Rajasthan DigiFest TiE Global Summit 2026 to Offer Global Platform for Startups and Young Entrepreneurs

Jaipur, January 2026 : Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma said that the Rajasthan DigiFest TiE Global Summit 2026 will be held in Jaipur from January 4 to 6 to provide a global platform for funding and mentoring to startups and young entrepreneurs from Rajasthan. He stated that the summit will establish Rajasthan as a major hub for IT and startup development. The Chief Minister directed officials of the Information Technology and Communication Department to ensure all preparations are completed with full coordination.

Chairing a review meeting at the Chief Minister’s Office on Thursday, Shri Sharma said that the summit, being organised on a large scale for the first time in the state, is expected to witness participation of over 10,000 delegates. These will include startups, investors, young entrepreneurs, IT professionals, educational institutions, students, and senior officials from IT and industry departments of various states.

The Chief Minister said that over the past two years, the state government has taken several policy decisions to promote startups, leading to the development of a new startup and technology ecosystem in Rajasthan. Through this summit, startups from the state will get opportunities to attract investments worth more than Rs 200 crore. In addition, startups identified under Rajasthan’s i-Start programme will receive one year of mentoring through the event.

He added that sectoral sessions will be organised where experts from key domains such as fintech, e-commerce, agritech, healthtech, proptech, AVGC, mediatech, sportstech, AI-ML and deep tech will share insights with startups and young entrepreneurs.

Shri Sharma said that pavilions set up by the IT and communication departments of Rajasthan and other states will provide valuable information to participants. At the same time, 114 startup stalls will offer innovators a platform to showcase their ideas and products.

Global Participation at DigiFest

More than 1,200 founders, CEOs and investors from global companies, along with founders of over 20 unicorn and soonicorn startups, will participate in the Rajasthan DigiFest TiE Global Summit 2026. The summit will provide startups with significant opportunities for funding and mentoring. Detailed discussions on Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies will be held during the sectoral sessions.

Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference

The Rajasthan DigiFest TiE Global Summit 2026 will also host the Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference, where sectoral sessions focused on Artificial Intelligence will be organised. Aligned with the Government of India’s India AI Mission, the conference will play an important role in positioning India as a leader in the AI domain.

It is noteworthy that under the Chief Minister’s leadership, the Rajasthan Data Center Policy was introduced in April 2025, followed by the Rajasthan AVGC-XR Policy in December 2024. Continuing this initiative, Shri Sharma will release the Rajasthan AI-ML Policy on January 6 during DigiFest.

The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Shri V. Srinivas, senior officials from the Chief Minister’s Office, Industries and Commerce Department, Information Technology and Communication Department, and representatives of TiE Rajasthan.