Get Involved

Build the agentic layer of the Kumbh with us.

KumbhLabs is an open R&D effort. Researchers, startups, industry partners and investors all have a way in - here is how to join.

For researchers

Join a working group

Researchers get involved through working groups - focused teams that carry each research thread from design to deployment on the ground.

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  • 01

    Crowd UX & Human-Agent Interaction

    Crowd behaviour, user experience, multimodal interfaces, voice-first interaction, multilingual agents, accessibility.

  • 02

    Digital Public Infrastructure

    Agent interoperability with DPI, public digital systems, identity infrastructure, data exchange, open protocols.

  • 03

    Trust, Security & Agent Governance

    Authentication, authorization, agent identity, credentials, privacy, security, trust, governance and policy.

  • 04

    Agentic Commerce & Economic Systems

    Agentic commerce, payments, merchant discovery, marketplaces, incentives, agent-to-business transactions and the Kumbh economy.

  • 05

    Health & Human Services

    Healthcare navigation, emergency response, health information, multilingual health agents, hospitals/clinics and public-service delivery.

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For startups

Submit an interest form

Startups get involved through our interest form - tell us what you are building and how it fits the Kumbh ecosystem.

For industry partners & investors

Write to us

Industry partners and investors can reach the team directly. We read every message.

contact@kumbhalabs.org