The new Eurasia Tech Corridor (ETC) announced at the 2025 BRICS Innovation Forum is reshaping global startup geography. Stretching from Mumbai to Moscow and Beijing to Cape Town, the ETC aims to create a shared innovation market free from Western technological dependencies.
The corridor connects 12 innovation hubs across BRICS nations, facilitating funding exchanges, accelerator programs, and shared IP platforms. India is focusing on AI and health-tech, China on hardware manufacturing, Russia on energy and quantum computing, and South Africa on fintech and sustainability.
Startups are already taking advantage. An Indian clean-tech company recently secured Chinese manufacturing partners through the ETC, while a Russian agri-tech firm raised Series A funding from a Johannesburg venture group. This new model of South–South cooperation underscores a shift from competition to collaboration, blending resources and expertise across continents.
As Western markets mature, BRICS-led startup ecosystems are defining what a multipolar innovation future looks like—one where growth, not dominance, drives progress.
