Robotics Incubators and Accelerators
42 incubators, accelerators and programmes that name Robotics among the sectors they support. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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Kerala Startup Mission
Kerala's government startup agency, running the state's grant ladder, incubation and acceleration tracks, and fablabs from Thiruvananthapuram.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
The Government of India's electronics and IT ministry, which backs technology startups through MeitY Startup Hub with the TIDE 2.0, GENESIS and SAMRIDH schemes.
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.
IIITD Innovation & Incubation Center
IIIT Delhi's incubator in Okhla, New Delhi — a DST-recognised technology business incubator running pre-incubation, on-site and virtual incubation, prototype grants and seed support.
Incubation Centre IIT Patna
IIT Patna's hardware incubator for ESDM and Medical Electronics startups, hosting DST NIDHI, DPIIT Seed Fund and MeitY GENESIS schemes.
IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation
DST Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Madras backing cyber-physical systems startups in sensors, networking, actuators and control systems.
CMRIT Incubation Center
Incubator at CMR Institute of Technology in east Bengaluru, open to outside founders and recognised as an MSME Host Institute.
AIC IIT Delhi (Atal Incubation Centre, IIT Delhi)
Atal Incubation Centre at IIT Delhi's Technopark in Sonipat, Haryana, running deep-tech incubation labs, dedicated startup offices and a co-working floor.
KIT's Innovation and Research Foundation (KIT's IRF)
DST NIDHI i-TBI incubator in Kolhapur, hosted by KIT's College of Engineering, open to outside founders in agritech, manufacturing and healthtech.
IHFC, IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi's DST-funded Technology Innovation Hub for cobotics — pre-seed, incubation and deep-tech funding calls for robotics, AI and drone founders.
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.
PIEDS
BITS Pilani's technology business incubator, running government schemes and CSR-funded accelerators for hardware, deep-tech and climate startups from Pilani, Rajasthan.
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.
Maker Village
An electronics hardware and ESDM incubator in Kochi, run by IIITM-K with MeitY and the Government of Kerala, with a 60,000 sq ft facility of labs, prototyping shops and an industrial SMT line.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Allenhouse Startup and Incubation Foundation (ASIF)
Section 8 incubator on the Allenhouse campus in Kanpur, offering resident and off-campus incubation to incorporated startups, and pre-incubation to the college's own students and alumni.
UPES
Runway Incubator, run by UPES in Dehradun, offers equity-free grants, mentoring and AI-focused angel investment to Indian startups from idea to early revenue.
Integral Startups Foundation (ISF-CIED)
The incubator of Integral University in Lucknow, recognised by the Uttar Pradesh government, offering campus office space, mentors and startup support services.
MANIT Rolta Innovation and Incubation Foundation, MANIT Bhopal
MANIT Bhopal's Section 8 incubation company, which takes in startups from inside and outside the institute in periodic selection rounds.
AVN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Campus incubation unit at AVNIET, Ibrahimpatnam, recognised by the Ministry of MSME as a Host Institution and Business Incubator.
Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology
A Kerala Startup Mission IEDC and a KSIDC-sanctioned incubation centre on the ASIET campus at Kalady — for the college's own students, faculty and alumni.
Sona Incubation Foundation
Sona Incubation Foundation is a DST-backed incubator on the Sona College of Technology campus in Salem, open to founders from outside the college.
NEC Business Incubator (DST i-TBI)
DST-supported inclusive technology business incubator at National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, with an open cohort call for circular economy, agritech and IoT startups.
nasscom CoE – IoT & AI
MeitY and nasscom's Centre of Excellence for IoT & AI — deep-tech incubation, an in-house electronics lab and enterprise pilot connects, from centres in Gurugram, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar and Visakhapatnam.
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.
SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)
The DST technology business incubator at SR University, Warangal — open to founders from anywhere in India, not just students.
JSS STEP Noida
DST-recognised technology business incubator on the JSS Academy of Technical Education campus in Noida
Corps of EME, Indian Army
The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, a combat support arm of the Indian Army responsible for the design, maintenance, repair and recovery of military equipment.
Tata Elxsi
Global design and technology services company working across healthcare, automotive, media and consumer products.
CODISSIA Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC)
Atal Incubation Centre in Coimbatore, set up by CODISSIA, for technology start-ups and innovators with a defence focus; application is by emailed form.
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.
RISE Jhansi Incubation Centre
Business incubation centre of Jhansi Smart City Limited, listed on the UP StartinUP register, with an 8-week accelerator, a women's cohort and a startup problem-solving platform.
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.
CUJ SITEC Council
University incubator at Central University of Jammu for student, faculty and outside tech founders, with resident incubation for incorporated companies.
AIC-NIFIE Incubation Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
A Section 8 technology incubator run from IIM Mumbai, with office-based and virtual incubation and a pre-incubation programme for early ideas.
Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, Maharshi Dayanand University
Maharshi Dayanand University's innovation and incubation centre in Rohtak, for students, staff, faculty and alumni who have an idea to build into a startup.
TBI@KEC - Technology Business Incubator, Kongu Engineering College
DST and Kongu Engineering College technology business incubator in Perundurai, Erode, backing electronics, ICT and emerging-tech startups with space, labs and services.
Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund
A SEBI Category I venture capital fund anchored by the Government of Tamil Nadu, investing in growth-stage MSMEs and startups in emerging sectors, mainly in Tamil Nadu.
A sector label on a directory is a starting point, not a promise. An incubator that names Robotics may run a dedicated track with mentors and customers from the industry, or it may simply accept Robotics 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 Robotics 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
- 42 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (2%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (37), Academic (12) and Government (7). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Ideation (35), Validation (34) and Early Revenue (26).
- These organisations also name IoT (29), AI/ML (25) and Deep Tech (21) most often, so a Robotics founder will find programmes that cross sectors.
- By state, most are in Tamil Nadu (7), Karnataka (5) and Delhi (4).
- By city, most are in Bengaluru (4), Delhi (4) and Chennai (2).
- 22 of 42 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 Robotics?
We list 42 organisations in India that name Robotics among their sectors. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Does an incubator that lists Robotics only take Robotics 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 Robotics 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.