HealthTech and Healthcare Incubators and Accelerators (Page 3)

CII Centre of Excellence

CII's startup centre at T-Hub, Hyderabad: corporate pilot and market-access programmes for growth-stage startups, plus a paid affiliation certificate for Indian startups.

CSVTU Foundation

Section 8 company of Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai, running the university's DST NIDHI i-TBI incubator and grant support for rural and grassroots technology ventures.

Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation

Chitkara University's incubator in Rajpura, Punjab — a DST-recognised technology business incubator that hosts NIDHI, MeitY and Startup India funding schemes.

GINSERV

Bengaluru technology business incubator and accelerator backed by DST, running incubation and acceleration cohorts since 2010.

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.

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

ICAR-IVRI's R-ABI incubator in Bareilly backs animal science startups through NAVODAYA for ideas and SAMRIDDHI for products ready to commercialise; all calls were closed at last check.

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.

IIMK LIVE

IIM Kozhikode's incubator in Kozhikode and Kochi, running incubation, deep-tech, maritime, textile and women-entrepreneur programmes.

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.

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.

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.

LV Prasad Eye Institute BioNEST Incubator

The LVPEI BioNEST Incubator, run by the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad with BIRAC BioNEST support, for healthcare innovators building eye-health startups.

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.

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Government of Maharashtra's nodal agency for innovation-driven entrepreneurship, running the Maharashtra Startup Week challenge and a women-founder startup scheme.

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Central Government ministry driving entrepreneurship and the North East Venture Fund across 8 NE states.

NXP Semiconductors

NXP's India design centre runs a startup challenge, a startup programme and two student programmes, including a training course for women engineering students.

National Health Authority (NHA)

Government agency that runs Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, with a sandbox, a usage-based incentive scheme and occasional hackathons for health-tech companies.

Pfizer India

Global pharma company running the INDovation programme with DPIIT, NITI Aayog, and IIT Delhi, offering grants and 18 months of incubation to MedTech startups.

Roche Products

Wholly owned subsidiary of the Roche Group in India. Runs the Drishti HealthTech Challenge for healthtech startups, jointly with DPIIT, and LEAP problem-solving programmes for medical trainees.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Villgro

India's oldest social enterprise incubator, founded in 2001, having supported 340+ enterprises across healthcare, agriculture, and climate.

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.

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.

National Design Business Incubator (NDBI)

Design-led incubator on the NID campus in Ahmedabad, open to startups registered anywhere in India.

CSJM Innovation Foundation

University-backed Section 8 incubator at CSJM University, Kanpur, open to founders across Uttar Pradesh, with physical, virtual and pre-incubation tracks.

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.

Samsung R&D Institute India (SRI-B & SRI-N)

Samsung's R&D institutes in India offering grants (no equity) to deep-tech mobile startups via Samsung Mobile Advance.

NCPEDP–Mphasis AT Hub

A grant and mentoring programme from NCPEDP and Mphasis F1 Foundation for Indian startups building assistive technology for persons with disabilities.

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.

ISB I-Venture

The Indian School of Business's entrepreneurship platform in Hyderabad and Mohali, running a flagship women-founder accelerator alongside student-only and sector-specific programmes.

Andhra University

A not-for-profit startup incubator in Visakhapatnam, run by the Andhra University Incubation Council, with a stated aim of backing students and the local community.

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.

Incubein Foundation (RTMNU BIC), Nagpur

Nagpur University’s business incubation centre — a Section 8 non-profit taking applications from founders, students and unregistered teams across twelve sectors.

NERVE CoE, Nagpur

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

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala's premier government medical institution, hosting a biomedical incubator for health-tech startups.

IIM Calcutta

India's first IIM and a leading business school, fostering startups through its Innovation Park and incubation programs.