KSUM to launch South Asia’s largest product development center for startups.

KSUM to launch South Asia’s largest product development center for startups.

Kerala is taking a new step in technology innovation this weekend, as Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates the Digital Hub by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) at Kochi aiming to host a vibrant ecosystem comprising incubators, accelerators and Centres of Excellence in emerging technologies.

Occupying 2 lakh square feet of built-up space at Kalamassery, the state-of-the-art hub has the capacity to support 200 startups, besides the 165 startups hosted in the adjoining Integrated Startup Complex. Housing a design incubator, healthcare incubator, Center of Excellence (CoE) for Mouser Electronics, co-working spaces, design studios, investors hive and an innovation center, the Digital Hub is conceived to emerge as one of the South Asia’s largest product development centers for technology startups, authorities revealed today.

As a destination for designing and prototyping, the hub will be open for international organisations and institutions to build world-class products, KSUM Chief Executive Officer Mr John M Thomas said.