DTU-IIF Incubation Programme
A programme by DTU Innovation and Incubation Foundation (DTU-IIF)
The foundation's main incubation door, open to early-stage founders building technology-driven ventures, with no requirement to be from the university.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage founders and innovators building technology-driven ventures, from anywhere in India or abroad |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Early revenue |
| Duration | Stated as two years with a possible one-year extension in one place and as three years in another |
| Format | In person |
About DTU-IIF Incubation Programme
DTU-IIF publishes this as an open call for business proposals and takes founders through four steps: apply, evaluate, incubate, grow. It is sector agnostic.
What you get
- Mentoring from the foundation's mentor panel and outside domain experts
- Workspace, meeting facilities and infrastructure on the DTU campus
- Help finding grants and seed funding, and navigating startup schemes
- Introductions to founders, investors, industry professionals and alumni
- Training workshops and expert-led sessions
- Support on legal, intellectual property and administrative work
Who can apply
- Innovators developing new products, technologies or solutions
- Early-stage entrepreneurs turning an idea into a venture
- Technology-driven and innovation-led startups
- Founders outside India, provided the company is registered under Indian rules
- No incorporation requirement and no university affiliation is stated
How selection works: applications are reviewed, and the idea, team and venture potential are assessed. Selection can include one or more rounds of interviews, weighing the team, the market and how novel the idea is.
How to apply: submit the online application from the incubation call page on the foundation's site. Everything is digital. For questions before you apply, write to dtuiif@dtu.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other DTU Innovation and Incubation Foundation (DTU-IIF) programmes
- NIDHI i-TBI seed support for women-led startupsA Department of Science and Technology route giving milestone-based grant support to women-led technology startups, with its own Ignition Grant guidelines for building a physical prototype.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at DTU-IIFDTU-IIF is one of the incubators you can name on the national Startup India seed fund application, for DPIIT-recognised startups incorporated within the last two years.
- Co-Innovation Centre with IHFC, IIT DelhiA deep-tech centre on the DTU campus run jointly with I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics at IIT Delhi, which mentors and reviews proposals for IHFC's funding calls.
- YUKTI route for DTU innovatorsThe campus-only path: DTU students, alumni, faculty and staff submit ideas to the national YUKTI repository, and verified entries are referred into DTU-IIF for incubation.
- MSME Innovative Scheme guidanceGuidance, not a programme of its own — DTU-IIF helps innovators and MSMEs navigate the Ministry of MSME's own incubation, design and IPR scheme.
- Women in Tech incubation programme (2024) — closedA past women-led cohort under the DST route, now closed — useful as a guide to what a future call may look like.
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