Bennett Hatchery incubation
A programme by Bennett Hatchery Foundation
Physical or virtual incubation at Bennett University's Section 8 incubator, with mentors, workshops, seed funding for startups that meet its criteria, and market links.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage founders at ideation, validation or early growth — clearly Bennett students, faculty and staff, and possibly outside founders |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – MVP |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Babson College, Startup India (DPIIT), StartinUP, WASME, Amazon AWS, Notion, KPMG |
About Bennett Hatchery incubation
The Hatchery's core offer, running year-round with no published cohort or deadline. It comes in two shapes, physical incubation on the Greater Noida campus and virtual incubation, so a team does not have to move to be incubated. Its structured programmes cover ideation, validation and early growth.
What you get
- Physical or virtual incubation space
- Workshops on the tools and methods of launching and scaling a company
- Mentors, split between domain specialists and business enablers, drawn from Bennett University faculty
- Seed funding for startups that meet its criteria, and support for raising angel or venture funding afterwards
- Access to local, national and global markets, and links to corporates, investors, government bodies and international networks
Who can apply
- The Hatchery's own page says it is open to all Bennett University students, faculty and staff, from any academic discipline
- A newer description on the same page says early-stage startups and innovators, with no institutional limit, and the Hatchery is recognised as an incubator by the Uttar Pradesh government
- Most of its published startups are student-led, and its own announcements describe it as an in-house incubator focused on student entrepreneurship
- No incorporation requirement, geography gate or category gate is stated anywhere
How selection works: not published. The Hatchery says only that seed funding goes to startups that meet its criteria.
How to apply: there is no application form, open call or deadline on the site, and no incubation inbox. The Apply Now buttons on these pages are degree admissions. Write to info@bennett.edu.in and ask for the Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, or approach the Hatchery's Assistant General Manager, whose number the summit page publishes. Say whether you are a Bennett student, faculty or staff member, or an outside founder.