Corporate Accelerators and Incubators in India
157 corporate accelerators and incubators in India. Corporate programmes are run by a company for startups that matter to its own business, so fit with the sponsor's sector counts for more than your stage. Ask what the sponsor gets out of the programme, whether a pilot or customer contract is on offer, and whether it takes equity.
Maruti Suzuki Innovation
Maruti Suzuki's open-innovation platform in Gurugram, running six programmes for mobility startups that can end in a paid pilot with the carmaker.
JioGenNext
Reliance Industries' equity-free market-access programme, connecting startups with pilots and deployments across the Jio and Reliance business units.
Reliance Industries
India's largest conglomerate running JioGenNext, a zero-equity startup accelerator that has incubated 170+ startups with 21 acquisitions.
Climake
A climate-finance platform that helps climate ventures raise capital and lease the assets they deploy.
Bosch DNA accelerator
Bosch's startup alliance programme in India, pairing startups in Bosch's areas of interest with its business units for co-creation.
Brigade
Brigade REAP is an UrbanTech accelerator backed by the Brigade Group, running a 16-week programme for early-stage founders across the built world.
Ideas to Impacts (i2i)
A Pune technology company that runs an in-house tech incubation centre, the i2i Innovation Hub, for early-stage startups.
JSW MG Motor India
Auto manufacturer running the MG Developer Program & Grant to nurture mobility, EV, and auto-tech startups with mentoring, grants, and pilot opportunities in Gurugram.
BPCL Ankur
Bharat Petroleum's startup arm, Ankur, backs early-stage Indian startups through time-boxed cohorts of the BPCL Ankur Fund — currently between intakes.
Jaivel Aerospace
Ahmedabad-based aerospace manufacturing and technology company that runs a startup acceleration fund supporting early-stage ventures in aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing.
Capgemini
Global group whose corporate venture arm makes minority investments in B2B startups, plus a past CSR-focused innovation challenge run with Start-up India.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a Mumbai-based FMCG company whose R&D team invites start-ups, suppliers, academics and inventors to submit technical solutions against posted open innovation challenges.
Siemens Healthineers
Global medtech company running the SHIFT Innovation Ecosystem in India to accelerate healthcare startups in diagnostics, digital health, AI, and medical robotics with NASSCOM partnership.
Amazon India
Amazon India's routes for startups: the Smbhav Venture Fund for early-stage companies, the Propel accelerator for D2C brands going global, and Saheli Accelerate for women entrepreneurs.
CEAT Limited
Leading Indian tyre manufacturer under RPG Group, operating across 120+ countries with focus on innovation in sustainable mobility and smart manufacturing.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
HPCL, a Maharatna public sector oil company, runs the Udgam startup scheme: grant-in-aid for innovators taking an energy or petroleum idea to proof of concept and commercialisation, plus a startup challenge with IIT Kanpur.
IDBI Capital
IDBI Bank's investment-banking and securities subsidiary in Mumbai. For startups it manages SEBI-registered funds for Maharashtra-based companies and advises a state scheme for SC/ST founders.
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank runs Kotak BizLabs, a CSR accelerator for early-revenue startups, through five incubator partners across India.
NXP Semiconductors
NXP's India design centre runs a startup challenge, a startup programme and two student programmes, including a training course for women engineering students.
PayU
Leading Indian fintech company running inFINity accelerator and startup programme offering credits, 1:1 mentorship, and access to 150+ payment modes for founders.
Pfizer India
Global pharma company running the INDovation programme with DPIIT, NITI Aayog, and IIT Delhi, offering grants and 18 months of incubation to MedTech startups.
Roche Products
Wholly owned subsidiary of the Roche Group in India. Runs the Drishti HealthTech Challenge for healthtech startups, jointly with DPIIT, and LEAP problem-solving programmes for medical trainees.
Samsung Research
Samsung's largest R&D centre outside South Korea, based in Bangalore, running startup incubation programs like Samsung Mobile Advance with grants for collaborative innovation.
Shree Cement Limited
India's third-largest cement producer supporting innovation in climate-tech and sustainability, with CSR programmes across skill development and rural empowerment.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Global life sciences leader running the BioVerse Challenge in partnership with DPIIT to accelerate 500+ Indian biotech startups with technology access, mentorship, and investor connections.
Engineers India Limited
Navratna company wholly owned by the Government of India, with a Start-up India procurement route for startups and an enlistment process for suppliers.
BaryTech
Seed capital and venture-building partner for innovation-driven startups in India.
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women: a three-month in-person business course with three IIMs for established women entrepreneurs in India, plus a free online version.
StartupGrantsIndia
A private platform listing grants, government schemes, accelerators and startup perks for Indian founders, with referrals to lenders and expert services.
