Bengaluru-based KOGO has been named one of the winners at the Accenture Ventures Tech Next Challenge 2025, held at the Accenture Innovation Hub on August 7. This year’s competition, themed “Autonomous AI: The Future is Now,” highlighted transformative technologies designed to operate independently and securely across enterprise environments.
Out of over 700 global applicants, 300 startups were shortlisted, with 15 reaching the final round. KOGO stood out for its enterprise-grade platform that enables companies in highly regulated sectors to build and manage automated digital agents at scale.
KOGO’s solution—a private, full-stack infrastructure platform—offers a modular, low-code setup with more than 250 pre-integrated models. Designed for security, compliance, and performance, the platform includes built-in governance tools and real-time monitoring, addressing key challenges faced by firms in industries like banking, insurance, and healthcare.
“We’re honored to be recognized among the winners at this year’s Tech Next Challenge,” said Raj K Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder and CEO of KOGO. “This is a strong endorsement of our commitment to helping enterprises solve critical problems through responsible, scalable automation. Our thanks to the Accenture Ventures team, jury members, and fellow participants.”
KOGO impressed judges with its focus on privacy, cross-functional automation, and its record of successful deployments in the financial sector. The platform’s flexible architecture is compatible with a wide range of technologies and supports partnerships with major industry players such as NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Tech Mahindra, Coforge, and global system integrators.
The jury included senior representatives from companies such as Indigo, NVIDIA, Unilever, Aditya Birla Group, Jio, and Airbus, as well as investment firms and technology leaders. KOGO provides enterprise infrastructure for building and managing digital agent ecosystems. Its platform supports model fine-tuning, agent deployment, workflow automation, and compliance monitoring, helping organizations maintain control and security while adopting intelligent automation at scale.
Launched in 2018, the Accenture Ventures Challenge is among India’s largest annual open innovation programs. Organized by the Accenture Ventures and Open Innovation team, the competition rewards business-to-business startups that offer practical solutions to complex enterprise problems. Now in its seventh edition, the 2025 event spotlighted technologies driving the next wave of autonomous systems, from intelligent agent frameworks to integrated physical-digital solutions.
KOGO AI is a Bengaluru-based AI startup specializing in developing customizable AI agents for enterprises. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on creating solutions that autonomously address software-related issues, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing downtime for businesses.
