Top 2026 Idea stage incubation programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India
NSRCEL Launchpad 30 at IIM Bangalore
5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.
Cohort 7 Incubation Program at VJTI TBI Foundation
Incubation program for startups in energy, EVs, semiconductors, IoT, AI/ML, and cybersecurity.
Healthcare Incubation Program – NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
Incubation for Indian healthcare startups with mentorship, hospital access, and investor connects.
KrishiBoot – Pitch for Incubation
Incubation program for early-stage agri-startups and individuals with ideas/prototypes in India.
L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator 2026
Incubation for deep-tech, biotech, and green chemistry startups in cosmetics/beauty.
DBDIC Incubation Cohort 2026
Incubation for deeptech, climate-tech & biotech startups across all stages
iCreate Pro-Fund Gateway Prototype/PoC Funding Support
Centre of Excellence for Sustainability & Climate Action at C-CAMP
Vision 2 Venture – Incubation Program by Incubation Centre IIT Patna
Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.
AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures
4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.
NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026
Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.
BioNEST Incubation Program – FITT IIT Delhi
Biotech incubation at IIT Delhi for innovators at ideation to early prototype stages.
MANAGE FISHub Incubation Program 2026 Cohort II - MANAGE Fisheries Innovation
Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs
EMERGE Pre-Incubation Program 2026
Pre-incubation for ideation-stage founders to build prototypes
Jagriti Enterprise Centre Purvanchal Incubation Program 2026-27
Incubation for MSMEs & startups in Purvanchal; women-led priority
LVPEI BioNEST Incubator Start-Up Challenge 2026
GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Program Cohort 2 – InFED IIM Nagpur
Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.
STPI EmTek Call for Proposal 7.0 - STPI EmTek CoE Bhubaneswar
Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE
Saksham – Women Entrepreneurship Support Program
Up to ₹10 lakhs for women-led startups from Tier 2/3 India.
Startup Exploration Program 2026 - IIT Mandi Catalyst
3-month exploration program for prototype-stage innovators