Covasant opens AI Innovation Centre in Hyderabad, to build 3000-strong specialist workforce by 2028
The facility was inaugurated by IT and Industries Minister Duddila Sridhar Babu in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Special Chief Secretary, and Sai Krishna, IT Advisor to the Minister.
Hyderabad, December 1: Covasant Technologies on Monday announced the launch of its new AI Innovation Centre in Hyderabad, marking a major expansion of the city’s fast-growing deep-tech ecosystem. The company, founded by CV Subramanyam — former Chairman and Managing Director of Cigniti — plans to build a 3,000-member advanced engineering workforce in AI/ML, cybersecurity and data engineering by 2028, beginning with the onboarding of 500 engineers.
The centre, which will anchor global work in AI engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise automation and platform innovation, joins Covasant’s existing international offices in Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, London and Dubai.
The facility was inaugurated by IT and Industries Minister Duddila Sridhar Babu in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Special Chief Secretary, and Sai Krishna, IT Advisor to the Minister.
Speaking at the launch, Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad is choosing “a different path” in the global race for AI leadership. “We are building leadership based on depth, capability and long-term vision. Covasant’s centre brings governance, cybersecurity and enterprise-grade AI development into one ecosystem. Hyderabad is no longer just a technology hub — it is becoming an AI command centre,” he said.
Special Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar said the centre reinforces Telangana’s position as a “trusted and future-ready innovation environment”, backed by strong talent pipelines, policy stability and a collaborative industry network. He added that Hyderabad is poised to emerge as a global destination for responsible and scalable AI innovation.
Covasant said the new facility is engineered to help enterprises adopt Agentic AI “securely and at scale”, enabling customers to transition from experimentation to production with built-in governance and compliance controls. The centre also focuses on domain-aware AI agents designed for contextual relevance and enterprise reliability.
“Agentic AI is emerging as a powerful capability,” said Chairman and Managing Director CV Subramanyam. “Our aim is to help customers explore AI agents, automate complex decision workflows, and integrate AI safely into enterprise environments.”
The launch aligns with Telangana’s vision of generating 1.2 lakh high-skill jobs and expanding its deep-tech footprint across AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, machine learning and cloud engineering. Covasant’s entry, officials said, adds another pillar to the state’s strategy of positioning Hyderabad as a global hub for next-generation digital transformation.
