100 Startups 100 Days
A programme by AWaDH, IIT Ropar
A mission-mode push run with ANNAM.AI and IIT Ropar TBIF to back a hundred early-stage deep-tech startups ahead of the India AI Impact Summit.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage deep-tech founders in agritech, water-tech, IoT and cyber-physical systems |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – MVP |
| Duration | 100 days |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | ANNAM.AI, IIT Ropar, IIT Ropar TBIF |
About 100 Startups 100 Days
100 Startups 100 Days is a national programme launched by IIT Ropar and run jointly by iHub – AWaDH, ANNAM.AI (the Ministry of Education's AI centre of excellence at IIT Ropar) and IIT Ropar TBIF. It is framed as a lead-in to the India AI Impact Summit and aims to identify, accelerate and support a hundred early-stage deep-tech startups. Regional editions have run alongside it, including a SPRINT North edition.
What you get
- Access to the hub's R&D facilities and domain expertise.
- Mentorship and investment opportunities.
- A fast-tracked path from prototype to a market-ready product.
- The standard AWaDH support set: technology validation and due diligence, partnership connects, testbeds, market-ready deployment, international market support and technology commercialisation help.
Who can apply
- Early-stage deep-tech startups in agritech, water-tech, IoT or cyber-physical systems.
- The hub's standing eligibility note applies: innovative technology focus, deep-tech innovation, patents and IP preferred, individuals may apply, women founders encouraged.
How to apply: through the apply-as-startup form on the programme page. Incubators, accelerators, corporates and investors have a separate partner form, and there is a third link for reserving a seat at the event itself.
Where to apply
Other AWaDH, IIT Ropar programmes
- SPRINTRolling-intake incubation for researchers and first-time founders turning a deep-tech idea into a startup or getting a technology commercialised.
- SAMRIDHIAWaDH's accelerator for growth-stage deep-tech startups, running in numbered editions and ending in a demo day before external investors.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at iHub – AWaDHAWaDH is a participating incubator for the national seed fund scheme, taking DPIIT-recognised startups through its own seed management committee.
- MeitY GENESIS at iHub – AWaDHAWaDH delivers MeitY's GENESIS programme for technology startups based in smaller Indian cities; the last published round has closed.
- DTC Accelerate – ClimateTechA climate-tech cohort accelerator run with NASSCOM's Deep Tech Club, covering agriculture and water technology; the published round has closed.
- PRAGATI Micro-AcceleratorA six-week micro-accelerator for early-stage agriculture and sustainability startups, run as a CSR initiative with Puri Oil Mills; currently between intakes.
- REAL — Real Estate Acceleration LaunchpadA sector accelerator for real estate, construction and property technology run with Omaxe; the published round closed in mid-2025.
- SWACHAn accelerator for water, sanitation and waste startups with at least one commercial pilot behind them, run with Innovation Mission Punjab and the India Sanitation Coalition; closed.
- WATER Innovation ChallengeA water and agriculture innovation challenge run with HDFC Bank Parivartan; winners have been announced and the call is closed.
- IdeathonAn inclusive ideathon with reserved places for Scheduled Caste participants, open to startups, students, faculty and researchers; it has concluded.