Samsung R&D Institute India (SRI-B & SRI-N)
Samsung's R&D institutes in India offering grants (no equity) to deep-tech mobile startups via Samsung Mobile Advance.
Pernod Ricard India Foundation
Corporate CSR arm of Pernod Ricard India, backing startups in plastic circularity, circular economy and climate-smart agriculture through partner incubators.
Newton School of Technology
StartX is the entrepreneurship programme at Newton School of Technology. It offers mentorship and a pre-seed grant route, and only enrolled NST students can apply.
PW School of Startups
PW School of Startups (PW SOS) is PhysicsWallah's startup arm: a paid bootcamp, free mentoring, seed funding and a StartInUP-accredited incubation track for student and early-stage founders.
Simandhar Education
Hyderabad exam-coaching institute for US CPA, CMA, EA, ESG and CIA exams. Its courses are for accounting aspirants; it runs no startup support.
The Economic Times
Business newspaper running startup, MSME and AI awards, and an AI hackathon for founders and teams.
Locus
Locus is an enterprise logistics-software company. It runs no startup programme; the only way in is a sales demo request.
Zepto
India's quick commerce delivery platform running the Zepto Nova innovation challenge with DPIIT and FSSAI.
Accenture
Accenture's open-innovation route for Indian founders is the Tech Next Challenge — an annual, free competition for deep-tech startups already selling to enterprises, with one winner per track and a path into Accenture's client work.
Hyundai Motor India Limited
Oil India Limited
Oil India Limited's SNEH Start-Up Fund gives DPIIT-recognised startups technical and financial support and incubation through partner IITs.
Vande Bharatam
Adani Group's national innovation competition and open platform for Indian founders and innovators, run from Ahmedabad.
Ericsson
Sona Comstar
Federal Bank
Sector agnostic startup accelerator backed by Federal Bank
Centelon Business Services
A business-technology services group with a Pune office, not a startup incubator or accelerator for founders.
PayPal Incubator
Startup incubator
Maruti Suzuki Innovation
Maruti Suzuki's startup programmes for mobility and automotive technology: pre-incubation, incubation, an accelerator, a mobility challenge and an equity fund.
LogX
Multi-sector focused startup accelerator
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What to know about corporate programmes in India
A corporate accelerator or incubator is run by a company that wants to work with startups relevant to its own business. What you get is different from a generalist programme: access to the company's product teams, a route to a pilot or a customer contract, and sometimes the use of its technology or distribution. In return the sponsor gets early sight of what is being built in its sector.
That makes fit the first test. A corporate programme in India is looking for startups in or next to the sponsor's industry, so a strong company in an unrelated field is unlikely to be selected, and it would not get much from the programme if it were. Look at what the sponsor sells, what problems it has named, and whether your product answers one of them.
Before you commit, be clear on the commercial terms. Ask whether a pilot is paid, whether there is any exclusivity on what you build for the sponsor, who owns what is developed together, and whether the sponsor holds a right of first refusal on later investment. These points are normal to ask, and the answers decide whether the programme helps you or limits you.
The numbers on this page
- 157 of the 2755 organisations we list in India (6%) are tagged "Corporate".
- By stage focus, the most common are Early Revenue (23), Growth (21) and Validation (21).
- By sector, the most listed are Deep Tech (17), FinTech (16) and HealthTech (12).
- By state, most are in Maharashtra (55), Karnataka (33) and Haryana (23).
- By city, most are in Mumbai (38), Bengaluru (32) and Gurugram (18).
- Many are also tagged Accelerator (45) and Incubator (37), so the same organisation can appear on more than one list.
- 4 of 157 offer coworking space on site.
What to ask a corporate programme
- Which industries and problem areas is the sponsor looking for?
- Is a pilot or a customer contract a stated outcome, and is the pilot paid?
- Does the sponsor take equity, or hold any right over later investment?
- Who owns the intellectual property built during the programme?
- Are you free to work with the sponsor's competitors?
- How many past participants went on to a commercial relationship?
Frequently asked questions
How many corporate accelerators and incubators are there in India?
We list 157 corporate accelerators and incubators in India, out of 2755 startup support organisations we list there. The count updates as profiles are added and verified.
Where in India are most corporate accelerators and incubators based?
Counting the profiles on this page, most are in Maharashtra (55), Karnataka (33) and Haryana (23).
Does a corporate accelerator in India take equity?
Some do and some do not. Many run on the sponsor's own budget and ask for nothing, while others take a stake or hold rights over later funding. The terms differ by programme and should be confirmed in writing before you join.
Will a corporate programme become my first customer?
It can, but it is not guaranteed. Some programmes are built around a pilot with the sponsor, and others offer mentoring and access without a commercial commitment. Check what the programme states as its outcome.