Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday said the state will launch a Rs 100 crore fund to identify India’s top 50 AI companies.

Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's two-day CII INNOVERGE 2025 event here held under the theme “Make in India, Developed India & Digital India,” the minister highlighted Karnataka’s leadership as a global innovation powerhouse.

"At the upcoming Bengaluru Tech Summit, we will unveil the Future Makers track to showcase 20,000 startups and launch a Rs 100 crore fund to identify India’s top 50 AI companies. Karnataka today is not competing with other states; we are competing with ourselves to create global solutions through innovation, skills and political will," he said.

The minister noted that Karnataka

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