DST NIDHI incubators

Kerala Startup Mission

Kerala's nodal state agency driving startup incubation, acceleration, and ecosystem growth since 2006.

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park

IIM Calcutta's Section 8 incubator running incubation, acceleration and rural-livelihood programmes from its Kolkata campus.

IIT Mandi Catalyst

IIT Mandi's award-winning TBI — Himachal Pradesh's first startup incubator, backing deep-tech founders in the Himalayas.

GUSEC

Gujarat University's zero-cost startup incubation hub in Ahmedabad, having supported 600+ startups with seed funding up to INR 50 lakh and comprehensive resources.

SINE, IIT Bombay

SINE, IIT Bombay's technology business incubator since 2004, has backed 550+ startups including Gupshup, ideaForge and ImmunoACT, and now also runs Y-Point, its own early-stage deep-tech VC fund.

GDC, IIT Madras

Gopalakrishnan-Deshpande Centre at IIT Madras enabling lab-to-market transition for deep-tech startups, having guided 375+ ventures across 100 STEM institutions.

Social Alpha

Tata Trusts-backed platform that incubates science and technology start-ups for social and environmental impact, from labs in Bengaluru, Delhi and Trivandrum.

FITT, IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi's technology transfer & incubation arm nurturing deep-tech startups since 1992.

iTIC Incubator, IIT Hyderabad

IIT Hyderabad's deep-tech incubator, running pre-incubation, incubation and government-backed grant schemes for hardware and deep-tech founders.

Amrita Technology Business Incubator

Award-winning incubator at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kerala, funding startups up to Rs 1 crore with 208+ ventures incubated.

Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation

One of the largest government-supported incubators in North India at Chitkara University Punjab, having funded 101+ startups with DST, MeitY, and Startup Punjab backing.

FIRE, Goa

Goa's leading DST-funded startup incubator at Don Bosco College of Engineering, empowering TourismTech entrepreneurs with 180+ startups supported and INR 111 crore raised.

AIC Banasthali

India's only women-focused Atal Incubation Centre at Banasthali Vidyapith, supporting 166+ startups with seed funding and world-class labs.

ACIC VGU Foundation

India's first Atal Community Innovation Centre at a private university, incubating 140+ startups in Jaipur

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre

IIM Lucknow's incubator at Noida campus offering 24-month programs & seed funding up to ₹50L for tech startups.

DERBI Foundation

Bangalore-based healthcare-focused incubator at Dayananda Sagar University, supported by DST NIDHI, DBT-BIRAC, and MeitY, offering pre-incubation to acceleration programs.

Deshpande Startups

DST-recognized Technology Business Incubator in Hubli, Karnataka, empowering Tier II and III city entrepreneurs with seed funding, co-working space, and mentorship.

AIC-RNTU Foundation

Central India's leading Atal Incubation Centre at RNTU Bhopal, supporting 74+ startups with seed funding and a 13-week Discover Cohort program.

AIC ISB

Atal Incubation Centre at Indian School of Business, Mohali, accelerating early-stage founders with ISB's network and mentorship.

Incubation Centre IIT Patna

IIT Patna's deep-tech incubator specialising in ESDM, Medical Electronics & ICT startups in Bihar.

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

ICAR's RKVY-RAFTAAR agri-business incubator in Mumbai focused on cotton technology, nanocellulose, and agricultural innovation.

NMIT Bangalore

Bangalore engineering college with innovation labs and startup incubation at the heart of India's tech capital.

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

DST TBI: Vel Tech Technology Incubator

IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

IIM Udaipur's DST-supported incubator running cohort-based programs for startups in Rajasthan with mentoring and investor access.

GIAN GUJARAT GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS AUGMENTATION NETWORK

GIAN GUJARAT GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS AUGMENTATION NETWORK hosts a NIDHI/AIM-recognised technology business incubation centre supporting early-stage startups in Ahmadabad.

SIIC IIT Kanpur

IIT Kanpur's flagship incubator — 500+ startups across deeptech, medtech, agritech & more since 2000.

CSVTU Foundation

Section-8 company under Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University promoting rural innovation, entrepreneurship, and grassroots-level startup incubation.

IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation

Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Madras incubating deep-tech startups in sensors, networking, AI and cyber-physical systems.

