5 Coworking Spaces in Kanpur

About Kanpur

A huge industrial city perched on the banks of the Ganges River, Kanpur is in the north Indian state of Utter Pradesh with the Kanpur Zoological Park on its northern outskirts where you can chat to orangutans or tussle with a tiger. Formerly named "Cawnpore", it's the second largest city in Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of the Kanpur Nagar district. It's a city awash in educational institutions including 3 state universities of which one is the largest university in Asia. There is also a private university and many technical institutions covering everything from studies in science, law, biotechnology to computer applications, plus agricultural subjects and medicine. Kanpur is an education hub with plenty of students running amok in its bustling streets of curry-eating lovers. Coworking venues have opened up to cater to its intrepid and creative innovators giving them somewhere to work and mingle with likeminded souls.

Local IT gurus are expounding that it is a good time to be an entrepreneur in India, as the market has matured from being just a bubble. Startups are hitting new highs and global investors are putting funds into the sector, whilst innovative Indians are attempting to create the next billion-dollar company. The IT sector ranges from e-commerce to fitness and art, as it is being driven by India's expanding economy, rising disposable income and the tech boom.

Kanpur, as with the rest of India, has its quota of new entrepreneurs giving up their day jobs to jump on the startup bandwagon. Coworking venues are supporting these intrepid souls whether they are students or seasoned professionals by giving them the space to get their stuff done before they rush home to gorge on some Rogan Josh.