Karnataka attracts 65% of the aerospace investments in the country. The state government has established a 405 ha aerospace park with a 102 ha special aerospace SEZ at Devanahalli near Bengaluru international airport. It is also in talks with Aequs Pvt. Ltd. to set up country’s first private aerospace and precision engineering SEZ in Belagavi.

Ten agro-climatic zones with 6 soil types make Karnataka conducive to grow a large variety of crops. There are 7 food parks, a spice park and a seafood park established in the state along with the upcoming rice technology park. The state also has 2 mn MT installed warehousing capacity and 300,000 MT of cold storage. It is also the second largest producer of horticulture crops - grapes, pomegranate and tomato in India.

Karnataka, being the largest software exporter from India, is home to 3500 IT/ITeS companies including 750 MNCs providing 1 mn direct and 3 mn indirect jobs in the state. Nearly 80% of Fortune 500 companies have their outsourcing operations in the state capital. The state is also home to 50% of world’s SEI CMM level 5 certified companies. As of September 2017, there are 19 SEZs operating in the IT sector in Karnataka.

Bengaluru is known as the 'Garment capital of the country' hosting many large garment companies. Karnataka has 35% of India's raw silk production and 11% of India's wool production. The state has skilled manpower of 55,000 weaver families with handlooms. There are over one mn power looms in the state.

Karnataka is the fourth largest state in automotive production with output of USD 2.8 bn, contributing 8.5% to the national output. The automobile output has doubled in the last 4 years, registering a 36.5% CAGR. Currently, over 50 automobile component manufacturers are operating in the state.

Karnataka accounts for 60% of total biotech companies, which is highest in India. Bengaluru is a popular destination for biotech start ups – Criyagen Agri and Biotech and Anthem Biosciences operating in the state. Leading institutions viz. Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) and Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), with several success stories like Mission Mars and Raman spectroscopy, have set the base for existing and upcoming players in the sector.

Karnataka contributed 10% of the country’s electronic industrial output, and recorded a growth rate of 18% CAGR. Being home to 70% of India’s chip designers makes Karnataka the second largest chip design hub of India. The state has presence of 85 semiconductor design firms. Bengaluru city in Karnataka is the fourth largest technological cluster in the world.

Capital city Bengaluru contributes to about 60% of the country’s machine tools in terms of value, which is estimated at USD 332 mn. Karnataka’s share in heavy electrical machinery is the second highest in the country, constituting 12.5% of the total output. The special purpose machinery sector in the state has grown at 38% CAGR, exceeding even the country’s growth rate of 11%.