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Bharti Airtel Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Software & Data · Comtech

Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa, and the Channel Islands. Airtel has a GSM network in all countries in which it operates, providing 2G, 3G and 4G services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel is the largest provider of mobile telephony and second largest provider of fixed telephony in India, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services. It offers its telecom services under the "airtel" brand, and is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Airtel is the first Indian telecom service provider to achieve Cisco Gold certification. It also acts as a carrier for national and international long distance communication services. The company has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Bharti Airtel ranks #315 globally and #7 in India. It ranks #67 in the Software & Data industry and #29 in the Comtech subindustry.

Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#315
Industry
Software & Data
#67
Subindustry
Comtech
#29
National · India
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#7
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Key metrics

Bharti Airtel Startup Activity Metrics

Bharti Airtel has supported 10 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $68.2 million over the last ten years. The company currently operates 2 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Bharti Airtel's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Bharti Airtel has deployed more than $24 million in startup investments through Bharti Airtel — Corporate Self and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 2 active startup programs supporting 10 startups worldwide across industries such as Marketing & Sales, Social & Leisure, and Software & Data. Its venture arm Bharti Airtel — Corporate Self has invested in over 4 startups.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Marketing & Sales, and Social & Leisure, categories where Bharti Airtel's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Bharti Airtel-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with Bharti Airtel. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

Bharti Airtel Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Bharti Airtel engages startups through 2 active programs, supporting 10 startups in total based on our database.

AI
Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge
Startup Activation · est. 2021
Startup Activation Program
Challenge with Invest India for early-stage tech startups in 5G IoT cloud communications and digital media; top 10 win cash and Airtel Digital Innovation Lab access.
AI
Airtel IQ Hackathon
Startup Activation · est. 2022
Startup Activation Program
Hackathon inviting startups and developers to build business solutions on the Airtel IQ cloud-communications platform including WhatsApp use cases.
AS
Airtel Start-up Accelerator Program
Cohort Program · est. 2019
Cohort Program
Airtel Start-up Accelerator Program, which focuses on supporting growth of early stage Indian start-ups.
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Bharti Airtel — Corporate Self
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
4 startups
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel's top 5 associated startups have raised 100% of the $68.2 million raised in the last ten years across all 10 associated startups, led by Vahan at $44 million. Bharti Airtel is associated with 10 active startups. Airtel Start-up Accelerator Program supports the largest number of startups, with 7 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Bharti Airtel
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
LemniskLemniskSB 464Software & DataBangaloreCohortAirtel Start-up Accelerator Program
Vahan.aiVahan.aiSB 416Software & DataLocust GroveDirect InvestmentAirtel Start-up Accelerator Program
Lavelle NetworksLavelle NetworksSB 360Software & DataBangaloreDirect InvestmentBharti Airtel — Corporate Self
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Bharti Airtel ranks #315 globally and #7 in India. It accounts for 0.1% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Software & Data industry and 5.4% of the activity generated by corporations in India. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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