Bengaluru has moved far beyond being India’s tech labour haven—today, it stands as the undisputed innovation capital, with over 400 Fortune 500 companies making it their home. From AI Centres of Excellence to digital-first breakthroughs, the city’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are transforming the way the world’s biggest corporations operate.
“The primary reason for Bengaluru, in my opinion, is the access to a great talent pool here,” says Sreekanth Jayabalan, VP & CIO at Kimberly-Clark, which recently set up an AI CoE in the city. Their Bangalore-built AI platform Maestro is already saving millions globally.
Roche is flipping the traditional GCC script—“Our centre is built primarily for innovation,” shares Raja Jamalamadaka, Country Head, Roche IS India. At Roche, innovation isn’t an add-on—it’s the core, leading to breakthrough products and even patent filings. And at Daimler Truck AG Innovation Centre India (DTICI), CEO Raghavendra Vaidya shares their game-changing shift: “We decided that the accountability of making data and AI and the business benefits of that will be driven from Bangalore.”
From Walmart to Goldman Sachs, Target, IBM, and BlackRock, the message is clear—Bengaluru isn’t just where the work gets done. It’s where the future is being built.
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Bengaluru has moved far beyond being India’s tech labour haven—today, it stands as the undisputed innovation capital, with over 400 Fortune 500 companies making it their home. From AI Centres of Excellence to digital-first breakthroughs, the city’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are transforming the way the world’s biggest corporations operate.
“The primary reason for Bengaluru, in my opinion, is the access to a great talent pool here,” says Sreekanth Jayabalan, VP & CIO at Kimberly-Clark, which recently set up an AI CoE in the city. Their Bangalore-built AI platform Maestro is already saving millions globally.
Roche is flipping the traditional GCC script—“Our centre is built primarily for innovation,” shares Raja Jamalamadaka, Country Head, Roche IS India. At Roche, innovation isn’t an add-on—it’s the core, leading to breakthrough products and even patent filings. And at Daimler Truck AG Innovation Centre India (DTICI), CEO Raghavendra Vaidya shares their game-changing shift: “We decided that the accountability of making data and AI and the business benefits of that will be driven from Bangalore.”
From Walmart to Goldman Sachs, Target, IBM, and BlackRock, the message is clear—Bengaluru isn’t just where the work gets done. It’s where the future is being built.
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