ATOM Pre Incubation — Health & Wellness
A programme by IIITB Innovation Centre
A twelve-week online pre-incubation cohort for early-stage digital health and wellness founders; the 2025 cycle has closed.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage founders with a digital health or wellness idea |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – MVP |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Paid |
| Run with | Wadhwani Foundation |
About ATOM Pre Incubation — Health & Wellness
The health and wellness version of ATOM, for founders with an idea they want to turn into a business through a step-by-step process. The 2025 cycle closed to applications in May 2025 and ended with a demo day in August 2025.
What you get
- Twelve weeks of support from the centre's team and industry mentors and advisors, working through problem/solution fit and then solution/customer fit
- A choice of focus areas from a long list of founder skills, addressed in expert-led sessions, including sessions delivered with the Wadhwani Foundation's Liftoff programme
- A pathway into a twelve-month incubation programme with access to grants and funds from IIIT Bangalore, the Wadhwani Foundation and other investor partners
Who can apply
- Early-stage founders with an idea in preventive healthcare, women's health, geriatric care, food and nutrition, fitness and sport, or palliative care
- No incorporation requirement is stated
What it costs: a paid programme — the centre's own pre-incubation pages state a fee for the ATOM programme. No equity position is stated.
How to apply: through the application listing linked from the programme page.
Where to apply
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