SaaS and Software Incubators and Accelerators (Page 2)

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.

KLE CTIE (KLE Technological University)

KLE CTIE, the technology business incubator of KLE Technological University in Hubballi, with incubation space on three North Karnataka campuses and an electronics testing lab for ESDM startups.

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

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

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.

TIDES, IIT Roorkee

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Government of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh's state government startup, MSME and industrial support: grants, reimbursements and free incubation under the UP Startup Policy, plus sector policies run by several departments.

Government of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh's state government, nurturing startups through its Startup Policy and 36inc.

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.

IIIT Bhubaneswar

Odisha's national IT institute fostering tech entrepreneurship through incubation and innovation programs.

Bennett Hatchery Foundation

Bennett University's Section 8 incubator in Greater Noida — a UP-recognised centre offering physical and virtual incubation, mostly to its own students and staff.

Dayananda Sagar University

DERBI Foundation, the technology business incubator at Dayananda Sagar University in Bengaluru, runs pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration programmes for startups.

Geeta University

Haryana-based private university with technical programs and a startup incubation center for student entrepreneurs.

Joy University

Tamil Nadu university with engineering and management programs offering incubation support for student startups.

Manipal University Jaipur

In-house incubation centre of Manipal University Jaipur, run with its Entrepreneurship Cell. Admission is limited to MUJ faculty, students, alumni and partners.

Marwadi University

MUIIR is the startup incubator of Marwadi University in Rajkot, Gujarat. It offers student founders a first office, co-working space, mentoring and funding for student ideas.

Rayat Bahra University

Punjab's private multi-disciplinary university with innovation labs and incubation support for student startups.

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

A business incubator run by IGDTUW Anveshan Foundation, the Section 8 company of the women's technical university, in Kashmere Gate, Delhi.

Baderia Global Institute of Engineering and Management

Madhya Pradesh engineering institute fostering student innovation through incubation and entrepreneurship programs.

BMS Institute of Technology and Management

Bengaluru engineering college whose BICEP innovation centre runs a campus business incubator for its students and faculty.

Buddha Institute of Technology

UP engineering institute in Gorakhpur fostering entrepreneurship and tech innovation in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

DY Patil RAIT, Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai engineering college with an innovation hub and startup programs at the heart of Mumbai's tech satellite city.

GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management

Greater Noida incubator run by GL Bajaj Institute of Technology, with a prototype grant and incubation for Indian innovators and early-stage startups.

Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus

Hyderabad engineering campus in Ibrahimpatnam with an on-campus incubation hub and an MSME intellectual property centre.

IIMT University

Section 8 business incubator on the IIMT University campus in Meerut, running a 12-week incubation programme for early-stage startups and student innovators.

Jaipur Engineering College and Research Center

JECRC Incubation Centre (JIC) is a campus incubator in Jaipur, linked to JECRC University, offering mentoring, co-working space and government-backed funding routes to founders.

JIS College of Engineering

Engineering college in Kalyani, West Bengal whose JIS Business Incubation Center is an empanelled MSME Host Institute — anyone with an innovative idea can name it as their host on the government's idea portal.

MVSR Engineering College

Hyderabad engineering college recognised by the Ministry of MSME as a Host Institute, so innovators can route an idea through it for proof-of-concept support.

RNS Institute of Technology

Bangalore engineering college with innovation programs and startup incubation in VTU's technology corridor.

SJC Institute of Technology

Chikkaballapura engineering college with innovation programs and startup support in Karnataka's rural tech corridor.

Technocrats Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Bhopal engineering institute with innovation programs and startup incubation in Madhya Pradesh's capital.

Techno International Batanagar

West Bengal engineering college near Kolkata with innovation programs in the industrial Batanagar corridor.

Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi

A University of Delhi college on Benito Juarez Road with a student Entrepreneurship Cell, a Startup Club and a campus Incubation Centre linked to AIC-JNUFI. Its startup activity is for Aryabhatta College students, not outside founders.

Newton School of Technology

StartX is the entrepreneurship programme at Newton School of Technology. It offers mentorship and a pre-seed grant route, and only enrolled NST students can apply.

Scaler School of Technology

On-campus incubator at Scaler School of Technology in Bengaluru, helping students build deep-tech startups before they graduate.

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.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

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

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is a statutory export-finance bank in Mumbai. It lends to exporters, backs bank guarantees for MSME exports, and runs Ubharte Sitaare for export-capable companies.

Center for Incubation, Adamas University

Kolkata university incubation centre open to any Indian founder, with a BIRAC-supported E-YUVA Centre for biotech fellowships.

Startups Valley (AJCE Technology Business Incubator)

Technology business incubator at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering in Kanjirappally, Kerala, open to students, faculty, alumni and the public.

Alagappa University

Alagappa University's Startup / Incubation Cell in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu — campus incubation open to outside founders and registered companies, not just students.