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Telangana’s Tech Ecosystem By the Numbers

Telangana is celebrated in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report - creating $8.3 billion in Ecosystem Value
Sama Siddiqui
on December 16, 2024

T-Hub Foundation and Startup Genome have teamed up to spotlight Telangana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report:

  • Telangana created $8.3 billion in Ecosystem Value from Jul 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023, representing 37% compound annual growth compared to Jul 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2021 time period. Ecosystem Value is a measure of economic impact, calculated as the value of exits and startup valuations.

  • Top 25 Global Ecosystem and Top 10 Asia Ecosystem in Affordable Talent — measures the ability to hire tech talent

  • Top 20 Asia Ecosystem in Funding — measures innovation through early-stage funding and investor’s activity

  • Top 25 Asia Ecosystem in Performance — measures the size and performance of an ecosystem based on the accumulated tech startup value created from exits and funding

  • Top 25 Asia Ecosystem in Talent & Experience — measures long-term trends over the most significant performance factors and the ability to generate and keep talent in the ecosystem

  • Top 30 Asia Ecosystem in Knowledge — measures innovation through research and patent activity

  • The AI, Big Data, & Analytics, Agtech & New Food, and Life Sciences sectors are highlighted for their density of talent, support resources, and startup activity

  • Startup support organizations like T-Angel, We-Hub, DLabs, and the Telangana State Innovation Cell’s Intinta Innovator program are cited as reasons a startup should move to the ecosystem


“Given Hyderabad's highly-skilled workforce, the steadfast support of the government, and a dynamic investor landscape, the city is poised to become a preeminent force not only within India's startup landscape, but potentially on the global stage as well.” — Mahankali Srinivas Rao (MSR), CEO of T-Hub

The Report is driven by a consortium of representatives from 40+ countries and looks at the current state of startup activity and related investment, providing insights and guidance to public and private leaders on how to foster thriving startup communities — the #1 engine of job creation and economic growth. Contributions from expert thought leaders and local key players further enrich the report's extensive, evidence-based findings, which are the product of over a decade of Startup Genome's independent research and policy work.

"With visionary leader T-Hub Foundation, Hyderabad and Telangana continue to go up global ranks at a remarkable rate," shares JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO of Startup Genome. "Telangana's Ecosystem Value is now $8.3 billion, driving economic growth through entrepreneurial innovation."

For more insights and an overview of Telangana’s startup landscape, visit the Telangana ecosystem page.


To learn more about startup ecosystems around the world, view the full, free Global Startup Ecosystem Report.


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