GUSEC Incubation
A programme by GUSEC
GUSEC's core zero-cost route: co-working space, mentorship, and a path into its other funding schemes.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage founders, student entrepreneurs and innovators |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – MVP |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Free, no equity |
About GUSEC Incubation
GUSEC's flagship incubation programme costs nothing to join — no incubation fee, no rent, and no equity taken just for being incubated. You get co-working space on the Gujarat University campus, mentorship from GUSEC's mentor board, help building and testing a prototype, and a route into GUSEC's grant and seed-funding schemes, most of which require GUSEC incubation first.
What you get
- Zero-cost co-working space, dedicated workstations and meeting rooms
- Mentorship and expert guidance across industry verticals
- Prototyping and product-development support
- Funding and investor-connect support, plus access to GUSEC's grant and seed schemes
- A startup community and events calendar
Who can apply: Early-stage founders, student entrepreneurs and innovators, working on tech and non-tech ideas.
How to apply: Apply through GUSEC's incubation portal. At the time of research, new applications had been paused while GUSEC upgraded the portal, with a waiting list open for founders who want to be notified when it reopens.
Where to apply
Other GUSEC programmes
- GUSEC Seed (NIDHI-SSS)GUSEC's own seed-investment route for incubated startups, run under the DST's NIDHI Seed Support System.
- NIDHI EIRA DST fellowship that pays a monthly stipend to a founder working full-time on a concept-stage technology idea.
- TIDE 2.0A MeitY scheme for tech product-development startups, with an ideation fellowship track and an MVP grant-in-aid track.
- SSIP 2.0Gujarat's Student Startup and Innovation Policy, funding proof-of-concept work and patent filing for students.
- Startup Gujarat SchemeA state grant scheme that pays a founder a monthly sustenance allowance alongside product and market-entry grants.
- SISFS (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme)The central government's seed fund, split into a proof-of-concept grant and a later commercialisation track.
- herSTARTGUSEC's programme for women entrepreneurs, now on its own site and in its fifth edition.
- GUSEC JumpStartA smaller pre-seed grant open only to startups already incubated at GUSEC.
- Patent & Trademark Reimbursement (IP Cell)GUSEC's IP Cell helps founders, students and faculty file patents, trademarks and designs, with a filing-cost reimbursement.