Deep Tech Incubators and Accelerators (Page 3)

TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad

DST's Technology Innovation Hub for autonomous navigation at IIT Hyderabad, funding drone, robotics and self-driving startups through rolling proposal calls.

Venture Center

A CSIR-NCL-hosted, not-for-profit technology incubator in Pune with cleanroom, biopharma-analysis and prototyping labs for science and deep-tech startups.

TiE Pune

Pune chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): an equity-free accelerator called Nurture, an angel group, a women's pitch route and student programmes for founders.

Engineers India Limited

Navratna company wholly owned by the Government of India, with a Start-up India procurement route for startups and an enlistment process for suppliers.

JNTUH Innovation Foundation (JNTUH TBI)

Section 8 incubator on the JNTU Hyderabad campus, taking deep-tech, drone, IoT and AR/VR startups from idea to prototype to product.

AIC Mahindra e-Hub Foundation

The Atal Incubation Centre established by Mahindra University and supported by the Atal Innovation Mission at NITI Aayog, giving startups mentoring, workspace and access to the university's labs.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

Government of India innovation mission under NITI Aayog. It funds Atal Incubation Centres and community innovation centres, and runs the Atal New India Challenge for prototype-stage startups.

BaryTech

Seed capital and venture-building partner for innovation-driven startups in India.

KIIT-TBI

DST-recognised technology business incubator at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, running DST, MeitY and BIRAC funding programmes for founders across eastern and north-eastern India.

I-DAPT HUB Foundation, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

IIT (BHU) Varanasi's data-analytics innovation hub, which incubates DPIIT-recognised startups and takes equity.

AIC STPINEXT Initiatives

STPI's Section 8 company for startup activity — runs AIC STPI Bengaluru with NITI Aayog and oversees STPI's Centres of Entrepreneurship.

Startup Karnataka

Karnataka's state startup department, based in Bengaluru. Two ELEVATE grant calls, ELEVATE NxT for deep-tech startups across India and ELEVATE Minorities, are open from 13 October to 13 November 2026.

Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF), NIT Srinagar

NIT Srinagar's DST-backed technology incubator (i-TBI) in Kashmir. Runs Ignition Grant cohorts and is a Mission YUVA incubation node for early-stage founders.

Centre for Next-Gen Entrepreneurship in Science & Technology Foundation (CNEST), KLE Tech

Technology business incubator at KLE Tech's Belagavi campus, backed by Karnataka's IT & BT department under TBI 2.0, for deep-tech founders in medtech, agritech, AI, manufacturing and electronics.

Department of Innovation, Incubation and Start-ups, Government of Assam

Assam's nodal startup department — MASI recognition, a stage-wise funding ladder and a national innovation challenge, delivered through the Assam Innovation & Startup Foundation.

NITA-FIIE, NIT Agartala

DST-iTBI incubation centre at NIT Agartala supporting early-stage hardware & deeptech startups.

NERVE CoE, Nagpur

STPI's AI centre at Nagpur for startups working on agriculture, healthcare, forestry and environment, and mining.

Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's state government, backing startups statewide through StartupTN.

Government of Telangana

Telangana state government innovation programmes, including the T-Hub, WE Hub and T-Works centres, for startups and innovators.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

SINE, IIT Bombay's incubator and deep-tech accelerator for technology startups, with a Semiconductor accelerator cohort taking applications.

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar's Research and Entrepreneurship Park: an incubator for early-stage technology startups, with a 3 months pre-incubation stage and incubation for 18 - 36 months.

BITS BIRAC BioNEST, BITS Pilani Goa

Health and environment bio-incubator on the BITS Pilani Goa campus, with wet-lab benches, monthly office space and a Startup India seed fund window.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

One of India's largest private universities, with a 1,000-acre campus and an AIM-backed incubator for deep-tech startups.

Hatchlab Research Centre, SRM University-AP

The incubator at SRM University-AP in Amaravati, running a five-phase incubation programme and MeitY GENESIS funding for startups.

Foundation for Technology & Business Incubation (FTBI), NIT Rourkela

The incubator of NIT Rourkela — a Section 8 company on campus, open to outside founders as well as students, hosting DST, MeitY and coal-sector funding schemes.

STPI CoE-EA, Bengaluru

STPI's Bengaluru centre for efficiency-augmentation startups — Industry 4.0 incubation in Jayanagar, run with the Government of Karnataka.

Goa Startup Mission

Startup Goa is the Government of Goa's startup programme, run by the Startup and IT Promotion Cell. It certifies startups, pays back eligible costs under state schemes and runs a free accelerator.

Goa State Innovation Council (GSInC)

Autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology & Waste Management, Government of Goa, implementing innovation and science awards for Goan innovators.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Statutory body of the Government of India for technical education, running student innovation and startup schemes.

Fakir Mohan University

Fakir Mohan University is an institution in Baleshwar, Odisha.

Sri Sri University

Sri Sri University is an institution in Cuttack, Odisha.

ICAR Central Rice Research Institute

Rice research institute in Cuttack, Odisha, founded in 1946, whose Agribusiness Incubation Centre trains agripreneurs and incubates agri startups and Farmer Producer Companies.

BHUBANANANDA ORISSA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

BHUBANANANDA ORISSA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING is an institution in Cuttack, Odisha.

SYNERGY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

The entrepreneurship cell of Synergy Institute of Engineering and Technology in Dhenkanal, Odisha, which trains engineering students to start their own businesses.

Synergy Institute of Technology

Synergy Institute of Technology is an institution in Khordha, Odisha.

Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology CIPET

Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology CIPET is an institution in Khordha, Odisha.

Nalanda Institute of Technology

Atal Incubation Centre run by Nalanda Institute of Technology Foundation in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. A technology business incubator for startup founders.

IIT Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park

IIT Bhubaneswar Research & Entrepreneurship Park supports deep-tech startups with world-class labs and mentorship in Odisha.

Islamic University of Science and Technology

Islamic University of Science and Technology is an institution in Pulwama, Jammu And Kashmir.

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

I3C, the incubation and innovation council of IIT Jammu, runs Catalyst 30, a seed-equity programme for revenue-generating startups, and a mentoring clinic for founders in Jammu and Kashmir and beyond.

SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT

SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT is an institution in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

INSTITUTE FOR MACHINE TOOLS TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE FOR MACHINE TOOLS TECHNOLOGY is an institution in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

Baba Farid College of Engineering & Technology

Baba Farid School of Entrepreneurship is the incubation centre of Baba Farid College of Engineering & Technology in Bathinda, Punjab.

University Centre of Excellence in Research, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences

University Centre of Excellence in Research, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences is an institution in Faridkot, Punjab.

DAV Institute Of Engineering Technology

DAV Institute Of Engineering Technology is an institution in Jalandhar, Punjab.

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

LPU Phagwara has incubated 250+ startups with seed capital and VC linkages from its campus innovation centre.

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana

STEP-GNDEC is the technology business incubator of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana, Punjab, with incubation, a student bootcamp and an annual business plan competition.

Uttaranchal University

Uttaranchal University is an institution in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.