Mysore/Mysuru, April 18 -- Day-1 of the three-day TiECON Mysuru-2026, organised by TiE Mysuru at the Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) in Vijayanagar 1st Stage, saw a total of 18 companies pitching for a cumulative investment of Rs. 85 crore during a business pitch competition held yesterday.

TiE Mysuru President Bhaskar Kalale said this morning that out of the total 25 investors, who attended the session, 15 investors had shown interest to fund 17 companies which included 10 Mysuru-based start-ups, six from Bengaluru and one from Hyderabad.

Highlighting that Mysuru had always been a city of grace, culture and knowledge, Bhaskar said that Mysuru stood as a powerful inflexion point with the convergence of academic institutions...