Incubators and Accelerators for Women Founders (Page 3)

Karnataka State Women Development Corporation (KSWDC)

Karnataka state corporation under the Women & Child Development department, running self-employment schemes for women and specific groups of women.

RISE Jhansi Incubation Centre

Business incubation centre of Jhansi Smart City Limited, listed on the UP StartinUP register, with an 8-week accelerator, a women's cohort and a startup problem-solving platform.

Grameena Incubation Centre

Rural-focused incubator in Haripuram, Andhra Pradesh, backed by Bhagavatula Charitable Trust, for startups that improve rural livelihoods in farming, education, handicrafts, finance and market access.

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Limited

Kerala state industrial lender and equity investor with a startup loan (Scale Up Funding), a women entrepreneur loan (WE Funding) and startup equity. Not an incubator.

Aye Finance

Secured and unsecured business loans, a mortgage loan, a loan for women-led businesses and a merchant credit line from Aye Finance, an NBFC for small businesses.

Periyar Technology Business Incubator

Section 8 technology business incubator in Thanjavur with a herbal health focus, online pre-incubation and residential space on rent.

XCITE (XLRI Council for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship)

NABARD-funded rural business incubator hosted at XLRI Jamshedpur for founders in 12 eastern and north-eastern states, with a six-month hybrid programme. The first cohort's applications are closed.

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.

Technology Innovation Foundation of IIT Palakkad (TECHIN)

Section 8 technology business incubator of IIT Palakkad, with cohorts in sanitation, medical technology and food technology, plus programmes for women and students.

TiE Bangalore

Bengaluru chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): a six-month mentoring programme called TiE Nurture, an invite-only growth circle, a student accelerator and chapter membership for founders.

TiE Hyderabad

Hyderabad chapter of TiE Global, a non-profit entrepreneur network: member-only mentoring, TiE Angels India, a women founders route and student programmes.

TiE Udaipur

Udaipur chapter of the TiE entrepreneur network, with mentoring programmes for school students, college students, women founders and early-stage founders.

TiE Coimbatore

Coimbatore chapter of TiE, the entrepreneur network: mentoring, speaker events, TiE Women, TiE University and TiE Angels for founders in the Kongu region.

TiE Kolkata

Kolkata chapter of TiE Global: membership, a monthly Mentoring Clinic, TiE Women, TiE U, TYE for school students and the TiECON conference.

Women Incubation, Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE), Digital University of Kerala

Digital University of Kerala's incubator for women entrepreneurs and students in Kerala, with grants, mentoring and office space at Technopark.

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)

Ministry of Tribal Affairs corporation that lends to Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, women, self help groups and students through state agencies.