Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- Telangana IT and Industry Minister D Sridhar Babu has said innovation can start anywhere, from Hyderabad or a remote village in the state, and not necessarily from the Silicon Valley all the time.
Addressing the closing ceremony of "The August Fest 2025", Asia's largest start-up festival held at HITEX, Madhapur last night, he congratulated the organisers and several individuals who contributed quietly to the growth of Hyderabad's IT ecosystem.
He lauded August Fest founder Kiran for his role in nurturing the city's start-up culture, while Kiran described the Minister as "a politician who works like an entrepreneur."
Highlighting the city's robust start-up growth, the Minister said Hyderabad-based start-ups raised US...