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Inauguration of Bharat Innovates 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated the three-day international innovation conclave in Nice, France, marking the first edition held outside India and highlighting cooperation in AI, clean energy, and entrepreneurship.
Macron-Modi Meeting in Nice
French President Macron and Indian PM Modi meet in Nice, visiting Bharat Innovates 2026 startup exhibits and discussing talent, investment, and innovation collaboration.
Prime Minister Modi and President Macron used the ‘Bharat Innovates’ event in Nice to spotlight India’s position as the world’s third-largest startup hub. The gathering with investors and VCs signals an intent to channel cross-border funding and collaboration into concrete deals, while policy continuity promises an even larger startup surge.
At Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, Prime Minister Modi and President Macron directly engaged with startup founders and VCs, signaling a government-backed push for cross-border innovation. The talks promise a new chapter for talent mobility, co-investment, and market access, offering significant opportunities for Indian and French startups.
Prime Minister Modi and President Macron inaugurated a three‑day innovation conclave featuring over 120 Indian startups. The high‑profile event offers curated access to European VCs and signals India’s ambition to export its digital‑public infrastructure and AI‑for‑all model. For founders, it’s a rare government‑backed springboard into the EU market.
PM Modi declared India the world's third-largest startup hub at the Bharat Innovates 2026 conclave in France, underscoring a decade of policy-driven growth and a continuing reform agenda. The speech highlighted broad-based innovation from rural entrepreneurs to defense tech, signaling expanding opportunities for founders and investors.
Bharat Innovates 2026 provides an unprecedented platform for 120 Indian deep-tech startups to pitch to over 500 global VCs, corporates, and tech leaders.
The first overseas edition of the innovation summit connected Indian and French startups with a spotlight on cross-border funding, co-development, and market access. Macron’s praise for India’s 1M annual engineers signals a strong talent arbitrage opportunity for venture investors.
The inauguration of Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice directly connects over 120 Indian deep-tech startups with European venture capital and corporate investors. The event signals a strategic push to unlock cross-border funding for capital-intensive sectors like semiconductors, biotech, and space, leveraging the India-France Year of Innovation to bridge the late-stage funding gap in India's startup ecosystem.
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