The/Nudge Opens Bengaluru Hub for Social Entrepreneurs

The/Nudge Foundation opened the*spark | Pullur Centre in Bengaluru on February 14, 2026, creating a 20,000-square-foot co-working and community space for social entrepreneurs. Supported by founding patrons Vijay Pullur and Nirmala Pullur, the center has a 140-seat workspace and an event area for up to 150 people. Total Environment built the site on the fifth floor of its “Pursuit of a Radical Rhapsody” building in Whitefield. The space is intended for social ventures, funders, and ecosystem leaders to work, meet, and return for ongoing engagement.

Shared Space for Social Ventures

The center’s Venture Commons provides 140 co-working seats, while the configurable Dialogues Arena can host up to 150 people. The launch brought together more than 150 social entrepreneurs, funders, corporate CSR leaders, philanthropists, startup leaders, and ecosystem enablers from across India’s social impact sectors.

The/Nudge Foundation described the facility as the first node in a larger nationwide network of impact hubs. The site is designed to provide shared workspaces for social ventures, where meetings and conversations can develop into longer-term engagement.

Space for Continued Engagement

The center brings founders, funders, and other sector participants into one location for regular interaction. Vijay Pullur is CEO of WaveMaker Inc. and a founding patron of the*spark | Pullur Centre.

“As a founder, I've learned that ideas do not scale because they were conceived well, but because they are refined through sustained dialogue and shared learning. the*spark | Pullur Centre is meant to give social entrepreneurs that continuity of engagement, where conversations persist, relationships compound, and solutions evolve with the complexity of the problems they address.”

Design for Community Use

The center has a biophilic layout, landscaped balconies, natural light, and flexible community-driven workspaces. Total Environment designed and built the facility with a focus on collaboration, reflection, and long-term engagement.

“Good design is about creating spaces that work better for people - spaces that build trust, connection, and a sense of calm. As the design partner of the*spark | Pullur Centre, that intent takes shape as a place people don't merely visit, but inhabit with purpose.”

Connecting Founders and Support

The center is positioned as a shared location for ideas, capital, talent, and specialist support to meet regularly. It responds to fragmented and episodic collaboration among stakeholders in India’s social entrepreneurship and philanthropy sectors.

“Having spent nearly two decades working in human resources, especially in the impact sector, I've seen how many strong ideas struggle to take off not because innovation is lacking, but because the basic infrastructure around them— talent, organisational design, and access to specialised support— is still evolving. Being part of a shared space like the*spark | Pullur Centre creates a much richer exchange: practitioners stay close to founders' realities, founders get earlier access to expertise, and both sides learn in the process.”

A Hub for Social Impact Work

For social entrepreneurs and the organizations that support them, the*spark | Pullur Centre offers co-working capacity, event space, and a regular meeting point in Whitefield. The/Nudge Foundation intends for the Bengaluru location to be the first in a broader network of impact hubs.