Co-Innovation Centres
A programme by IHFC, IIT Delhi (Innovation Hub for cobotics)
Deep-tech innovation centres IHFC has set up inside partner colleges and institutes around India.
At a glance
| Best for | Students and early founders at IHFC's partner institutions outside Delhi |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
About Co-Innovation Centres
IHFC has set up Co-Innovation Centres with partner institutions outside Delhi so that students and aspiring founders can build deep-tech products where they already are. The centres are meant to support new product development, research translation and high-potential startups in robotics, AI, machine learning, IoT and medical technology.
IHFC states three objectives for them: to promote entrepreneurship through financial and technical support for deep-tech startups, to support incubation activity at academic and research institutions by setting up programmes, processes, partnerships and training, and to connect technology startups with academic institutes, research institutes and industry.
Who can apply
- Students and aspiring entrepreneurs at the host institutions
Named partners include IIEST Shibpur, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, IIIT Delhi, Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, IIT Gandhinagar, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Delhi Technological University, Karunya Institute of Technology and Science, SGT University, Maulana Azad Medical College, Dalvkot Utility Enterprises and PES University in Bengaluru. IHFC's pages give the total as ten, fourteen and fifteen in different places; thirteen are actually named.
How to apply: approach the centre at your own institution, or write to contact@ihfc.co.in.
Where to apply
Other IHFC programmes
- READY ProgramIHFC's six-month pre-seed programme for students and recent graduates building a deep-tech product at IIT Delhi.
- Startup IncubationIHFC's main incubation route for deep-tech companies, from seed stage through to expansion.
- SwasthyaTech Synapse 2026A medtech call for proposals run with AIIMS New Delhi and Tata Elxsi, for health technologies with a working prototype.
- Synapse domain calls (KrishiTech, UdyogTech, RakshaTech)IHFC's recurring proposal calls for agriculture, industry and defence technology — all three are between intakes, with the health edition currently open.
- TECHSETU 2026A global call to take IHFC's own lab technologies to market, from autonomous drones to an EMG-controlled prosthetic hand.
- IHFC Membership Programme 2026A membership for registered companies and institutions that want IHFC's facilities and connections — explicitly not a funding route.