FinTech Incubators and Accelerators
123 incubators, accelerators and programmes that name FinTech among the sectors they support. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
DPIIT, under India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, runs Startup India: it issues startup recognition and operates the seed, loan-guarantee, IP and tax schemes that recognition unlocks.
KBITS, Government of Karnataka
Not-for-profit under Karnataka's Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, with an acceleration network, a seed fund and a platform for districts beyond Bengaluru.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
IIM Bangalore's startup incubator: free programmes for founders at idea, prototype and growth stage, plus sector tracks in climate, mobility, fintech and healthcare.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
IIM Calcutta's Section 8 incubator running incubation, acceleration and rural-livelihood programmes from its Kolkata campus.
Gujarat Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence
iCreate, the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology, is a DST-recognised technology incubator in Ahmedabad, with a residential campus, a prototyping lab and one application route to government prototype funding schemes.
IIT Mandi Catalyst
IIT Mandi's technology business incubator on its Kamand campus — Himachal Pradesh's first, running staged startup programmes alongside DST, MeitY and BIRAC-backed funding schemes.
IIMA Ventures
IIM Ahmedabad's startup incubator and seed investor, formerly IIMA-CIIE (CIIE.CO), with offices in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Indore and Guwahati.
JioGenNext
Reliance Industries' equity-free market-access programme, connecting startups with pilots and deployments across the Jio and Reliance business units.
IIMV FIELD
The incubation and startup hub of IIM Visakhapatnam, running women-focused, social and emerging-tech programmes from pre-incubation to acceleration.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Startup support at IIT Madras in Chennai: the Incubation Cell, the Nirmaan pre-incubator and a biotech bioincubator. Campus founders come first; the Cell also lists outside entrepreneurs.
Bihar Entrepreneurs Association
A not-for-profit entrepreneurs' association in Patna, founded in 2011, running an incubation centre, a coworking office, training and a business helpline for founders in Bihar.
Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator (SP-TBI)
DST-listed technology business incubator on the Sardar Patel Institute of Technology campus in Andheri West, Mumbai.
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre
IIM Lucknow's incubator at its Noida campus, running 24-month incubation, sector accelerators and three seed-funding routes for DPIIT-recognised technology startups.
VentureLab Thapar (STEP-TIET)
The incubator on the Thapar Institute campus in Patiala, set up with DST's NSTEDB in 2005 as STEP and now running as VentureLab Thapar, open to founders across the Punjab region.
IIITB Innovation Centre
IIIT Bangalore's startup incubator in Electronics City, running ATOM pre-incubation, Orbit incubation, FLASH acceleration and MeitY TIDE 2.0 grants — open to outside founders.
AIC ISB
The Atal Incubation Centre on the ISB Mohali campus, running government-funded grant and fellowship calls for founders in Punjab and beyond.
888VC
Bengaluru venture firm that runs the GRO8 accelerator, a 12-week programme for early startups with global plans, and syndicates investments across India, the US and the UAE.
InFED, IIM Nagpur
The business incubator of IIM Nagpur, running national and state startup schemes plus district business centres across Vidarbha.
NSUT Innovation and Incubation Foundation (NSUT-IIF)
The incubator of Netaji Subhas University of Technology in Dwarka, New Delhi — a Section 8 company running two-year incubation with seed support.
Afthonia Lab
A Bengaluru fintech and techfin incubator that also runs India market-entry accelerators for overseas scaleups.
T-Hub
Telangana's not-for-profit startup hub in Hyderabad, running corporate, sector and venture-studio programmes without taking equity.
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Service Companies runs DeepTech Club, Emerge 50, AI Gamechangers and InnoTrek for India's deeptech and AI startups.
Department of Industries, Government of Bihar
Bihar's industries department, which runs the Bihar Start-up Policy 2022 and the Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojanas: seed and early-stage support for start-ups, and part-grant schemes for individual entrepreneurs.
StartupTN
Tamil Nadu's state startup mission — seed funding, mentoring, procurement access and ten regional hubs, for startups registered in the state.
MASA Forum
Networking platform empowering MSMEs and startups for growth across India
iCreate
A Gujarat government-backed technology incubator in Ahmedabad, running funding schemes and challenges for hardware and deep-tech founders.
WE Hub
The Government of Telangana's incubator for women entrepreneurs, running pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration cohorts from Hyderabad.
