KLE Tech has proven to be one of the top universities for startup creation over the past few years. A new entrepreneurial and innovation culture is hallmark of KLE Tech campus.. This cultural movement was catalyzed by ‘Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ (CTIE) through formal and informal activities across the campus.

In the last five years the University has incubated 38 companies in the campus. Out of these 16 companies are founded by the graduating students.

The presence of startups in the campus is a great opportunity for the students to earn the internships and also to carry out the projects which are relevant to the real world.