Kerala Startup Mission takes Huddle Global to Kovalam for its eighth edition

10 November 2026

Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram hosts Huddle Global 2026 from 12 to 14 November, the eighth time the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is holding the summit. "Where the World Comes to Huddle" is this year's theme. KSUM expects a footfall above 10,000, with more than 4,000 startups, over 300 mentors and over 150 investors taking part, besides 200 corporate companies and 150 exhibitors. Six named zones carry the programme - a Deep Tech Zone and an SDG Zone, along with Light House, Beyond Borders, Funding Mania and Marketing Madness - and they hold talks, panel discussions, technology presentations and meetups for entrepreneurs. The sessions are built around artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, quantum computing, entry into global markets and investment. Delegates are expected from about fifteen countries, Germany, France, Italy, Singapore, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States among them.