TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
A programme by JECRC Incubation Centre (JECRC Incubation Centre)
A full-time residency for early-stage tech founders working on emerging technology, with grant support and incubation.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage tech founders, including unregistered solo founders, working on emerging technology |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea, Prototype, Early revenue |
| Duration | Up to 6 months |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | MeitY Startup Hub |
About TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
A collaborative programme run under MeitY's TIDE 2.0 scheme to support tech entrepreneurship. It is unusual in asking for no company registration at all, which makes it one of the few routes open to a founder who has not incorporated yet. The home page describes it as hybrid and up to six months. No intake dates are published.
What you get
- Grant support for selected founders
- Technical assistance
- Incubation and mentoring support
- Networking and pilot opportunities
Who can apply
- Startups at ideation stage or early revenue stage
- No legal business registration required
- A single founder or a team, working on an innovative startup
- Emerging technology focus: IoT, AI, blockchain, robotics and similar
How to apply: through the TIDE EiR page on JIC's site. Note that this page's headline grant figure disagrees with the figure in its own benefits list, so confirm with JIC what is on offer.
Where to apply
Other JIC programmes
- JIC Incubation Program (Cohort 8.0)JIC's flagship incubation cycle for JECRC students, taking a prototype to a market launch.
- JIC Accelerator ProgramAn in-person accelerator that walks new founders through the basics, from design thinking to an investor-ready deck.
- Virtual AcceleratorA four-week online accelerator, run twice a year, open to startups anywhere in India.
- TIDE 2.0 EiR Grant ProgramA MeitY TIDE 2.0 grant route for early-revenue tech startups in smaller cities, decided by a pitching demo day.
- GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) GrantA MeitY Startup Hub grant that takes a student or first-time founder from an idea to a working prototype, with residency at JIC.
- GENESIS Pilot FundFunding to run a real pilot of your MVP with a corporate or PSU that has already issued you a work order.
- GENESIS Investment Scheme 2.0Matching equity investment from MeitY Startup Hub against private capital a revenue-generating startup has already raised.
- JIC Demo DayJIC's annual pitch day, where startups from its programmes present to investors and a jury for cash prizes.
- RISE — Rising Inventors Summit on EntrepreneurshipJIC's summit for founders, mentors and investors, with a startup expo and an overnight Ideathon.
- JIC Startup SchoolA free introductory series for JECRC first-year students on how startups work.
- IdeathonAn annual student competition that follows Startup School, with the top teams pitching to a jury.