AgriFood Startup Seed Camp

Through this program, promising early-stage startups receive structured incubation, expert mentoring, and access to funding opportunities to transform their innovations into scalable ventures. The programme combines practical training, mentorship, ecosystem access, and funding facilitation within a focused 1-month hybrid incubation journey. It supports early-stage innovators, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and startups working in agriculture, food systems, and allied sectors. Selected startups go through a 1-month hybrid incubation programme, combining in-person sessions at the AAU Incubation Center, Anand and online expert sessions. The program focuses on: Validating startup ideas, Developing viable business models, Building market-ready products, Connecting startups with investors and government support schemes. Promising startups are supported in accessing grants, investments, and incubation support through AIC Anand Foundation and its partner ecosystem. The programme offers structured startup training, mentorship, expert guidance, access to incubation workspace, university labs and testing facilities, technical experts and faculty support, and funding facilitation through RKVY RAFTAAR, Startup Gujarat, SSIP, and other innovation grants. Beyond the sponsored one-month incubation programme, AIC Anand Foundation offers additional engagement models where selected startups may offer a small equity stake in exchange for continued incubation support, determined on a case-by-case basis.