BLIP Initiatives

Check that BLIP fits your domain and stage

BLIP works only in health, wellness and beauty tech, and it says it backs companies at the commercialisation stage. Before reaching out, be ready to show a revenue-based model, real customer traction and evidence of product-market fit, since these are the markers it names.

How to get in touch

There is no structured application form or deadline on BLIP's site. Interested founders use the general contact form on the website, giving a name, email, phone number and company, rather than applying to a dated cohort.

What to confirm first

• Current status. Much of the site's content dates to 2016 and 2017, so confirm with BLIP directly that the service you want is active before you count on it.
• What support you need. BLIP's offer spans mentorship, corporate shared services such as accounting and HR, co-working space, and help with growth and fund raising. Be clear about which of these matters most to you so the first conversation is useful.

BLIP Initiatives is a New Delhi organisation that supports startups in health, wellness and beauty tech. It describes itself as an enabler rather than a conventional incubator or accelerator, and it works from 1 LSC, Block A3, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

BLIP was founded in 2016 with the aim of helping startups make quality healthcare, wellness and beauty services more affordable, accessible and convenient. Rather than running fixed, time-boxed cohorts, it offers a continuous set of services to the companies it chooses to back in those domains.

How its support works

BLIP picks domains it says it understands well, so that it can add value to the business, and concentrates on health, wellness and beauty tech. Its support combines networking and mentorship from industry experts with corporate shared services, so that founders can hand off back-office work and focus on their core business. For companies in its network it also talks about helping with growth and fund raising.

Who can apply

BLIP states that it supports companies at the commercialisation stage. By that it means a startup should already have a revenue-based model, good customer traction, and have established product-market fit, alongside a driven team and a scalable model. There is no fixed application window or online form on its site.

Facilities

BLIP offers a co-working ecosystem for the startups it works with, with wifi, meeting rooms, a cafe and recreational facilities, and a team member responsible for managing that co-working space.

Shared services

One distinctive part of BLIP's offer is corporate shared services: it says it helps take care of accounting, HR, audit and taxation needs so founders can concentrate on building the business.

Locations

BLIP works from Janakpuri in New Delhi, at 1 LSC, Block A3, with the pincode 110058. Founders who want to reach it use the general contact form on its website rather than a programme-specific application.

A note on currency

BLIP's public pages describe its model and offerings but carry content, images and testimonials that date to 2016 and 2017, so a founder should confirm directly with BLIP that a given service is currently running before relying on it. Its portfolio page names a single company, HealthIntel, even though its homepage refers to a wider network of startups, so the two counts do not line up and are best read as its own claims.