World Economic Forum Names 10 Indian Startups as Technology Pioneers for 2025
The World Economic Forum has announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a group of 100 early-stage companies from 28 countries driving innovation across industries and borders, an official statement said.Here is the list of Indian startups named as Technology Pioneers for the year. Featuring on the list are Agnikul, a startup focused on providing affordable and customisable space launch services, and CynLr, which is building robots with an intuitive vision to enable fully automated factories for manufacturers and logistics providers. In healthcare, Dezy leverages AI-powered diagnostics to make dental care more accessible and affordable. There’s also Digantara that supports commercial space operators and global agencies with space surveillance intelligence. Equal offers an integrated platform that combines identity verification with consent-based financial data sharing. Tackling clean mobility, Exponent Energy is making 15-minute EV charging a reality through innovations in battery management and charging infrastructure. Freight Tiger is streamlining logistics by building India’s largest software-enabled freight network. In aerospace intelligence, GalaxEye is developing a multi-sensor Earth observation system. SolarSquare is accelerating India’s residential solar adoption with its full-stack solar solutions. Meanwhile, the ePlane Company is building flying electric taxis aimed at transforming intra-city transportation.Now in its 25th year, the programme celebrates its strongest cohort yet, marked by broader geographical representation, greater diversity beyond Silicon Valley and the rise of more ambitious frontier technologies. Reflecting wider shifts in the innovation landscape, many of the companies spotlighted are using artificial intelligence (AI) to reach greater scale and sophistication with fewer resources, it said. Several companies are venturing into less-explored frontiers – from asteroid mining and flying electric taxis, to leveraging satellite imagery to transform agriculture and harnessing energy from supernova explosions to locate critical minerals beneath the Earth’s surface. The geography of innovation is also evolving, it said, highlighting that while the United States remains the top contributor to the community, Europe’s share has surged to 28% – up from 20% last year – reflecting the rise of strong tech ecosystems across the region. China and India are also emerging as major tech innovation hubs, it said. “There has never been a more exciting time to dive headfirst into tech innovation. But no one gets far alone – you need a community to move your mission forward,” said Verena Kuhn, head of Innovator Communities, World Economic Forum. “As we mark 25 years of the Technology Pioneers programme, this global community continues to connect start-ups to the networks and ecosystems they need to scale.” Since its inception in 2000, the community of Technology Pioneers programme has championed early-stage innovation and recognised more than 1,200 companies, many of which have gone on to reshape industries worldwide, WEF said in the statement. Alumni include household names such as Google, PayPal, Dropbox and SoundCloud, underscoring the community’s role as a launchpad for ideas and impact. “The 2025 cohort stands out for its concentration of companies developing breakthrough technologies to address pressing global challenges. These include advanced robotics, customisable space launch services, micro nuclear reactors and more accessible quantum computing applications,” the forum said.
Most of these companies leverage AI to achieve greater scale and sophistication with fewer resources.
Most of these companies leverage AI to achieve greater scale and sophistication with fewer resources.
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Bala is a journalist covering Indian tech companies and startups from Bengaluru.