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TechSparks 2026 Day 2: From Krishna Byre Gowda’s Bengaluru blueprint to Stripe’s global playbook, and more

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TechSparks 2026 Day 2: From Krishna Byre Gowda’s Bengaluru blueprint to Stripe’s global playbook, and more

On the second day, the 17th edition of TechSparks 2026 in Bengaluru moved between policy and product, with conversations on governance, the city’s infrastructure future, global-first startups, and India’s deeptech opportunity.

YourStory’s flagship startup-tech summit brought together founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists to explore how India can build for itself and for the world.

The day’s headline conversation featured Krishna Byre Gowda, Minister for Greater Bengaluru Development, Government of Karnataka, in a fireside chat with Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO, YourStory and The Bharat Project. Drawing on his time in the state’s Land Revenue Department, Gowda said technology in governance can minimise corruption and help bridge the trust gap between citizens and the government.

“The more technology we adopt in governance, the better will be our delivery of services to people, and lower will be the levels of corruption,” he said.

He also cautioned that technology alone cannot fix systemic problems without a shift in civic behaviour. Out of an estimated 35 lakh to 50 lakh properties in Bengaluru, he noted, only 23 lakh have registered khatas and just 18 lakh pay property taxes.

The minister also laid out an ambitious plan for the city’s growth. The state government aims to expand Bengaluru’s metro network from 96 km to 170 km over the next 18 months, and hopes to reach 400 km by 2037 , the year the city turns 500. Planning is already underway for a 2,000 sq km area around Bengaluru, well beyond the 750 sq km covered by the Greater Bengaluru Authority.


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