Bengaluru was ranked as the second-best Artificial Intelligence (AI)-native startup cluster in Asia in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026.
Bengaluru was also ranked 15th globally among the world's top 40 startup ecosystems in the report released at the Viva Technology (VivaTech) 2026 event in Paris, France.
Bengaluru is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in India, ranking 6th in Asia.
The city scored 9 out of 10 in both performance and Research and Development (R&D), 8 in AI-native cluster, and 7 in funding and market reach.
Bengaluru attracts 58% of India's AI startup funding and has raised about US$1.5 billion for AI startups since 2020, including more than US$1.2 billion for application-layer AI startups.
The startup ecosystem of Bengaluru is valued at US$153 billion and has 30 active unicorns, which is much higher than the global average of 11 unicorns.