8800 Incubation Programme

The 8800 Incubation Programme is JAIN Launchpad's main incubation track, built around the DST-supported Technology Business Incubator that has run here since 2016. It is for seed and early-stage startups learning to define and measure customer-driven metrics, and the goal is product-market fit. The programme runs twelve months and works on building a solid team, leadership, business-to-business meetings, networking and investment readiness. It ends with a Demo Day, where selected startups pitch to investors and corporate leaders. The name comes from the JAIN Group's ambition to create 8,800 entrepreneurs.

What you get

• One-on-one mentoring, group mentoring and knowledge sessions across a range of topics
• Business and technical mentoring from industry experts
• Help accessing government grants through the incubator network
• Introductions to experts, mentors, pilot customers and investors, and real-time handholding from corporate partners
• Legal, accounting, company-secretarial, IP and HR support through preferred vendors at a nominal fee
• A place at every event the incubator runs
• A Demo Day pitch to investors and corporate leaders

Who can apply

• Startups with a viable business model
• Founders working on an innovative product or service
• Companies registered as a private limited company, a registered partnership firm, an LLP, or another commercial establishment permitted under Indian law
• Ideally no more than two to three years past registration

How selection works: you submit online, the team reviews the application internally, shortlisted founders are invited to a screening call, and the selected startups are onboarded.

How to apply: use the eligibility form on the Programmes page and choose Incubation, or write to info@jainlaunchpad.com. A separate edtech intake is promoted from the incubator's home page.