Accelerator Programs in India (Page 14)
DCB Bank Innovation Carnival
Startup accelerator backed by DCB Bank focused on the fin-tech sector
Anaha Innovations
Sector agnostic startup incubator
SeedToScale
Provider of courses and programs for founders
MATH
Provider of diversified AI services
InfotechHub
Incubator offering strategic investments, business expertise, and technical proficiency to tech start-ups
1adda
Startup incubator
Startify
Startup accelerator and incubator
Aegis Centre for Entrepreneurship
Provides business acceleration programs and services for enterpreneurs
Aurone
Incubator and accelerator for conscious startups, focused on building sustainable ventures.
Drona Ventures
VC backed incubator focused on multiple sectors
MC² Foundation
MC²+ (MC2 Plus) is the energy startup platform of MC² Foundation, led by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) with seven energy majors. Ignite applications closed 31 August 2026.
Aspire For Her
Aspire For Her is a women's career and empowerment organisation in Mumbai. Its HumSafal programme accelerates women-led enterprises through aggregator organisations.
Bootstrappers' Research Council (SRM BRC)
Incubation centre at SRM IST, Chennai, for early-stage and deep-tech founders, with pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration tracks.
EcoHub.IN
Six-month in-person incubator in Hyderabad for early-stage climate, pollution and circularity businesses with a working MVP. Non-dilutive. Cohort 1 applications closed in July 2026.
BHARATI – Bharat's Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement, and Incubation for Export Innovation
APEDA's BHARATI initiative accelerates agri-food startups, export-enabling technology firms and SPS problem-solvers for export markets. Its 2025 application window has closed.
KickSky
KickSky is a Bengaluru accelerator for early-stage space technology startups. The programme is remote, takes no equity at present, and pairs a common track with a customised module.
IMAGE Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE)
A 6-month accelerator in Hyderabad for gaming, animation, VFX, computer vision and AI start-ups, run by STPI with seed funding.
InnovHer
Jaipur venture-building ecosystem with an 18-month accelerator, InnovACE, and Studio-I, a coworking and founder hub.
WaveX (Waves Startup Accelerator), IICT Mumbai
Government media and entertainment startup accelerator under the WAVES initiative, with an incubation centre at IICT Mumbai and investor pitching through WaveX Live.
GIFT International Fintech Innovation Hub (IFIH)
Fintech incubator and accelerator in GIFT City, Gujarat, run with Plug and Play: residential incubation, women-led accelerator, young builders' hackathon and a rolling growth programme.
BharatNetra Startup Programmes (GFTN Odisha)
Odisha government and GFTN FinTech incubator and accelerator in Bhubaneswar: 3-month hybrid programmes for incorporated FinTech and InsurTech startups, no fee and no equity.
Razorpay Rize
Razorpay's startup programme for early-stage founders: three free communities, Rize for YC, Pitch Perfect and company registration.
Startup Jharkhand
Ranchi-based Section 8 accelerator for Jharkhand founders, with a free 6-8 week Saksham accelerator for MVP-stage startups and a NIRMAN pre-accelerator for ideas.
Together Fund
Operator-led AI venture fund in Bengaluru, with a 12 weeks SwarmSpace AI Studio and a community for AI builders in the US-India corridor.
India Sanitation Coalition
FICCI-hosted WASH platform in New Delhi that runs the SWACH Accelerator for water, sanitation, hygiene and waste startups, with Innovation Mission Punjab and IIT Ropar.
Venture Catalysts
Bitkemy Technologies
Incubators and VC firm tech based investing primarily in India
Applyifi Launchpad Accelerator
Venture capital-backed sector-agnostic accelerator
Alacrity India
Accelerator and incubator and venture capital firm focused on startups
Powai Valley
Venture capital and startup incubator firm focused on technology based companies
Precog Innovation
Venture capital-backed startup studio focused on cleantech startups
Quiver
Venture capital investment firm and accelerator
A3 Ventures
Venture capital fund and accelerator focused on early-stage tech startups
Lumis Partners
Private equity and startup accelerator firm focused on multiple sectors
SmartSparks
Angel network focused on Kerala based startups
Mintosh
Venture capital-backed sector-agnostic accelerator
Imperier Holdings
Sector agnostic startup accelerator and venture capital firm
OTP Ventures
Early-stage venture capital fund and accelerator and incubator
Climate Tech Investment Network
Startup incubator firm focused on climate tech companies
ProGen
Venture capital fund and accelerator focused on startups
SIBIC
Venture capital-backed incubator focused on multiple sectors
Venture Gurukool
Sector agnostic accelerator and venture capital firm
Hustle Hard Ventures
Venture capital and accelerator focused on technology sectors
Xlator11
Angel network and venture capital-backed sector-agnostic accelerator focused on startups
The Circle Founders Club
M&A advisory, angel networks, and accelerator focused on tech companies
Thapar Vision
Venture capital-backed sector-agnostic accelerator focused on early-stage startups
1by0GRIT
Venture capital and sector agnostic incubator focused on startups and businesses
Xscale
Company is a VC-backed sector agnostic accelerator and incubator