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Huddle Global 2025 to showcase Kerala as global tech destination

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3 (UNI) The seventh edition of Huddle Global, India’s biggest beachside startup festival, will showcase Kerala as a highly promising global technology destination, powered by its robust innovation zone.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the prestigious three-day startup event at The Leela Kovalam, a Raviz Hotel, Kovalam on December 11, Seeram Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Special Secretary (Electronics & IT) and Chairman, KSITM, told a press conference here today.
KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika was also present on the occasion.
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