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Find your people.
Connect with founders, professionals and local businesses who share an interest in Uttara Kannada’s future.
NEW CONNECTIONS ↗
Sirsi · Uttara Kannada · 2026
Coming home for this Deepavali?
Let’s build a future here, together.
Explore opportunities to work, start a business, build a team or share your experience in Uttara Kannada. Whether you live here or work elsewhere, be part of what comes next.
Live here or work elsewhere. Your roots connect you.
In association with Karnataka Digital Economy Mission · Beyond BengaluruROOTED HERE.
BUILDING
TOGETHER.
BUILDING
TOGETHER.
THE COAST. THE GHATS. OUR HOME.
Save the dateSaturday, 7 November 2026Deepavali season
An afternoon together3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Meet us inKanara DCC Bank, SirsiHead Office, New Market Yard
On the agendaIdeas. People. Possibilities.Talks · Conversations · Networking
Imagine
Artist’s impressionSirsi, ten years from now.
Our heritage on one side of the street, the work of tomorrow on the other. It starts with conversations like the ones on 7 November.
01 / The idea
Our next chapter
can begin here.
The coast. The forests. The place we call home.
A connection to home can become a connection to something new.
This Deepavali season, let’s bring local entrepreneurs, technology professionals, founders and people connected to Uttara Kannada into one room—to exchange experiences and explore practical opportunities for our district.
You don’t have to move back to make a difference. Share your time, knowledge, connections or ideas. And if you’re ready to build here, find people to start the conversation with.
Entrepreneurs & foundersTechnology professionalsLocal business ownersMentors & investorsPeople connected to our district
An afternoon with purpose
Come to explore work, build a business, share an idea or help someone take the next step. There’s a place for you here.
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Exchange real experience.
Hear perspectives on building businesses, using technology and creating opportunities closer to home.
PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES ↗
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Explore a next step.
Start a conversation about mentoring, collaborating, supporting an idea or building a venture in the district.
POSSIBILITIES TO PURSUE ↗
02 / The programme
Discover. Connect.
Build together.
A focused afternoon of perspectives, open conversations and time to meet one another.
01 / DISCOVER
Keynote perspectives
Experiences and ideas from technology and entrepreneurship leaders.
45–60 minutes
2–3 short talks
2–3 short talks
02 / CONNECT
A conversation for our district
A moderated discussion on opportunities, challenges and what we can build in Uttara Kannada.
45 minutes
Panel discussion
Panel discussion
03 / BUILD
Your ideas, on the table
An open forum for questions, local perspectives and potential collaborations.
30 minutes
Audience forum
Audience forum
04 / MEET
Continue over high tea
Meet fellow attendees and take promising conversations a little further. High tea courtesy of Kanara DCC Bank.
Networking & high tea
After the event
After the event
The event runs from 3 to 7 PM. Speakers and session details will be shared closer to the day.
03 / The people
A shared purpose.
Many perspectives.
Bringing together experience from outside the district and the knowledge of people building here.
Speakers & guests
We are finalising the lineup. Confirmed speakers, their backgrounds and session details will be shared here.
Local ideas. Shared ambition.
Meet people who care about our district and explore the connections that can turn a conversation into a next step.
04 / Your part in the story
Many ways
to contribute.
You may have an idea to explore, experience to share or a connection that opens a door. Start there.
Tell us your interests when you register ↗01
Start something
Explore a venture, a local business or a team based in the district.
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Share what you know
Offer experience and guidance to aspiring founders and professionals.
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Connect & collaborate
Connect local capabilities with projects, people and wider markets.
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Support a possibility
Explore how your network, resources or investment could help an idea grow.
Before you join
A few useful details.
Who is this meetup for?
Entrepreneurs, technology professionals, founders, business owners, mentors, investors and anyone interested in creating opportunities in Uttara Kannada.
What can I expect from the event?
The afternoon will include keynote talks, a panel discussion, an open forum for questions and answers, and high tea with networking. We will also highlight the government’s Beyond Bengaluru initiative, with our strategic partner the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), and its relevance to opportunities in Uttara Kannada.
The final programme and speakers will be announced closer to the event.
Do I need to live in Uttara Kannada?
No. If you work elsewhere and want to connect, share experience or contribute to the district, you are welcome. You do not need to be planning a move back.
Where and when is the event?
Saturday, 7 November 2026, at the Kanara DCC Bank Head Office, New Market Yard, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka 581402 (open in Google Maps). The meetup runs from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
How do I register? Is there a fee?
Participation is free. Register using the Google Form below.
If you would like to sponsor the meetup, please indicate your interest and share your contact details in the same form. The organizers will reach out to you to discuss sponsorship.
Do I need a startup or a business idea?
No. Come to listen, meet people and exchange perspectives. An interest in the district’s future is a good starting point.
The people behind the gathering
Organized with care.
Supported by community.
Recognizing the teams and supporters helping bring this afternoon together.
Strategic partner
Beyond BengaluruStrategic partner · Beyond Bengaluru
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)
A not-for-profit organisation under the Government of Karnataka that acts as a bridge between the government and industry to grow the state’s digital economy beyond Bengaluru. This meetup is a step towards that work in our district.
karnatakadigital.inOrganizers
Bringing the meetup to life
The Mestri
A marketplace connecting skilled workers with work providers, helping rural and small-town communities discover services and local work opportunities. Built and hosts this event page.
themestri.com
Alt Digital Technologies
A digital technology services company specializing in customer experience, digital commerce and custom application development for businesses.
altdigital.tech
Sirsi Tech Park
Supporting the work ecosystem in Uttara Kannada through co-working spaces, recruitment services and support for startups—helping professionals and businesses work closer to home.
sirsitechpark.com
Vedalekha Professionals
Outsource Accounting & Taxation Services for Australian Accountants
vedalekha.com
Krovn
Best-in-class notebooks and paper products, made in Sirsi and supplied across Karnataka, Goa and Kerala.
Sponsors
Supporting ideas and connectionsThank you, Kanara DCC Bank, for opening your head office to us and serving the high tea. An afternoon like this needs a room and a cup of tea, and you gave both.
Kanara DCC Bank
The Kanara District Central Co-operative Bank, Sirsi: over a century of co-operative banking in Uttara Kannada. Hosting the meetup at its head office and serving the high tea.
kanaradcc.bank.inSupport the meetup
Want to back an afternoon like this? Say so in the registration form and the organisers will get in touch.
Register & tell usThank you to everyone helping bring this afternoon together, from the organisers and sponsors to the people who said yes.
Our roots connect us.
Let’s see what we can build.
Join an afternoon of ideas, conversations and new connections in Sirsi this Deepavali season.
7 November 2026 · Sirsi · 3–7 PMRegister for the meetup Registration opens in Google Forms