Deep Tech Incubators and Accelerators (Page 2)

ARTPARK, IISc Bengaluru

Not-for-profit technology business incubator at IISc Bengaluru for deep-tech in AI, robotics and cyber-physical systems, with a residency for researchers and an equity investment programme for startups.

Defence Public Sector Undertakings

The Defence Public Sector Undertakings, administered by the Department of Defence Production. DRISHTI problem statements come from the DPSUs; iDEX is run by DIO.

Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH)

Andhra Pradesh's government innovation hub in Amaravati, with five spokes, running incubation, student and challenge programmes.

Startupbootcamp India

Startupbootcamp India runs 12-week, industry-focused accelerator cohorts in Ahmedabad, connecting early-stage founders with corporate partners, mentors and investors.

Technology Development Board (TDB)

India's statutory body for commercialising home-grown technology: it finances Indian companies mainly by soft loan, sometimes equity, rarely by grant.

Innovation Mission Punjab

Public-private partnership in Mohali that runs idea-validation, pre-seed, accelerator and student programmes for startups and young innovators in Punjab.

ACSEL Technology Forum

AI centre under the IIT Alumni Centre Bengaluru, running the Avinya accelerator for Karnataka-based AI startups.

Department of Science & Technology

India's apex S&T ministry funding science-driven startups from prototype to scale via NIDHI and NSTEDB.

iCreate

A Gujarat government-backed technology incubator in Ahmedabad, running funding schemes and challenges for hardware and deep-tech founders.

Tamil Nadu Technology Hub (iTNT Hub)

Tamil Nadu's state-run deep-tech network, taking founders from idea validation through incubation to acceleration and seed funding.

WE Hub

The Government of Telangana's incubator for women entrepreneurs, running pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration cohorts from Hyderabad.

Dr. Bansi Dhar Incubation Centre (DBDIC)

Incubation centre of the Dr. Bansi Dhar Institute in Gurugram, offering lab and prototyping access to clean energy, deep tech and biotech startups.

Drone Federation of India (DFI)

India's not-for-profit trade body for drones and counter-drones — the route in is paid annual membership, not an application.

SIIC IIT Kanpur

IIT Kanpur's incubator, running national deep-tech, defence, drone, AI and MedTech programmes from campuses in Kanpur and Noida.

Karnavati Innovation and Incubation Foundation (KIIF)

Design-and-technology incubator inside Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, open to outside founders as well as students, with a separate defence vertical.

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.

Vidhai & Vaanam Space LLP

Chennai accelerator running a 12-week hybrid cohort programme for early-stage founders across SaaS, hardware and deep-tech, with applications open for its second cohort.

PIEDS

BITS Pilani's technology business incubator, running government schemes and CSR-funded accelerators for hardware, deep-tech and climate startups from Pilani, Rajasthan.

1811 Labs

Bengaluru product studio that builds and runs its own consumer AI apps and Pulse marketing agents, and advises other teams — it is not an incubator or accelerator and runs no programme founders can apply to.

Soma

Hybrid SaaS platform and accelerator connecting deep tech startups with government, industry, and academic resources to progress from concept validation through to scaling.

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.

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.

Amity Innovation Incubator

University-campus incubator in Noida that takes technology startups on rent-plus-equity terms, in person or virtually, with an in-house patent team.

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

India's government research funding body, successor to SERB. Mostly grants for academic researchers; startups can join mission programmes, and MAHA MedTech accepts DPIIT startups as lead applicants.

GDC, IIT Madras

Entrepreneurship centre at IIT Madras running customer-discovery bootcamps for STEM research teams from across India.

Government of Gujarat

Gujarat's state startup support, run by the Industries Commissionerate: seed funding and a sustenance allowance through approved nodal institutions, plus accelerators.

Government of India

DPIIT's Startup India initiative: startup recognition, a seed fund, a fund of funds, a credit guarantee and incubator schemes.

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.

IIEC, IIT Gandhinagar

IIT Gandhinagar's technology business incubator at Palaj, running the NIDHI PRAYAS prototyping grant and open to founders from outside the institute.

IIIT Delhi Innovation & Incubation Center

IIIT Delhi's technology business incubator, running physical and virtual incubation, a pre-incubation track and seed funding for tech and deep-tech founders.

IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

IIM Udaipur's incubation centre, backed by the Department of Science and Technology, running grant, fellowship and accelerator programmes open to founders across India.

IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)

IIT Palakkad's DST-backed technology innovation hub in Kerala, running deep-tech funding calls and a hardware prototyping lab.

IIT Ropar Technology Business Incubator Foundation (TBIF)

IIT Ropar's technology business incubator — a Section 8 non-profit set up under the DST NIDHI-TBI scheme, backing deep-tech startups in manufacturing, defence, IoT, AI and healthcare from the Rupnagar campus.

IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation

DST-backed technology innovation hub at IIT Tirupati incubating startups in mapping, satellite navigation and precision sensing.

IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation

IIT Indore's Technology Innovation Hub, now focused on digital-healthcare startups and technology commercialisation.

IKP Knowledge Park

A science park and incubator on a 200-acre campus in Genome Valley, Hyderabad, running life sciences and deep-science startup programmes.

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank runs Kotak BizLabs, a CSR accelerator for early-revenue startups, through five incubator partners across India.

MGU Innovation Foundation

Section 8 incubator of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, running a DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator with co-working, virtual incubation, an idea grant and a seed fund open to founders from outside the university.

SSU Innovation Tech Foundation

The DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator of Sri Sri University in Cuttack, Odisha, running an 18-month incubation cycle for startups in IT, advanced manufacturing and electronics.

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.

SanchiConnect

A free deep-tech network connecting startups, investors, mentors and enterprises, plus a small set of application-based accelerators for deep-tech and fintech founders.

Savli Technology and Business Incubator (STBI)

A Gujarat government incubator in Vadodara's GIDC industrial estate, running biotech and deep-tech labs alongside BIRAC, NIDHI and state seed-funding schemes.

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

The Government of India's national IT body under MeitY, running startup incubation, challenges and domain Centres of Entrepreneurship across 73 centres.

T-Works

Telangana's hardware prototyping centre in Hyderabad, with nine workshops and monthly passes for startups.

TBI-KIET

Technology business incubator on the KIET campus in Ghaziabad, promoted by DST's NSTEDB, backing first-generation founders in ICT, robotics and e-mobility.

TIDES, IIT Roorkee

TIDES, the technology business incubator at IIT Roorkee, running a bio-incubator and funding schemes for early-stage founders.

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.