STPI Electropreneur Summit 2026: Expanding India's ESDM Ecosystem
The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), a premier S&T organization under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), organized the STPI Electropreneur Summit 2026 at IIIT-Delhi. The summit brought together government leadership, academic pioneers, and industry stalwarts to deliberate on expanding India's Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) footprint.
A key highlight was the launch of the Open Challenge Programme of the STPI Electropreneur Park, which seeks to identify and support innovative technology solutions and startups in the ESDM domain. MoUs were exchanged between AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES and 11 Spoke Centres across Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, as well as with investors Indian Angel Network Services Private Limited (IAN) and Solara VC. These EP 2.0 Spoke Centres will democratize access to ESDM incubation and enable innovators across the region to access incubation, mentoring, infrastructure, and ecosystem support.
The specific spoke centers include ACIC RISE (Association Chandigarh), Engineering College CEC Landran, NSUT Incubation and Innovation Foundation (NSUT-IIF), KR Mangalam Incubation & Entrepreneurship Centre (KEIC Foundation), Manav Rachna University Faridabad, IIT Mandi Catalyst, NewGen IEDC–Business and Innovation Centre (University of Kashmir), MNIT Innovation and Incubation Centre (MIIC) Jaipur, AKGEC Skills Foundation, Sharda Launchpad Federation (Sharda University, Greater Noida), Swami Rama Himalayan University Dehradun, UPES Council for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (UCIE), and Runway Incubator.
Quantitative Achievements and Future Targets
Shri K.K. Singh, Joint Secretary at MeitY, highlighted that EP 1.0 laid a strong foundation by nurturing 59 startups, filing 66 patents, and creating over ₹640 crore in startup valuation. With EP 2.0, the initiative aims to scale ambitions to target 500 startups, expanding deep into Tier-II and Tier-III cities to enable nationwide talent participation.
Shri Arvind Kumar, Director General of STPI, provided significant industry metrics: India's national electronics production grew seven times from under ₹2 lakh crore to over ₹13 lakh crore over the past decade, while exports surged eleven times to ₹4.24 lakh crore. The Electropreneur Park 1.0 delivered 129 products, 27 trademarks, 66 patent filings, and ₹150 crore in cumulative revenue. He also mentioned other government initiatives including GPU access through the India AI Mission and the ₹1.275 lakh crore through ISM 2.0 scheme.
Event Proceedings and Participants
The inaugural session featured welcome remarks by Mrs. Vandana Srivastava, Director of STPI-Noida, with opening addresses from prominent ecosystem leaders including Shri Pradeep Gupta (CMD of CyberMedia), Shri Ashok Chandak (President of IESA & SEMI India), and Prof. Sandeep Sen (Director of IIIT-Delhi). The afternoon program included a technical address by Shri S.K. Marwah, Advisor of R&D Electronics Division at MeitY, followed by a panel discussion on "Bridging the Gap: Accelerating ESDM Innovation through Government-Academia-Industry Synergies" moderated by Dr. Anuj Grover, Associate Professor at IIIT-Delhi.