Namaskara Bengaluru!
Day one of TechSparks 2026 set the tone for the 17th edition and its theme, ‘The New Tech Order’. On day two, the conversation goes deeper into AI agents, deeptech capital, creativity and the brands of tomorrow.
On October 14, the day opens with YourStory launching Vibecode30 2026, unveiling a cohort that celebrates exceptional technology builders.
Next, Dr Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Government of India, will share what needs to change for Indian inventions to move from papers and patents into products.
Later, Dr Vignesh Subrahmaniam, Principal AI Scientist, Intuit, will explore what builders need to rethink as AI moves from responding to prompts to reasoning, deciding and acting.
In the afternoon, Chandrika Deb, Country Manager – India, Canva, will reflect on how AI is becoming a co-creator in the creative process. Sanjeev Kumar, CTO, Pine Labs Payment, will unveil three launches built for the agent economy, including an Agent Store for third-party developers.
In a fireside chat, Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director, India, Stripe, will decode how Indian startups can go from early traction to global scale.
Don’t miss the panel representing nearly Rs 2,000 crore in deeptech capital, featuring Vishesh Rajaram (Speciale Invest), Abhishek Srivastava (Kae Capital), Mayuresh Raut (Seafund) and Anirudh Singh (Avataar Venture Partners). They will discuss which technologies investors are most willing to back and where India’s funding ladder breaks.
Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace, will talk about the future of India’s convenience economy. In the evening, Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Peak XV, will discuss how India’s startups can move from valuation to value creation.
On the Focus Stage, Tejas Goenka and Nupur Goenka of Tally Solutions will share how the company has stayed relevant for 40 years. Dr Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of QpiAI, will ask whether India is early enough for quantum this time.
The D2C Stage brings together founders and operators on building brands that last, with Natasha Tuli, Founder, Soulflower, and Ananth Narayanan, Founder and CEO, BRND.ME, among them.
Other speakers for the day include Prof Satya Chakravarthy, Founder, The ePlane Company; Deepit Purkayastha, Co-founder and CEO, InShorts; Srijon Biswas, CTO, PhonePe; Dr Geetha Manjunath, Founder and CEO, Niramai Health Analytix; Matt Yi, Co-founder and Tech VP, VeloDB; and Mihir Shah, CBO, Shopflo, among others.
The day also features hands-on Action Labs and executive roundtables with Oppex AI and Stripe.
So, are you ready for round two?