Investment Bridge
A programme by AIC-RNTU Foundation
A recurring, sector-specific pitch day for revenue-generating startups; the open edition is scoped to deeptech and AI.
At a glance
| Best for | Revenue-generating deeptech and AI startups |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue – Growth |
| Duration | One-day sector-exclusive pitch event, preceded by screening and a mentor pitch |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Free |
About Investment Bridge
Investment Bridge is AIC-RNTU's recurring investor pitch-day format, run sector by sector. The edition currently open is the Deeptech & AI Edition, for revenue-generating startups in fields such as AI/ML, robotics and automation, computer vision, semiconductors and hardware, AR/VR, agritech AI, healthtech AI, and defence and space tech.
What you get
- A pitch to 12+ investor partners in a sector-exclusive room
- A screening round and a mentor-feedback pitch before the main event
- Direct investor follow-up after the event
Who can apply: A private limited company with a DPIIT startup certificate, already earning revenue (not idea or pre-revenue stage), building in deeptech or AI.
How selection works: Apply online (a short form) → screening → a mentor pitch → the pitch day → investor follow-up.
How to apply: Apply online through the Investment Bridge page; there is no fee to apply or pitch.
Where to apply
Other AIC-RNTU Foundation programmes
- IdeateA 10-week pre-incubation programme that helps idea-stage founders turn a concept into an MVP.
- DiscoverA 13-week hybrid incubation programme for early-stage startups working toward market entry and pre-seed or seed funding.
- GrowthAn accelerator for revenue-generating startups; AIC-RNTU's own pages give its length as both 10 and 12 weeks.
- Investment Ready Program (IRP)A 10-week programme, currently closed to applications, preparing revenue-generating startups to raise investment.
- GENESISMeitY's Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups scheme, delivered at AIC-RNTU through an EIR grant, an investment-matching grant, pilot funding, and deep-tech funding.
- NIDHI-Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP)DST's seed-support scheme for early-stage, primarily science-and-technology startups, delivered through AIC-RNTU; closed at the time of research.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)DPIIT's national seed-fund scheme; AIC-RNTU is one of its implementing incubators.
- iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)AIC-RNTU supports founders applying to the Ministry of Defence's iDEX scheme, across its DISC, iDEX Prime, Open Challenge and ADITI sub-schemes.
- MSME Idea HackathonA Ministry of MSME innovation challenge that AIC-RNTU hosts through RNTU as the recognised Host Institute; its 5th edition closed at the end of July 2025.
- SHEVolutionA 10-week pre-incubation track for women founders; the 2026 cohort's application status is unclear, with conflicting signals on the programme's own page.