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Efficiently Powering Enterprise Decisions
At the forefront of India’s western corridor, Maharashtra thrives as a hub where age-old ingenuity meets cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Mumbai and Pune serve as launchpads where startups turn imagination into actionable intelligence. The state, India’s third-largest startup ecosystem, is energized by the 2025 Startup, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Policy, seamlessly integrating academia, industry, and government to strengthen the innovation fabric. With over 80,000 GPUs nationwide and semiconductor initiatives attracting $18 billion in focused investment, Maharashtra is racing toward its 2030 vision as a silicon powerhouse. Startups are flourishing funding rose 11 percent year-on-year, reaching $2 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with early-stage deals up 69 percent.
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