Hubballi | August, 2025 — Infosys has inaugurated its new Centre for Advanced AI, Cybersecurity, and Space Technology at the Hubballi Development Centre in Karnataka, joining its global “Infosys Living Labs” innovation network.
The launch marks a pivotal step in establishing Hubballi as a regional tech powerhouse. With a local workforce now exceeding 1,000 employees, the facility underscores Infosys’s intent to deepen its footprint in North Karnataka.
The centre specializes in cutting-edge domains AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, engineering services, SAP, and space technology and caters to an array of industries globally, including manufacturing, financial services, retail, and healthcare.
Local dignitaries, including Karnataka’s Industry Minister M. B. Patil and IT Minister Priyank Kharge, officiated the inauguration. They highlighted the strategic employment, industry-academia collaboration, and balanced regional growth potential the centre brings.
Infosys has also strengthened campus-industry synergies by partnering with institutions like IIIT Dharwad and KLE Technological University, while previously responding to concerns over slow hiring with a 600+ student placement push earlier this year.
StartupByDoc Perspective
Infosys’s move offers a timely lesson for founders: innovation democratization matters. Setting up a world-class lab complete with AI, cybersecurity, and space tech in a tier-2 city like Hubballi proves that tech escalation isn’t limited to metro cores. For startups eyeing expansion, it signals that real impact scales with regional integration, not just urban proximity.
It’s a reminder: building future infrastructure means embedding it into ecosystems hungry for growth—and talent eager to thrive.
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