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Startup Runway is an international business accelerator headquartered at Richardson IQ® in Richardson, Texas. The organization facilitates the US market entry of technology companies across 8 active corridors — including India, Israel, UAE, Singapore, Finland, and Korea — connecting them with enterprise customers, city governments, and university research partners in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Startup Runway is an international business accelerator headquartered at Richardson IQ® — a 1,200-acre innovation campus co-located with the University of Texas at Dallas — in Richardson, Texas. Founded in 2023 by Mahesh Nandyala — drawing on his decade-plus of experience as IT Ambassador for the Government of Andhra Pradesh — the organization has facilitated the US market entry of 24 technology companies across AI, fintech, blockchain, and medtech, contributing to $737M in facilitated foreign direct investment in the Richardson area. Startup Runway operates 8 active market entry corridors and maintains over 80 active MOUs with government bodies, industry associations, and institutional partners including the Government of Telangana, Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (Andhra Pradesh), FITT IIT Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ). The organization holds an Area of Innovation designation from the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) and received formal recognition from the 82nd Texas Legislature.

Startup Runway is an international business accelerator headquartered at Richardson IQ® — a 1,200-acre innovation campus co-located with the University of Texas at Dallas — in Richardson, Texas. Founded in 2023 by Mahesh Nandyala, the organization was born from a decade-plus of experience serving the Government of Andhra Pradesh as IT Ambassador — where Mahesh identified a critical gap: exceptional companies were failing to cross borders not for lack of product, but for lack of the right institutional infrastructure. Startup Runway was built to close that gap. Since its formal launch in Richardson in August 2024, Startup Runway has facilitated the US market entry of 24 technology companies across artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, and medical technology, contributing to $737M in facilitated foreign direct investment in the Richardson area. The organization operates 8 active market entry corridors, with particular depth in the India–US corridor. Startup Runway's institutional network includes over 80 active MOUs with government bodies, industry associations, and research institutions. Key partners include the Government of Telangana, Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (Andhra Pradesh), FITT IIT Delhi, Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), and the University of Texas at Dallas. The organization holds an Area of Innovation designation from the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) and received formal recognition from the 82nd Texas Legislature. The organization's model is built on a public-private partnership with the City of Richardson, providing international companies with physical presence at Richardson IQ®, access to UTD research partnerships, enterprise customer introductions, and operational support infrastructure including legal entity setup, visa support, and compliance documentation. Startup Runway's corporate innovation program connects Fortune 500 companies with pre-screened international startups through a reverse pitch model designed to accelerate enterprise technology adoption.