Collaboration to advance founder-led innovation, policy dialogue and market access as India builds for the next decade Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (NewsVoir) ImagiNxt 2026, India’s Festival of Technology and Innovation, today announced a strategic partnership with MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) to strengthen India’s startup-led digital innovation ecosystem and position Indian founders at the centre of the global technology conversation.

The partnership brings together ImagiNxt’s ambition to build a world-class, future-facing technology platform with MeitY Startup Hub’s national mandate to catalyse innovation across startups, deep tech, and emerging digital technologies under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. As part of the collaboration, MeitY Startup Hub will contribute to ImagiNxt 2026’s startup-led programming, policy conversations, and curated ecosystem engagements, enabling deeper participation from founders, innovators, and ecosystem institutions.

Scheduled for 22–23 May 2026 at the Jio World Centre, ImagiNxt 2026 is being built as a global convening where technology, enterprise, policy, science, and creativity intersect, with a strong emphasis on scalable, inclusive, and future-ready innovation.

Deepak Lamba, Founder and CEO, ImagiNxt, said, “India’s digital ambition will be realised by how effectively startups, policy and enterprise move together — at speed and at scale. Partnering with MeitY Startup Hub strengthens ImagiNxt’s ability to serve as a platform where founders are not merely visible, but structurally connected to capital, markets, policymakers and global opportunity. This collaboration is about translating innovation intent into measurable outcomes for India’s technology future.” Dr Panneerselvam Madanagopal, CEO, MeitY Startup Hub, said, “India’s digital growth depends on strong collaboration between government, industry, startups and academia. ImagiNxt brings these stakeholders together in a structured and forward-looking way. I look forward to being part of ImagiNxt 2026 and contributing to conversations focused on building scalable, inclusive and future-ready technology for India.” The partnership reflects a shared belief that India’s next phase of growth will be driven by startups, digital public infrastructure, and enabling policy frameworks that support innovation at a population scale.

Further details on MeitY Startup Hub-led sessions, startup showcases, and ecosystem initiatives at ImagiNxt 2026 will be announced in the coming months.

About MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) is the national startup and innovation platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. MSH fosters innovation across deep tech, electronics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, gaming, and emerging technologies by connecting startups with government, industry, academia, and investors to accelerate innovation-led nation building.

About ImagiNxt 2026 ImagiNxt 2026 is India’s Festival of Technology and Innovation, built with the objective of enabling innovation-led nation building. The inaugural edition will be held on 22–23 May 2026 at the Jio World Centre, Mumbai, convening global technology leaders, enterprises, investors, policymakers, startups, researchers, and creators to shape India’s technology and innovation agenda for the next decade.

Curated by ImaginatioNxt Private Limited, ImagiNxt accelerates outcomes by connecting capital, markets, policy, and human experience, with focus areas spanning artificial intelligence, deep tech, digital public infrastructure, robotics, sustainability, enterprise transformation, and creator-driven economies.

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