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ImagiNxt 2026, India’s Festival of Technology and Innovation, has announced a strategic partnership with MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) to strengthen the country’s startup-led digital innovation ecosystem and elevate Indian founders on the global technology stage.

The collaboration brings together ImagiNxt’s vision of creating a future-ready technology platform with MeitY Startup Hub’s national mandate to promote innovation across startups, deep tech and emerging digital domains under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. As part of the partnership, MSH will play an active role in shaping startup-focused programming, policy discussions and curated ecosystem engagements at ImagiNxt 2026.

Scheduled to be held on May 22–23, 2026, at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai, ImagiNxt 2026 is being positioned as a global convening point where technology, enterprise, policy, science and creativity intersect, with a focus on scalable, inclusive and future-ready innovation.

Founder and CEO of ImagiNxt, Deepak Lamba, said the partnership would help ensure startups are not only showcased but also meaningfully connected to capital, markets, policymakers and global opportunities. He noted that aligning startups, policy and enterprise is critical for realising India’s digital ambitions at scale.

CEO of MeitY Startup Hub, Dr Panneerselvam Madanagopal, said India’s digital growth depends on close collaboration between government, industry, startups and academia, adding that ImagiNxt provides a structured platform to drive such engagement.