Stanford Seed Spark
A programme by AIC-BIMTECH
A paid, fully online entrepreneurship course from Stanford Seed that AIC-BIMTECH runs locally and screens applicants for.
At a glance
| Best for | Founders with an MVP who want structured training and a network |
|---|---|
| Stage | MVP |
| Duration | Stated as both five weeks to five months and as five months |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Paid |
| Run with | Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Seed |
About Stanford Seed Spark
Seed Spark is an online entrepreneurship course from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Seed. AIC-BIMTECH hosts it locally and reviews applications alongside the Seed Spark team. It is a certified, sector-agnostic course for founders with a working product, taught over a series of steps from identifying the customer problem through to pitching, ending in a competition and certification. It carries a course fee and takes five to eight hours a week. One caution: the cohort dates printed on the page are old and contradict each other, and its apply buttons do not lead anywhere, so confirm the next intake by email before planning around it.
What you get
- A structured course taking you from customer problem to a tested prototype, a go-to-market plan, a profit model and a pitch
- Mentoring, fundraising guidance and networking
- Certification and entry to the Seed Spark network
Who can apply
- A founder or co-founder working on this full time
- A prototype or MVP already built
- A registered business with clean financial records
- A working website; a LinkedIn presence helps
- Actively looking to grow or raise
- A revenue ceiling applies — check the current figure with the centre
How selection works: applications are reviewed by AIC-BIMTECH with the Seed Spark team, and eligibility and readiness are checked before final selection.
How to apply: write to team@aicbimtech.com to ask about the next intake.
Where to apply
Other AIC-BIMTECH programmes
- KhojA virtual pre-incubation programme for people with an idea, and the entry point to everything else the centre runs.
- PrarambhThe incubation step after Khoj, for startups that complete it — though the centre has not published a real description of it.
- GurukulThe accelerator for startups already earning revenue, focused on sales, operations and market expansion.
- UdaanA fundraising programme that puts founders in front of venture capital funds rather than teaching them.
- MeitY GENESIS — Entrepreneur in ResidenceThe electronics ministry's programme for early-stage founders outside the metros, delivered here as an entrepreneur-in-residence track.
- GENESIS Pilot FundingFunding for startups that already hold a pilot order from a corporate or public-sector buyer and need to deliver it.
- GENESIS Matching FundMatching investment, on a one-to-one basis, for Tier-II and Tier-III startups that have already raised from institutional investors.
- SAMRIDHMeitY's six-month accelerator for growth-stage technology startups, with matching investment alongside the centre's own investor network.
- Startup India Seed Fund SchemeThe national seed fund scheme, which AIC-BIMTECH was selected to disburse in 2021; its own window is currently closed.
- StartInUPUttar Pradesh's state startup scheme, applied for on the state portal with AIC-BIMTECH named as your incubation partner — the one route shown as open.
- MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0The MSME ministry's national idea competition, which the centre points founders towards; applications are closed.