Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 1,020 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets fair, climate change expo, wildlife conference, startup festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival.
TechSparks is India’s most beloved startup conference and exhibition, organised for the past 17 years by YourStory. In this photo showcase, we feature teams from many startups and ecosystem enablers exhibiting at TechSparks in Bengaluru.
See our earlier exhibitor showcases from TechSparks in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. Also check out our quotes compilations from the conference editions in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014.
The theme of TechSparks this year is The New Tech Order. AI, deep tech and new digital infrastructure are changing how technology is built, who can build it, and how quickly ideas can reach billions.
TechSparks 2026 is about the people, technologies and businesses shaping what comes next, and putting ideas into action. A galaxy of industry leaders, founders and investors are addressing a wide range of questions.
What happens when every business can build its own software? What will India’s next technology advantage be? What does Indian deeptech need to become globally iconic? Does every founder need to build an audience?
In this photo essay, we feature some of the dozens of exhibitors at TechSparks – Startup Park, Sushi Tech Tokyo, PayU, Incred Wealth, Bhasha Bharat, Niti Bodh, Mitra for Life, Feltiv, XSpecies, SearchJob.AI, Pro1 Analytics, Dolphin AI, RentenPe, Aria, Makers Hive, and Rapyder.
Startup Park is an entrepreneurial ecosystem platform designed to help founders turn early-stage ideas into scalable businesses. Its offerings include coworking spaces, innovation labs, incubation programmes, mentorship, networking opportunities, business education, and startup support services.
SusHi Tech Tokyo is an international innovation conference and startup ecosystem initiative led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. An abbreviation for the Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo, its focus is on using advanced technology to address urban and societal challenges.
PayU is a financial technology company that provides digital payment infrastructure to businesses, enabling them to accept and process online payments through multiple payment methods. Its services support merchants with payment processing, transaction management, and related financial technology capabilities for digital commerce.
InCred Wealth is a wealth management and financial advisory business serving affluent individuals, professionals, entrepreneurs, and families. Its offerings include personalised investment strategies, wealth creation, family office services, estate planning, wealth protection, and support for business owners managing complex financial needs.
Mitra for Life is a nonprofit organisation focused on improving access to care, therapy, and inclusion for children and young people with developmental disabilities. Its approach emphasises community-based support, working with families and schools, parent education, specialised therapies, and care delivered closer to where children live.
Feltiv is a technology company focused on AI-powered localization to help businesses adapt content for different languages and markets. Its focus on localisation is relevant to businesses expanding internationally, as well as digital platforms that need multilingual content at scale.
xSpecies is a Bengaluru-based deep-tech robotics company developing physical AI systems that combine artificial intelligence, robotic hardware, perception, and dexterous manipulation. Its technology includes DexteraX, a robotic hand designed for precise object interaction.
SearchJob.AI is an AI-powered recruitment and candidate-assessment platform designed to help organisations identify, evaluate, and hire suitable talent. By using generative AI and data-driven insights, the platform aims to reduce the time and manual effort involved in recruitment while helping employers identify candidates.
RentenPe is a proptech and fintech platform focused on making residential rental payments more valuable for tenants and more transparent for landlords. By connecting rental history with financial identity, RentenPe aims to address a gap in which regular rent payments do not traditionally contribute directly to a tenant's credit profile.
Makers Hive is an assistive-technology initiative focused on developing affordable solutions for people with disabilities. Its products include KalArm, a mobile-app-enabled bionic hand intended to help people with upper-limb amputations regain practical hand functionality.
Rapyder Cloud Solutions is a Bengaluru-headquartered cloud consulting and technology services company. It helps organisations build, migrate, modernise, and manage their digital infrastructure.
Each year, YourStory also presents and felicitates the Tech30 startups. These featured entrepreneurs regarded as having the most promise and potential in India's innovation journey.
Check out our profiles of the Tech50 startups of 2021, and Tech30 startups over the years: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.
Now what have you done today to pause in your busy schedule and harness your creative side for a better world?
(All photographs taken by Madanmohan Rao on location at TechSparks 2026.)