Corporate Accelerator Program
A programme by CII Centre of Excellence
A sixteen-week market access programme in which growth-stage startups demonstrate or pilot their innovations inside large corporates.
At a glance
| Best for | Growth-stage startups with proven product-market fit and existing clients |
|---|---|
| Stage | Growth |
| Duration | 16 weeks |
About Corporate Accelerator Program
The Corporate Accelerator Program gives growth-stage startups a platform to demonstrate or pilot their innovations within large corporates. It is run by the CII Centre of Excellence for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Startups at T-Hub, Hyderabad. The programme page does not state intake dates, so check whether a call is open before you prepare.
What you get
- Sixteen weeks of focused market access
- A platform to demonstrate or pilot your product inside a large corporate
Who can apply
- Growth-stage startups with proven product-market fit and existing clients
- A high level of innovation and differentiation
- A product or service validated in the market, with measurable traction
- A committed and skilled founding team, with at least one co-founder working full time
- Compliance with all regulatory requirements and the permits the business needs
How to apply: The programme page has no apply button of its own. The call for applications is linked from the Corporate Innovation page and runs through the CII CIES startup affiliation portal. Fee and equity terms are not stated. Questions: info@ciicies.in.
Where to apply
Other CII Centre of Excellence programmes
- Corporate Innovation ProgramA thirty-two-week programme in which growth-stage startups work with large companies to co-create solutions to specific domain problems.
- Startup Affiliation ProgrammeA paid annual affiliation that gives Indian startups an official CII CIES certificate and badge, a public profile and access to the CII CIES network.
- FutureSites Innovation ProgramA call for retail-technology startups to solve defined problems with a retail business unit of an oil and gas company and pilot in real stores; the last date was 22 February 2026.
- ICONN NINJA India ProgrammeA corporate acceleration programme with JICA and Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support that links Indian startups with Japanese corporates; two cohorts have run and both are closed.
- SmartMFG Innovation ProgrammeA market access initiative to co-develop, pilot and scale manufacturing solutions with an industrial manufacturing partner; the last date was 30 June 2025.
- NextGen Procurement ProgrammeAn industry-led call for growth-stage startups to co-develop a procurement platform that helps MSMEs find and buy standard metal cutting tools; the last date was 30 April 2026.