Host of Behind the scenes with a billionaire Caleb Friesen, a Canadian content creator and Bengaluru entrepreneur, has shown the town's nerd side. The podcasters visited the Hacker House in Bengaluru and then conducted a tour that was reviewed online.
“I think this is the place… it could be wrong.” When Caleb entered the gate, he was a bit skeptical of reaching the right place until Steve's Jobs poster hit the door and said, “Oh, that's definitely the place.” “I put Steve's job on the door,” he said. His knock on the door was responded by Suhas Sumhu, the 18-year-old brain behind the local host's Bengaluru branch.
Suhas toured The Mansion with AI developers and founders trapped in product development on many devices. Some people crashed on the sofa, while others gathered around the dining table. The youngest of all young builders is the young Harish of Chennai, 16 years old, coding obsessed with his vertical monitor. The young gun is building a support robot to remove the barrier to peeping in the hardware. Some of the other AIs on the LocalHost Bengaluru production pipeline include Indian AI voice agents, podcast circles, AI payment stacks, and more. The AR and AI glasses technology for Dawnar Technologies was so hilariously locked in his gear that Caleb didn't sit still.
Founded by Kei Hayashi, LocalHost caters to students and young founders between 16-22. We provide space and like-minded communities to tackle products that seek to solve underlying problems. The startup will provide budding founders with “capital, travel grants, visa support, residency, computing credits, workspaces and more.”
POV within Bengaluru Hacker House where India's founders build AI, hardware and magic pic.twitter.com/jwbbtfkjjm
– Caleb (@caleb_friesen2) June 15th, 2025
Meanwhile, many comments on the video provided a “Silicon Valley vibe” have poured responses into the post. One uplifted user said, “There are no press releases, there are no wins, there are just products, punchlines, and progress.” A few skeptics have been unable to leave the Chapal Outta Door of Racism, saying “The AI Call Center's Final Boss” and “The Call Center will not be able to stop.”
One user said, “They don't last long, they each split up and proceed in their own separate ways to work in Western companies.”
Several other users wanted to see the localhost chapter in their city. “Where is the equivalent of this Hyderabad?” Meanwhile, another person asked, “Is there a hacker's house in Mumbai?” “When will the Delhi Hacker's House come?” I asked the third user.
Silicon Valley atmosphere pic.twitter.com/rzk05tendy
– gotomars / Gotomaras (@stuart242024) June 15th, 2025
AI Call Center Final Boss – Hashirbaig | cro (@hashirbaig_) June 15th, 2025
There are no press releases. There are no winning laps. Just the product, punchline, and progress. June 15th, 2025
Call centers won't be stopped – Autism Avenue (@sevenfootpole) June 15th, 2025
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– McHankins (@mackhankins) June 15th, 2025
What is the equivalent HYD? – Kolkatatheke (@kolkatatheke) June 15th, 2025
Are there hacker houses in Mumbai? – AJ (@aifuturenama) June 16, 2025
When will Delhi Hacker's House appear? – agamjeet (@agam_io) June 15th, 2025
They don't last long, they each split up and advance their own alternative ways of working in Western companies. – Rocky S (@djrockysmith) June 15th, 2025
That's what I call a hacker house pic.twitter.com/wbns8xpdul
– Kartik Vasnani (@vasnanikar7936) June 15th, 2025
I need these two Indian versions pic.twitter.com/xerku9smak
– Gireesh Reddy (@gireeshreddy_s) June 15th, 2025
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– Peakbengaluru (@peakbengaluru) June 15th, 2025
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Cover: Patrick Gawande/Mashable India
