Deep Tech Incubators and Accelerators (Page 10)

Innovation and Incubation Centre for Entrepreneurship (IICE), IISER Bhopal

IISER Bhopal's DST-supported technology business incubator, open to outside founders who have an IISER Bhopal faculty mentor.

i-RISE — Technology Business Incubator, IISER Mohali

DST-supported technology business incubator at IISER Mohali, backing science and deep tech startups from idea to commercialisation.

NITJ Technology Business Incubator

DST-supported incubator on the NIT Jalandhar campus, open to founders from outside the institute who already have a working proof of concept.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) (R-TBI)

DST TBI: Rural Technology and Business Incubator (RTBI)

FIRST TBI – Foundation for Innovation & Research at SASTRA

Section 8 technology business incubator on the SASTRA campus in Thanjavur, backed by DST, for 3D printing, IoT, VR, robotics and drone startups.

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad)

Deeptech incubator at IIT Hyderabad, supported by DST. Runs pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration, with prototype grants for eligible Indian founders.

International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad (IIIT-Hyderabad)

Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at IIIT Hyderabad: deep-tech, medtech and social incubators, plus DST NIDHI and TIDE 2.0 residencies for research-based startups.

JSS STEP Noida

DST-recognised technology business incubator on the JSS Academy of Technical Education campus in Noida

RISE Foundation IISER

DST NIDHI-TBI incubator for science and deep-tech startups, on the IISER Kolkata campus at Mohanpur, Nadia.

ITEL Foundation

Chennai deep-tech non-profit at IIT Madras Research Park, chaired by Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, incubating startups and co-running the BuildAI programme with IndiaAI Mission and MeitY.

Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

Government of Karnataka mission running the Karnataka Acceleration Network and the Beyond Bengaluru Cluster Seed Fund for startups outside Bengaluru.

dhaRti Foundation, IIT Dharwad

Incubator on the IIT Dharwad campus in Karnataka, running the BIRAC-backed dhaRti BioNEST centre for biotech, medtech and healthcare startups.

100Unicorns

Mumbai accelerator and venture capital fund, formerly 9Unicorns, backing startups from idea to seed stage, with applications open all year.

FSID, IISc

IISc Bengaluru's deep science incubator and research foundation — its STEM incubator takes applications all year and is open to founders with no IISc link.

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.

O2 VC Fund

Accelerator arm of o2angels network

ARTPARK

AI and robotics incubator at IISc, Bengaluru, with a deep-tech investment programme, an industry accelerator and student fellowships.

Startup Reseau

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

Flipkart Leap

Flipkart's own accelerator, running an equity investment track and a paid-pilot track for Indian tech startups, online and free to join.

CIE IIITH

Deep tech, medtech, social and media incubators and accelerators run from IIIT Hyderabad's Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Indus DC

Deeptech venture studio focusing on decarbonisation technology

SFAL

Accelerator and incubator focused on startups

Studio Carbon

Gandhinagar design studio for industrial, brand and UI/UX design, with a venture arm and a medtech accelerator run with BITS Pilani.

Gyan Circle Ventures

Technology business incubator of IIIT Sri City, a MeitY TIDE 2.0 Group 2 centre with EiR and grant programmes. Calls run in windows; none open now.

Incubation Center, NIT Patna

NIT Patna's own incubation centre in Patna. Open to the institute's students, alumni and faculty, and to outside entrepreneurs with a concept or early prototype.

Space Technology Innovation and Incubation Cell (STIIC)

Space-focused incubation cell on the IIST campus, supported by the Department of Space, for companies and entrepreneur teams with innovative technologies.

iHUB DivyaSampark, IIT Roorkee

Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Roorkee, backed by DST, supporting deep-tech startups and innovators in cyber-physical systems with prototype funding and incubation.

Hero For Startups

Hero MotoCorp's 12-month accelerator for startups building mobility, clean-tech and deep-tech solutions, with paid proofs of concept.

CUJ SITEC Council

University incubator at Central University of Jammu for student, faculty and outside tech founders, with resident incubation for incorporated companies.

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Incubation Programs

Telecom-focused incubation at C-DOT's Centres of Innovation in Delhi and Bengaluru, for startups and innovators with projects at TRL-3 or below.

Advanced Materials Technology Incubator (AMTI)

Hyderabad incubator run by the ARCI research centre, giving materials, energy and advanced manufacturing startups industrial space, lab access and scale-up support.

Meraki Labs

Venture studio that takes founders from paper idea to prototype, with an Incubate track for early-stage ideas and a Catalyze track for pre-seed and seed partners.

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.

KLS GRID (Research, Innovation & Development)

Not-for-profit deep tech incubator on the KLS Gogte Institute of Technology campus in Belagavi, for founders building in defence, semiconductors, AI, precision manufacturing and EVs.

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.

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Calicut (CIE @ UOC)

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Calicut runs an incubation centre and a FabLab for students, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Apply by email to cie@uoc.ac.in.

Together Fund

Operator-led AI venture fund in Bengaluru, with a 12 weeks SwarmSpace AI Studio and a community for AI builders in the US-India corridor.

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.