Incubators and Accelerators for Women Founders (Page 2)

Integral Startups Foundation (ISF-CIED)

The incubator of Integral University in Lucknow, recognised by the Uttar Pradesh government, offering campus office space, mentors and startup support services.

Antrapreneur - The Business Incubation Centre

Antrapreneur The Business Incubator is the startup incubator of LJ Knowledge Foundation in Ahmedabad, working with student-led and early-stage founders.

Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub)

Gujarat's state incubation hub for student innovators, running grant, IP, incubation and women-founder programmes from Ahmedabad.

ASSOCIATION OF LADY ENTREPRENEURS OF INDIA

Non-profit association of women entrepreneurs in Hyderabad, founded in 1993. It runs Atal Incubation Centre ALEAP WE-HUB and training, finance-access and market-access programmes in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science for Women

Women-focused deep tech incubator at GNITS Hyderabad, running pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration programmes.

KLM College of Engineering for Women

KLM College of Engineering for Women is an institution in Y.S.R., Andhra Pradesh.

MALINENI LAKSHMAIAH WOMENS ENGINEERING COLLEGE

MALINENI LAKSHMAIAH WOMENS ENGINEERING COLLEGE is an institution in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women

Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women is an institution in Krishna, Andhra Pradesh.

Vignans Institute of Engineering for Women

Vignans Institute of Engineering for Women is an institution in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

BANGALORE BIOINNOVATION CENTRE

Government of Karnataka bioinnovation centre in Bengaluru, running pre-incubation, incubation and accelerator programmes for biotech and life-sciences startups.

ICAR Indian Institute of Spices Research

ICAR's spice research institute in Kozhikode, whose Agribusiness Incubation Unit incubates entrepreneurs and enterprises across the spices value chain.

Technopark Technology Business Incubator

Kerala Startup Mission, the Government of Kerala's nodal agency for startups, running funding schemes and incubation from Technopark, Trivandrum.

VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN

VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN is an institution in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.

St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering

AICTE-approved engineering college in Kanyakumari active in Tamil Nadu's startup bootcamps and innovation initiatives in partnership with StartupTN.

Arunachala College of Engineering for Women

Arunachala College of Engineering for Women is an institution in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women

Innovation and incubation centre of a women's Deemed to be University in Coimbatore, open first to campus start-ups and aspiring women entrepreneurs.

MALLAREDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

MALLAREDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN is an institution in Medchal Malkajgiri, Telangana.

Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technology for Women

Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technology for Women is an institution in Warangal Urban, Telangana.

Bapatla Womens Engineering College

Bapatla Womens Engineering College is an institution in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh.

Biotechnology Incubation Centre (BIC-HPU)

Himachal Pradesh University's incubator in Shimla, backing biotech, agri, food and waste-to-value ventures from the hills.

Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

DST-recognised technology business incubator at Symbiosis, Lavale, Pune, with two-year incubation and online entrepreneurship courses.

CIIE Regional Innovation Foundation (Startup Oasis)

Startup Oasis, the CIIE Regional Innovation Foundation in Jaipur, is a government-recognised technology business incubator for startups and social enterprises from tier 2 and tier 3 cities.

SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)

The DST technology business incubator at SR University, Warangal — open to founders from anywhere in India, not just students.

Vande Bharatam

Adani Group's national innovation competition and open platform for Indian founders and innovators, run from Ahmedabad.

Startup Reseau

Mumbai company that designs and runs accelerator, incubation and market-access programmes for corporates, governments and universities, alongside its own founder programmes.

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Center

Not-for-profit incubator and seed investor run by IIM Lucknow from its Noida campus, with a 24-month incubation programme, a women founders track and seed funds.

isetilab incubator foundation

Bengaluru incubator with a pre-incubation programme for idea-stage founders, a six-month incubation programme, FAB Labs access and IP support.

Rebalance

Accelerator and angel network for early-stage Indian startups with at least one woman founder.

Ipreneur Accelerator

Privately run Bengaluru accelerator that puts revenue-stage startups through fee-paying cohorts and takes a small equity stake

Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council

Startup support council inside Gujarat University, Ahmedabad: incubation, co-working and state and central seed schemes, at zero cost.

WEneurs

WEneurs Forum is a non-profit incubator and accelerator for women entrepreneurs, based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, running online and hybrid programmes from idea stage to investor readiness.

NetApp Excellerator

Four-month accelerator run by NetApp from its Bengaluru campus, with mentoring, coworking space and no equity taken.

Jagriti Enterprise Centre - Purvanchal (JECP)

A rural enterprise incubation centre in Deoria, eastern Uttar Pradesh, for first-time founders and small enterprises, run as an initiative of Jagriti Sewa Sansthan.

Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society

A women-focused biotechnology and life-sciences incubator near Chennai, run by a government-backed society.

Women's Business Incubation Program (WBIP)

A women-only business incubation programme in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for founders building digital businesses.

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Government of India ministry whose corporations NSFDC and NBCFDC lend to entrepreneurs from Scheduled Caste and Backward Class communities.

Gujarat Thakor and Koli Vikas Nigam (GTKVN)

Gujarat government public enterprise that lends to Thakor and Koli community members for self-employment, higher education and self-help groups.

Karnataka State Financial Corporation

State-government lender for Karnataka's micro, small and medium units: term loans, plus interest-subsidy schemes for women-led, SC/ST-owned and small manufacturing enterprises.

Department of MSME, Government of Uttarakhand

The Directorate of Industries (Department of MSMEs), Uttarakhand, is the state nodal agency for the Uttarakhand Startup Policy 2023 and publishes the state's MSME schemes and registrations.

Mission Youth, Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory government programme giving youth bank-linked loans, subsidies and assistance for livelihoods and businesses.

Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam

Gujarat state corporation that lends to Rabari and Bharwad (SEBC) entrepreneurs across Gujarat, through eight individual loan schemes.

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government department running subsidy, loan and incentive schemes for micro, small and medium enterprises.

Gujarat Nomadic and Denotified Tribes Development Corporation (GNDTDC)

Gujarat state corporation that lends to members of listed nomadic and denotified communities to start small businesses and trades.

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.

SSIIE-TBI (SPMVV Society for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship)

NIDHI-TBI technology incubator at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. Open to outside founders, with four labs, mentoring and a NIDHI-PRAYAS centre.

SBI Foundation

CSR arm of State Bank of India, running scholarships and initiatives for women entrepreneurs, incubators and youth.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, founded in 1921 in Tuticorin, offers government-linked loans for first-time, women-led and small enterprises.

Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Nagaland

Nagaland's state industries department in Kohima runs the NTIIP 2025 incentives for registered Nagaland units, plus the Start-up Nagaland initiative.