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.
PIEDS
BITS Pilani's technology business incubator, running government schemes and CSR-funded accelerators for hardware, deep-tech and climate startups from Pilani, Rajasthan.
ACCESS Development Services
National livelihoods NGO supporting microenterprise, women entrepreneurship, and rural innovation since 2006.
AIC-BIMTECH
Atal Incubation Centre at BIMTECH, Greater Noida — a sector-agnostic incubator that runs its own Khoj to Gurukul pipeline and delivers MeitY, Startup India and Uttar Pradesh government schemes.
Amazon India
Amazon India's routes for startups: the Smbhav Venture Fund for early-stage companies, the Propel accelerator for D2C brands going global, and Saheli Accelerate for women entrepreneurs.
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.
Government of Maharashtra
Maharashtra's state government supporting startups through its Startup Policy, seed funding, and incubation infrastructure across the state.
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.
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.
IIMK LIVE
IIM Kozhikode's incubator in Kozhikode and Kochi, running incubation, deep-tech, maritime, textile and women-entrepreneur programmes.
India Accelerator
A multi-stage, fund-led startup accelerator headquartered in Gurugram, running sector accelerator tracks, a venture studio, an investment arm and mentoring for early- and growth-stage founders.
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank runs Kotak BizLabs, a CSR accelerator for early-revenue startups, through five incubator partners across India.
PayU
Leading Indian fintech company running inFINity accelerator and startup programme offering credits, 1:1 mentorship, and access to 150+ payment modes for founders.
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.
Visa Foundation
Corporate foundation of Visa Inc. deploying grants and impact investments to support financial inclusion and women-led micro and small businesses globally.
WISE SNDTWU Incubation Centre
Incubator for women-led startups at SNDT Women's University's Juhu campus in Mumbai, with pre-incubation, co-working space, labs and mentoring.
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.
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.
A sector label on a directory is a starting point, not a promise. An incubator that names FinTech may run a dedicated track with mentors and customers from the industry, or it may simply accept FinTech companies alongside every other kind. The first is worth far more to you than the second, so look for evidence of the former on the programme's own page: named mentors, partner companies, lab or pilot access, and past cohorts in your area.
Stage and funding route matter as much as sector. A programme for FinTech that takes companies at the idea stage is a different thing from one that expects revenue, and some are funded by a government scheme with its own eligibility rules, while others are run by a college or a company for its own reasons. Use the stage, type and location on each profile to cut the list down before you apply.
Two applications to well-matched programmes beat ten to ill-matched ones. Pick the few that name your sector and your stage, read what they offer beyond office space, and ask a founder from a recent cohort what changed for them.
The numbers on this page
- 123 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (5%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (88), Academic (50) and Accelerator (33). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Validation (97), Ideation (90) and Early Revenue (62).
- These organisations also name EdTech (64), Social Impact (50) and HealthTech (43) most often, so a FinTech founder will find programmes that cross sectors.
- By state, most are in Maharashtra (33), Karnataka (15) and Delhi (12).
- By city, most are in Mumbai (16), Bengaluru (13) and Delhi (12).
- 42 of 123 offer coworking space on site.
What to check before applying
- Does the programme run a track for your sector, or only accept it?
- Which stage does it take, and does that match where your company is?
- What does it give besides space: mentors, customers, labs, pilots, introductions to investors?
- Does it take equity or charge a fee, and what is the term?
- Is it tied to a scheme with eligibility rules, such as the type of company or the founder?
- Can you speak to a founder from a recent cohort?
Frequently asked questions
How many incubators and accelerators support FinTech?
We list 123 organisations in India that name FinTech among their sectors. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Does an incubator that lists FinTech only take FinTech companies?
Not usually. Many list several sectors and accept any that fit their stage and location. A programme with a dedicated track has mentors and partners from the industry, which the profile or the programme's own site should show.
Which stage should a FinTech founder look for?
Match your own stage. The stage mix on this page is counted from the profiles; open a profile to see whether the programme takes ideas, prototypes or companies with revenue.
Is an incubator better than an accelerator for my sector?
An incubator usually works with a company for a longer period and often provides space and facilities, which matters when you need labs or equipment. An accelerator is shorter and more intense and suits a company that already has a product and wants to grow faster. The type of each organisation is on its profile.