New Delhi, January 8, 2026 (PIB): Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today chaired a roundtable meeting with Indian AI startups at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held in India next month.
As part of the summit, 12 Indian AI startups selected under the “AI for All: Global Impact Challenge” participated in the roundtable and presented their ideas and work. These startups are operating across diverse domains, including Indian language foundation models, multilingual large language models (LLMs), speech-to-text, text-to-audio and text-to-video technologies; generative AI-based 3D content for e-commerce, marketing and personalised content creation; engineering simulation, materials research and advanced analytics for data-driven decision-making across industries; as well as healthcare diagnostics and medical research.
The AI startups appreciated India’s strong commitment to advancing the artificial intelligence ecosystem. Highlighting the rapid growth of the AI sector and its vast future potential, they noted that the global centre of AI innovation and deployment is increasingly shifting towards India. Startup representatives stated that India now offers a robust and enabling environment for AI development, firmly positioning the country on the global AI map.
