argument that India’s next technology leap will depend less on imported compute and more on ownership of core capabilities, from software stacks to space systems. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge and a slate of spacetech founders used Day 1 to press a broader vision of distributed innovation, with Tech30 2026 also unveiled as a marker of the country’s emerging startup pipeline.
