Connect! From FIELD
A programme by IIMV FIELD
A 100-day programme that prepares startups with an MVP to pitch the corporate clients they want to work with.
At a glance
| Best for | Startups with an MVP chasing corporate customers |
|---|---|
| Stage | MVP – Early revenue |
| Duration | 100 days to pitch day, then 12 months of incubation |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Connect! From FIELD
Connect! From FIELD is built around corporate access: a startup names three corporates it wants to work with, and IIMV FIELD arranges the introductions and the platform. The last stated intake closed in June 2024.
What you get
- Introductions to three corporates you name
- Six weeks of one-to-one mentoring with IIMV FIELD mentors and industry experts to sharpen the business model and the pitch
- A place at Connect! From FIELD Day on the hundredth day of the programme, pitching to corporate representatives
- Follow-up support to nurture the connections afterwards
- Twelve months of incubation at IIMV FIELD, with possible performance-based grant support and eligibility for other seed funds there
Who can apply
- Startups with at least an MVP
How selection works: up to 40 startups are selected for the mentoring phase, and up to 30 of those go through to the pitch day.
How to apply: through the application link on the programme page. Queries go to cff@iimv.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other IIMV FIELD programmes
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- Naaripreneur for Her ProgramA CSR-funded programme for ventures led by women or building for women, with online pre-incubation and then incubation at IIMV FIELD.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)The DPIIT seed fund scheme, run at IIMV FIELD as an approved incubator, currently paused on the national portal.
- TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) SchemeMeitY's TIDE 2.0 scheme for ideation-stage technology founders, with grant support and a year of incubation.
- TIDE 2.0 Grant SchemeThe proof-of-concept half of MeitY's TIDE 2.0 programme at IIMV FIELD, with grant support and a year of incubation.
- NIDHI Accelerator ProgramA six-month accelerator for growth-stage startups, awarded to IIMV FIELD by NSTEDB at the Department of Science and Technology.
- IGNIS ProgramA rolling technology programme run with the student committee EPIC, with three entry points from idea to scaling.
- Social Impactpreneurs ProgramA CSR-funded programme for founders solving social problems in the gap areas identified by NITI Aayog.
- Women Startup ProgramNSRCEL's women entrepreneurs programme, for which IIMV FIELD is the incubation partner in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- MSME Training ProgramsShort residential programmes for MSME entrepreneurs and policy leaders, run with the Ministry of MSME.
- Mastering Startup FundraisingA paid thirty-hour hybrid course on fundraising, ending in a negotiation simulation on campus.
- Power Moves for FoundersA six-session offline series of founder war stories for students in Visakhapatnam, with dates still to be confirmed.
- Capacity Building ProgramsFive recurring webinar series for founders and students, two of them paid with certificates and three of them free.