AgriTech and Agriculture Incubators and Accelerators (Page 6)

IGNITE Incubation Centre, Silver Oak University

Section 8 startup incubator on the Silver Oak University campus in Ahmedabad, a Gujarat state nodal institute with co-working space and mentors.

Atal Incubation Centre- Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (RMP) Foundation

Atal Incubation Centre in Thane, run by the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini Foundation, for early founders in agriculture, education, ICT and social enterprise.

Atal Incubation Centre – Nitte

Atal Incubation Centre at Nitte, Udupi district, run as a section 8 company by Nitte Education Trust and NITI Aayog. Offers an online pre-incubation course, a Fab-Lab and co-working space.

DBT-ILS Bioincubator

Life-science incubator in Bhubaneswar, run inside the Institute of Life Sciences, with shared lab space, mentoring and tech transfer, and no equity taken.

Agri Business Incubation Centre (ABIC), CCS Haryana Agricultural University

Agri business incubator at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, for startups in agriculture and allied sectors.

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.

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.

MANAGE-Fisheries Innovation and Startup Hub (MANAGE-FISHub)

A fisheries and aquaculture incubation hub at MANAGE in Hyderabad, with an incubation programme, a pre-incubation course and an innovation challenge.

Sabour Agri Incubators (SABAGRIs)

Agri-business incubator at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, run under the national RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme for agri ideas and early products.

Directorate of Incubation and Vocational Training in Aquaculture (DIVA)

Aquaculture incubation directorate of Tamil Nadu's fisheries university at Muttukadu, with a feed mill, RAS units and shrimp farms for start-ups and farmers.

IITG-BioNEST Bio-Incubation Centre

A BIRAC-supported bio-incubator on the IIT Guwahati campus for deeptech startups in healthcare, agritech and industrial biotech, mostly from North East India.

Agri. Innovation Center, UAS Bangalore

Agri-biotech incubator at the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bangalore, offering mentorship, lab space and a route to Seed Fund for agri-based startups.

Technology Business Pre-Incubation Centre (TBPIC), Government Engineering College Wayanad

Pre-incubation centre at Government Engineering College Wayanad for technology-based start-ups, with campus working space for companies.

Periyar Technology Business Incubator

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

CGC VentureNest

Technology business incubator run by CGC University, Mohali, with co-working space, mentorship and investor access for startups from ideation to market entry.

Sigma Entrepreneurship Development & Incubation Center

University incubator at Sigma University, Vadodara, set up in 2017 for student-led startups, with IP help, co-working and state-scheme funding routes.

Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, Maharshi Dayanand University

Maharshi Dayanand University's innovation and incubation centre in Rohtak, for students, staff, faculty and alumni who have an idea to build into a startup.

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.

KRISHIK Agri-Business Incubator (UAS Dharwad)

RKVY-RAFTAAR agri-business incubator at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. It backs agri and allied startups, students and farmers with grant support, mentoring and incubation.

ICAR-NDRI Agribusiness Incubation Programme

Dairy and food processing incubation at ICAR-NDRI Karnal: entrepreneurship trainings, mentor support, testing and pilot processing lines for small entrepreneurs.

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.

BIRAC’s BioNEST Bioincubator (B3I) Facility, North-Eastern Hill University

BIRAC-supported bioincubator at NEHU Tura, Meghalaya, for North-East agri, food, nutrition and life-science startups, with labs, mentors and grant-writing help.

CSIR-IIIM BioNEST Incubator, Industrial Biotech Park Kathua

BIRAC BioNEST biotech incubator at the Industrial Biotech Park in Ghatti, Kathua, run by CSIR-IIIM Jammu, with modular labs and pilot units.

Telangana State Innovation Cell

Government of Telangana innovation office in Hyderabad for grassroots, rural and social innovators and startups, with mentoring, bootcamps and state incentives.

RGU Rural Business Incubation Centre (RuBIC)

NABARD-assisted rural and agriculture incubator at Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, near Itanagar.

TBI@KEC - Technology Business Incubator, Kongu Engineering College

DST and Kongu Engineering College technology business incubator in Perundurai, Erode, backing electronics, ICT and emerging-tech startups with space, labs and services.

Bharat Water Innovation Network (Bharat WIN)

Ministry of Jal Shakti water-innovation initiative run from NIH Roorkee, with a grant-in-aid open call for registered startups and MSMEs (closed 31 August 2026).

InfoEdge Ventures

Corporate venture arm of Info Edge Ltd. in Gurugram, backing sector-agnostic, tech-enabled Indian start-ups from Pre-Seed to Series A; pitches go to a general inbox.

Bertelsmann India Investments

Corporate venture fund of Bertelsmann in India, backing tech and tech-enabled companies from Series A to C, with a pitch form and deck upload on its site.

Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund

A SEBI Category I venture capital fund anchored by the Government of Tamil Nadu, investing in growth-stage MSMEs and startups in emerging sectors, mainly in Tamil Nadu.