Giving a new impetus to the start-up-IT ecosystem in Malabar, Sandbox will build a mini tech park at the Government Cyberpark while also providing a common space for collaborative discussions and idea generation between companies.
The construction of the 30,000-sq-ft facility will be done by leasing land in the Cyberpark from Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited. The project, which envisages accommodating no less than 600 people, will be one of Kerala’s early privately developed mid-scale tech-park projects aimed at start-ups, small enterprises and individual professionals. Sandbox is the first co-developer of the Cyberpark, a press release said.
Cyberpark CEO Susanth Kurunthil described the mini tech park as an “important step” aimed at strengthening the technology initiatives of Malabar. “It will strengthen the reputation of Kozhikode as a growing hub of advanced technology,” he pointed out. “IT infrastructure is of utmost importance in the context of the State’s readiness to make a leap in the GCC [global capability centre] sector.”
Cyberpark chief operating officer Vivek Nair, expressing happiness at being able to utilise the potential for co-developing on the campus, spoke of preparing a start-up incubation system along with IT spaces. “There is a Kerala Startup Mission campus currently functioning at the Cyberpark. Once the mini tech park becomes a reality, it will also benefit the start-up ecosystem,” he added.
The mini tech park will offer flexible workspaces that combine open-plan co-working zones, private office suites, start-up incubation areas, and meeting rooms within a modern and thoughtfully designed facility. It will include smart, tech-enabled meeting rooms and offices equipped with advanced workplace systems, a café-cum-lounge on the ground floor with breakout corners and phone-booth pods, founder-mentor cabins, and a compact incubation bay reserved for early-stage entrepreneurs.
Sandbox founder CEO Ahamed Shamil said the mini tech park would have a self-sufficient Micro IT hub by combining innovative workplaces and smart infrastructure. “It will have flexible workspaces that can be modified according to the needs of startups, SMEs, and IT companies,” he added. “In addition to the workspaces, there will also be premium facilities for GCC companies and IT institutions. Smart workspaces based on AI technology will be prepared here.”
Published – October 07, 2025 08:06 pm IST
