AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum
Pune-based Atal Incubation Centre with a 12-month incubation program and EMERGE pre-incubation track across EV, climate, AI, and healthtech.
Programs by AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum
3 past programs
EMERGE Pre-Incubation Program 2026
Pre-incubation for ideation-stage founders to build prototypes
- - Open to individuals and teams at ideation or early prototyping stage
- - Students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and early-stage founders can apply
- - Applicants must have a startup idea or early concept they wish to develop
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Startup Grant Support at AIC-Pinnacle Industries
- * Focus is required on emerging **ICT** (IoT, AI, blockchain, robotics, etc
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EiR) at AIC-Pinnacle Industries
- * An **individual(s), student(s), or start-up** is eligible to apply
- * The applicant must be in the stage of developing and validating their idea to achieve a **Proof-of-Concept (POC)**
- * Focus is required on emerging **ICT** (IoT, AI, blockchain, robotics, etc
About AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum
AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum is a Section 8 not-for-profit entity based in Pune, supported by Atal Innovation Mission (NITI Aayog), Ministry of MSME, DPIIT, and MeitY. It runs a structured 12-month incubation program divided into four modules: Idea & Research, Funding Access, Product Development, and GTM Strategies, providing comprehensive entrepreneurship training.
The EMERGE Pre-Incubation Program serves aspiring entrepreneurs at the ideation or prototyping stage across sectors. Focus areas include EV and mobility, sustainability, climate tech, robotics, AI, healthtech, and advanced manufacturing. The centre has incubated 60+ startups in both pre-incubation and full incubation stages, and disbursed Rs 1.5 crore in FY23 under various government schemes.
Who Benefits
First-time founders at the idea stage (through EMERGE), and startups with early traction seeking structured 12-month incubation with mentorship and government funding access. Entrepreneurs in Pune and Western Maharashtra working on climate, mobility, deep-tech, and manufacturing solutions benefit from the programme's multi-ministry backing.
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