College and University Incubators in Mumbai
16 college and university incubators in Mumbai. Campus incubators sit inside a college, institute or university, so they tend to take earlier-stage teams and can give access to labs, faculty and student talent. Some admit only students and alumni while others take outside founders; check who each one is open to before you apply.
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.
RIIDL, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
The incubator of Somaiya Vidyavihar University in Mumbai, open to outside founders as well as its own students, with five bookable labs and a spread of government and corporate funding programmes.
Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator (SP-TBI)
DST-listed technology business incubator on the Sardar Patel Institute of Technology campus in Andheri West, Mumbai.
VJTI TBI Foundation
Technology business incubator on the VJTI campus in Matunga, Mumbai, supported by the Department of Science and Technology, taking cohorts of energy, clean-tech, IoT and cyber security startups.
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education, Science & Technological Research Trusts Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education, Science & Technological Research Trusts Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering is an institution in Thane, Maharashtra.
Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Mumbai
Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Mumbai is an institution in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.
RISHI DAYARAM AND SETH HASSARAM NATIONAL COLLEGE AND SETH WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL SCIENCE COLLEGE
RISHI DAYARAM AND SETH HASSARAM NATIONAL COLLEGE AND SETH WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL SCIENCE COLLEGE is an institution in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)
IIT Bombay (BETiC)
Biomedical Engineering & Technology Innovation Centre at IIT Bombay: medical device prototyping and an industry-linked translation accelerator for device inventors.
TIH IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay's DST-funded Technology Innovation Hub for IoT — seed investment, rolling grants and a fellowship for IoT founders, separate from the campus incubator SINE.
SP Jain Institute of Management Research Center, Mumbai
SPJIMR's Start Your Business programme is a four-month hybrid course for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups, run from Andheri West, Mumbai.
Zone Startups India
Startup accelerator
ISME ACE
Startup accelerator focused on Financial Services sector
Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Government based organization offers platform to nurture entrepreneurial aspirations
MU Ideas
Academic institution backed sector agnostic incubator
AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Atal Incubation Centre on the NMIMS Mumbai campus, funded by the Atal Innovation Mission. Sector agnostic, with a focus on healthcare and pharma, IT and manufacturing.
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Choosing a college or university incubator in Mumbai
College and university incubators sit inside an institute, which shapes everything about them. They are often the most accessible route for first-time founders: they take earlier-stage teams, they can offer lab and workshop access, and they put you near faculty and student talent. For a deep-tech or hardware idea that came out of research, an institute incubator can be the only place that has the equipment you need.
The main question to settle is who is allowed in. Some campus incubators take only current students, alumni or faculty-led spin-outs, and others are open to outside founders. Some are tied to one institute's research areas, and some serve a wider region. The college and university incubators above include both kinds, so the eligibility on each profile matters more than the name of the institute.
Think about what you need from the campus. If it is a lab, ask exactly which equipment is available and how it is booked. If it is a network, ask how often mentors are on site. If it is credibility, ask how many startups have come through and what became of them. A well-known institute with a thin programme is a worse choice than a smaller one that gives you what you actually need.
The numbers on this page
- 16 of the 228 organisations we list in Mumbai (7%) are tagged "Academic".
- By stage focus, the most common are Ideation (10), Validation (10) and Early Revenue (3).
- Many are also tagged Incubator (13) and Accelerator (6), so the same organisation can appear on more than one list.
- 4 of 16 offer coworking space on site.
What to ask a campus incubator
- Is it open to outside founders, or only to students, alumni and faculty?
- Which labs, workshops and equipment can a startup use, and how are they booked?
- Is there a desk or a dedicated space, or is it mainly mentoring?
- Does the incubator take equity, and does the institute claim any rights over what you build?
- How many startups has it supported, and are any still active?
- Does the programme run during the academic calendar, or all year?
Frequently asked questions
How many college and university incubators are there in Mumbai?
We list 16 college and university incubators in Mumbai, out of 228 startup support organisations in the city. The count updates as profiles are added and verified.
Can I join a college incubator in Mumbai if I am not a student there?
Some campus incubators accept outside founders and some do not. The eligibility is stated on each incubator's profile or application page, so check who it is open to before you apply.
Do college incubators take equity?
Practice varies. Some take a small stake, some charge a fee for space and services, and some take nothing. Ask for the terms in writing, including who owns intellectual property developed during the programme.