EnterpriseHER — Women Incubation Program
A programme by IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre
A 12-month incubation programme for women-led startups, extendable by a further six months.
At a glance
| Best for | Women-led early to growth-stage companies registered in India |
|---|---|
| Stage | MVP – Growth |
| Duration | 12 months, extendable by 6 |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About EnterpriseHER — Women Incubation Program
EnterpriseHER is the centre's incubation programme for women-led ventures. It is aimed at women running early to growth-stage companies, and it offers the same technology and mentoring base as the main programme with office space at a reduced rate.
What you get
- 12 months of incubation support, extendable by another six
- Access to the technology lab — supercomputer, 3D and IoT lab — plus the startup toolkit and help desk
- Smart office infrastructure at a subsidised rate
- Capacity building by the centre's team and industry experts
- Tailored mentorship
- Assured seed fund support, with access to investors and funding agencies
- Strategic alliances and corporate connections
- Support to expand into global markets
Who can apply
- Indian citizens
- Cumulative 51% or more shareholding held by a female founder or co-founder
- A company registered under the Companies Act 2013
How to apply: Use the Apply Now button on the programme page. The page also offers a sample pitch deck you can download and follow.
Where to apply
Other IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre programmes
- Startup 101 Business Incubation ProgramThe centre's main 24-month incubation programme for India-incorporated, DPIIT-recognised technology startups.
- IIML Business Acceleration ProgramSector cohorts for early to growth-stage startups, run with partners like IIT Kanpur's Technopark and NABARD.
- Pre-Incubation Program (Ideation)A four-month course taking a business idea from zero to one, open to professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs and students.
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 WomenA structured business education programme for women entrepreneurs, delivered in India with IIM Lucknow EIC as one of the partner institutions.
- IIML-Venture FundThe centre's own seed corpus for early-stage startups it already incubates; it invests through compulsorily convertible preference shares.
- NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP)Seed support from the Department of Science and Technology, disbursed by the centre to startups it has incubated for at least three months.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) at IIML EICThe national seed fund scheme, disbursed by the centre as optionally convertible debt through its own seed management committee.
- IIML Angel NetworkAn investor network of IIM alumni and institutional investors who co-invest in the centre's portfolio startups.
- IIML Startup SchoolThe centre's training arm, running workshops and short courses for founders, investors and corporate venture teams.
- Corporate Venture Capital programmeAn end-to-end service helping public-sector and private companies set up and run corporate venturing and open innovation.