Anna University

University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with constituent and affiliated colleges, and an Atal Incubation Centre for entrepreneurship.

MUTBI, Manipal

DST-funded technology business incubator at Manipal Academy of Higher Education supporting startups in HealthTech, AgriTech, renewable energy, and nanotechnology.

KIIT-TBI

Award-winning TBI at KIIT University — 380+ startups, ₹1,300 Cr+ follow-on funding raised.

IIEC, IIT Gandhinagar

IIT Gandhinagar's incubation centre supporting technology startups with mentoring, funding, and prototyping infrastructure in Gujarat.

Sharda Launchpad

Sharda University's Section 8 incubator supporting startups across India and abroad

SGSITS Indore

DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

DST NIDHI-TBI: BESST-HORT

AspireLabs

Aspirelabs is a sector-agnostic, multi-stage accelerator program that provides high-potential startups with adequate capital and mentorship to take their ventures to the next leve…

IIMCIP

Startup accelerator

Vishva

Sector-agnostic accelerator focused on startups

BRIC-CDFD

Life sciences incubator at Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, supporting biotech startups with world-class lab infrastructure and zero-equity incubation under DBT, Government of India.

CVRCE Technology Incubator Foundation

Sector agnostic startup incubator

TIDES, IIT Roorkee

TIDES, the technology business incubator at IIT Roorkee, running a bio-incubator and funding schemes for early-stage founders.

NIT Silchar

DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)

VIT TBI

DST-supported Technology Business Incubator at Vellore Institute of Technology, operating BIRAC BioNEST and MeitY TIDE 2.0 programs for biotech and ICT startups since 2003.

iCreate

A Gujarat government-backed technology incubator in Ahmedabad, running funding schemes and challenges for hardware and deep-tech founders.

IIMK LIVE

IIM Kozhikode's incubator in Kozhikode and Kochi, running incubation, deep-tech, maritime, textile and women-entrepreneur programmes.

GINSERV

Bengaluru technology business incubator and accelerator backed by DST, running incubation and acceleration cohorts since 2010.

TBI-KIET

DST-supported Technology Business Incubator at KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad, the only incubator in India exclusively promoting first-generation entrepreneurs with iDEX partnership.

Savli Technology and Business Incubator (STBI)

A Gujarat government incubator in Vadodara's GIDC industrial estate, running biotech and deep-tech labs alongside BIRAC, NIDHI and state seed-funding schemes.

ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore

Agri-Business Incubation Society TBI at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, an RKVY-RAFTAAR R-ABI Centre incubating agri and allied-sector startups.

PIEDS

BITS Pilani's technology business incubator, running government schemes and CSR-funded accelerators for hardware, deep-tech and climate startups from Pilani, Rajasthan.

SRI ESHWAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Engineering college in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, claiming to be the best in the state.

Cultiv8

Venture capital-backed sector agnostic incubator

Technopark Technology Business Incubator

Nodal agency of the Government of Kerala for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in Kerala, India.

SJCE-STEP

Premium Startup Incubator & Accelerator at JSS Science & Technology University in Mysuru, Karnataka.

Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering

Student-driven organization within Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering in Shivamogga, Karnataka, focused on tech innovation.

Gujarat University

Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, offers zero-cost early-stage startup support and incubation.

FITT

Sector agnostic incubator focused on startups

Uttishthati Foundation i-TBI, NIT Hamirpur

DST-backed i-TBI at NIT Hamirpur supporting Himachal-region founders with ignition grants and prototyping infrastructure.

KIIT Deemed to be University

Technology Business Incubator at KIIT Deemed to be University in Khordha, Odisha, focused on nurturing ideas into enterprises.

Pusa Krishi

Incubator focused on agri-tech startups

Venture Center

A CSIR-NCL-hosted, not-for-profit technology incubator in Pune with cleanroom, biopharma-analysis and prototyping labs for science and deep-tech startups.

Global Incubation Services

Provider of incubation and acceleration services for tech startups

IKP Knowledge Park (Bengaluru)

DST NIDHI-TBI: IKP EDEN NIDHI TBI

Sabanci University SUCool

Sabanci SUCool provides training, access to business networks, business development, strategy mentorship, and funding support to entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs who create…