Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the three-day HUDDLE GLOBAL start-up festival organised by the Kerala Startup Mission on 28th November 2024. In his address, CM highlighted the growth of Kerala’s startup ecosystem, which now includes more than 6,100 startups, providing over 62,000 jobs and attracting Rs 5,800 crore in investments since 2016.
Emerging Tech Hub (ETH), Kerala’s ambitious initiative, which will focus on five key sectors such as food & agriculture, space technology, renewable energy, digital media & entertainment, and healthcare & life sciences, was also unveiled by CM during the event.

Sessions encompassing sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Green Energy & Micro Grids, Graphene, Green Hydrogen, Space Tech, Edtech, Healthcare innovations and Data Science & Analytics were conducted in the event. The sixth edition of HUDDLE GLOBAL has brought together over 150 investors, 3,000 startups, and around 10,000 participants.
HUDDLE has over the span of six years, has emerged as one of the prime events in India for tech start-ups and other relevant stakeholders such as government, investors, mentors and industry in the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem.