Pre-incubation Program
A programme by IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre
An online course that takes an idea to a working prototype, for people who have not started a company yet.
At a glance
| Best for | Idea-stage founders, students and working professionals |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Paid |
About Pre-incubation Program
A cohort-based online programme for people at the very start. It is between intakes: the page's dates are from an earlier round and its banner says applications are closed, though a question further down the same page says they are open.
What you get
- Live workshops on how to test, validate and improve a business idea
- Group mentoring and feedback at set stages of the journey
- A community of founders at the same stage
- A certificate of participation, and a chance to qualify for the incubation programme
Who can apply
- Co-founders of an idea or early-stage venture
- Students and working professionals with a startup ambition or a product idea
- Incorporation is not required, and solo founders can apply
- One business idea per applicant
- Sector agnostic and open to ideas from anywhere in India
How it runs: eight business modules, from identifying customers and validating the problem through prototyping, business model, legal basics, financial planning, raising capital and a go-to-market plan. Sessions run online on weekdays. The page gives the length as eight weeks in one place and ten weeks in another. There were 30 seats in the last round.
How to apply: Register through the programme page when a call is open.
Where to apply
Other IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre programmes
- Incubation ProgramResidency at the centre with workspace, mentoring and professional support.
- NIDHI Seed Support SchemeEquity investment for startups already incubated at the centre, decided by a seed support committee.
- NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence FellowshipA twelve-month stipend for someone leaving education or a job to pursue a technology business idea full time.
- Startup India Seed Fund SchemeThe national seed scheme, delivered by IIMUIC with twelve months of incubation alongside the funding.
- Genesis Entrepreneur-in-Residence ProgrammeFunding, mentoring and workspace for very early deep-tech startups, under MeitY's GENESIS scheme.
- MeitY SAMRIDH AcceleratorA four-month accelerator that matches money you have already raised from an angel or a venture fund.
- Launch-n-Zoom AcceleratorA three-month accelerator for agritech and fintech startups, run with PI Industries and Fidelity Investments.
- Deep Rural Impact ProgramA six-month virtual programme for startups improving education, health and livelihoods in rural India.
- Samriddhi Program for Women EntrepreneursA free four-month online programme for women founders, with one track for existing startups and one for founders with only an idea.
- Women-in-Tech Startup AcceleratorA paid cohort programme for women-led technology companies that already have revenue and want to scale.
- Craft Sustainability Incubation ProgramA four-month programme with residential blocks on campus for craft and handmade enterprises working with artisans.
- Social Impact Innovation GrantSeed investment and a year of incubation for social impact startups with a working business model.
- Climate Change Innovation ChallengeA pitching challenge under the TIDE 2.0 scheme for climate tech teams with a prototype or MVP.
- Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)Incubation support for women-led rural enterprises in Rajasthan, run jointly with Rajeevika.
- MSME Idea HackathonThe MSME ministry's national idea hackathon, with IIMUIC as one of the host institutes founders can pick.