Beyond the beaches: Inside Goa’s pitch to become India’s work-from-anywhere startup hub

The gathering was part of Shackathon 2026, a Goa government-backed event held along Baga beach that brought together startup founders, investors, creators and policymakers around the idea of building companies from Goa. A stretch of beachside shacks had been converted into workspaces as the state attempted to position itself as a destination for startups, remote workers and niche technology companies through a “work from beach” model.