HDB’s Beyond Bengaluru bet faces its next test as Karnataka targets scale outside the capital
Karnataka’s Beyond Bengaluru strategy is entering a more demanding phase in the Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi (HDB) region. After building a base of technology companies, start-ups, institutions and talent, the region is now being asked to demonstrate whether it can attract larger operations, create high-value jobs and generate sustained investment.
The targets are ambitious. Karnataka wants the HDB region to attract 35 large companies, five Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) firms, 10 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and 100 start-ups over the next three to five years.
There is already a base to build on. The region has 158 IT companies, more than 800 DPIIT-recognised start-ups and around 30,000 technology and technology-enabled jobs, according to figures presented at HDB Techceleration 2026.
The more consequential question, however, is what happens next. For Karnataka, attracting companies is only the first step. The bigger test will be whether those companies establish meaningful operations, whether start-ups progress...
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