IIM Udaipur Incubation Center

The Deep Rural Impact Program supports startups with a rural focus that are working on improving education, health and livelihood outcomes for rural communities. The programme is sector-agnostic.

What you get

• Leadership and business skills training
• Support to scale and to build a market-launch plan
• Introductions to potential clients and partners
• A Demo Day attended by investors and industry leaders
• Committee-recommended grant support and access to a startup toolkit

Who can apply

• Startups, social enterprises, founder teams and businesses working towards rural development and community impact, from across India
• Early-stage, growth-stage and revenue-generating startups with scalable solutions

How to apply

There is no application fee. Apply through the programme page on the centre's website.

The Genesis EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) Program is run by the centre under the GENESIS scheme. It supports early-stage startups in areas such as IoT, artificial intelligence, blockchain and deep tech, with funding support, one-to-one mentoring, and connections to investors for follow-on funding.

Who can apply

• Applicants who are citizens of India
• Entities that are no more than one year old at the time of application
• Startups with original ideas that have not received significant external funding

How selection works

Eligible applicants are screened, shortlisted and presented to an expert committee. Only approved applicants are contacted by email.

How to apply

The last date stated on the programme page was 09 March 2025 and the call is closed.

SAMRIDH is the Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth. It is a 4-month acceleration programme in collaboration with the MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Support is released as matching co-investment alongside an angel or venture investor.

Who can apply

• DPIIT-registered technology startups
• Companies with at least 51 percent Indian founder ownership
• Startups at MVP or early traction stage that have a committed angel or VC investor

What you get

• Acceleration services
• Matching support for building an MVP or pilot
• Access to collaborators and follow-on funding

Samriddhi, meaning prosperity, is the centre's programme for women founders. It is run as a 4-month programme with a Startup Track for founders already building a company and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence Track for founders who have an idea but have not yet started.

What you get

• Workshops and weekly coaching sessions led by industry professionals and domain experts
• Startup grant support for the startup track and stipend support for the residence track
• A demo day at the IIM Udaipur campus, with travel and accommodation provided

Who can apply

• A woman founder or co-founder of a startup, or a woman with an idea to build into a startup
• Startup grant recipients must register the startup as a company and attend at least 90 percent of sessions

How to apply

Apply online. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, and the centre states that responses take about 3 to 4 weeks. The programme is free of cost.

The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme is delivered through the centre. It funds early work such as proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation, and gives startups access to mentoring workshops and networking with partners.

Who can apply

• DPIIT-recognised startups incorporated no more than 2 years before application
• Startups with a business idea that has a market fit and a scope to scale
• Startups with at least 51 percent Indian promoter shareholding at the time of application

How to apply

Apply on the government portal linked from the centre's page. Questions about the scheme go to the centre's incubation inbox. The call is closed on the page read.

The NIDHI EIR Programme is an entrepreneurship fellowship in the form of a stipend for a budding entrepreneur with a technology business idea. It is intended for full-time founders who are moving from study or a job into building a venture.

Who can apply

• Applicants who are citizens of India
• Graduates in science or engineering with the required years of formal education
• Applicants who will pursue the venture full time

What you get

• A fellowship stipend for 12 months
• Pre-incubation at the centre, co-working access and mentoring

The call is closed on the page read.

The NIDHI Seed Support Scheme gives seed funding to incubated startups with promising ideas, innovations and technologies. The instrument is equity financing, and the seed support committee recommends each investment.

Who can apply

• Technology-backed startups in any sector with customer traction and initial revenue
• Registered Indian companies that are incubated at the centre first
• Startups with at least 51 percent Indian promoter shareholding

How selection works

Startups are incubated at the centre and then considered for investment after an incubation period.

The call is closed on the page read.

The Women-in-Tech Startup Accelerator is a cohort-based programme for scalable, women-led technology startups that want to grow, widen their market and attract investors and partners. It combines online workshops, a gap analysis, one-to-one mentoring and fundraising preparation.

Who can apply

• Technology startups with high growth potential and a scalable model
• At least one woman on the founding team with substantial equity or a C-suite role
• Companies incorporated for more than two years with some validated traction

How selection works

Up to 15 women entrepreneurs are chosen through a two-stage competitive process.

How to apply

The programme is paid. The call is closed on the page read.

The Idea to Startup Program is organised by the centre in collaboration with Moonpreneur. It is delivered online in 12 topics covering business and finance, design thinking, idea generation, sales and marketing, and presentation skills. Participants work in small groups with a mentor on a chosen problem, and the programme ends with a pitch to entrepreneurs and investors.

What you get

• A certificate of participation or completion from the centre and Moonpreneur
• A chance to pitch to business leaders
• Possible incubation support for promising ideas

Who can apply

Students and working professionals with startup aspirations.

The programme is paid. The call is closed on the page read.

The Social Impact Innovation Grant Program selects a small cohort of startups that use business models to tackle social and environmental challenges. Selected startups receive seed investment, incubation and acceleration support for 12 months, customised mentoring and networking.

Who can apply

• Startups that have operated in India for at least a year
• Startups with early traction or customer validation
• Startups with a clear social or environmental mission aligned to the SDGs and registered with DPIIT

The centre encourages social enterprises led by women to apply. The call is closed on the page read.

The MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0 invites theme-based ideas from students, innovators and MSMEs across India. It runs under the Office of the Development Commissioner, MSME, and selected ideas receive development funding through a host institute. The call is closed on the page read.

The Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme incubator support is run with Rajeevika, the Rajasthan livelihood mission, under DAY-NRLM. It helps women-led rural enterprises in Rajasthan in non-farm manufacturing and services build capacity and scale. Participating enterprises receive leadership and product development support, networking, and financial support based on need and eligibility. The programme runs for at least 18 months, and the application process has concluded.