BENGALURU : The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) units of Karnataka exported ₹36,459 crore in the three months, during the nationwide lockdown, indicating that the state’s IT industry stayed afloat even during the covid-19 crisis, STPI said.“STPI was the first organisation to enable work-from-home facility to its member units well before the national lockdown was declared," Omkar Rai, director general, STPI said on the occasion of 29th STPI foundation day.To help startups during the lockdown, the government has waived off rentals for startups operating out of the STPI for a period of four months from 1 March - 30 June 2020. “18 startups in Karnataka have benefited from this…and STPI Bengaluru has nurtured over 148 startups so far,".