We are building IAIRO as an institution meant to last decades. That means optimizing for focus and predictability rather than speed-for-the-sake-of-speed. GIFT City is India’s only operational International Financial Services Centre, built ground‑up to global standards. It offers clear regulatory frameworks, resilient digital and physical infrastructure, and a genuinely integrated work‑live‑social environment. It’s not a business park stitched onto a city but more like a district designed for institutions with long horizons.
GIFT City is exceptionally well connected. Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar strengthen that foundation in a very practical way. The international airport is about 25 minutes away. The Ahmedabad Metro gets you into central Ahmedabad in less than 30 minutes. The Gandhinagar Metro connects you to Gandhinagar in about 15 minutes.
GIFT city is one of the few large Indian cities where livability and scale coexist. The cost of living is 25–40% lower than most major metros. Average commute times are under 30 minutes. Daily life involves less friction. The payoff is simple but meaningful: people arrive at work with more cognitive energy, and they go home with some left.
For researchers, engineers, and senior leaders, that matters enormously. Livability isn’t a lifestyle choice, it’s what allows people to stay focused, stay curious, and stay for the long term.
GIFT City itself runs on global norms. Grade‑A commercial spaces, district cooling, high‑uptime digital infrastructure, and integrated residential zones sit minutes apart. It’s also the only location in Gujarat with a regulated, license‑based liquor policy, part of a clearly governed framework designed for international institutions.
GIFT City itself runs on global norms. Grade‑A commercial spaces, district cooling, high‑uptime digital infrastructure, and integrated residential zones sit minutes apart. It’s also the only location in Gujarat with a regulated, license‑based liquor policy, part of a clearly governed framework designed for international institutions.
For us, this predictability matters. When the rules are clear, teams can focus on building.
There’s a reason global institutions have chosen to operate here. Organizations like HSBC, Standard Chartered, Oracle, IBM, TCS, and Infosys value the regulatory clarity, uptime, and long‑term stability that GIFT City offers. That concentration creates a serious, signal‑rich environment, one that research institutions and deep‑tech builders benefit from.
Ahmedabad also quietly compounds talent density. Within close proximity are IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Gandhinagar, ISRO’s Space Applications Centre, PRL, and SOUL. This creates a rare intersection of research, engineering, leadership, and public policy. It’s exactly the mix needed when AI must move from labs into deployment at national scale.
Finally, Gujarat provides the industrial spine that our vision depends on. With major investments in semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, power, and logistics, the region is becoming central to India’s physical AI stack.
We chose Ahmedabad and GIFT City because our vision demands stability, clarity, and room to compound. This geography gives us the conditions to attract global talent, reduce cognitive friction, and build AI systems that endure…systems that move from research to deployment and create lasting national and global impact.
