Incubation Program

This is the incubator's main route for founders. It runs twelve months with a cohort of fifteen startups, takes a small equity stake, and commits seed capital that is released in tranches as milestones are met rather than paid up front.

What you get

• Seed capital released in stages against agreed milestones
• A desk or a furnished cabin in the plug-and-play office, with meeting rooms, leased-line internet, full power backup and round-the-clock access
• Mentoring at three levels — leadership, technology and business model, and domain expertise
• Technical due diligence: architecture validation, code review, performance and scalability
• Introductions to angel investors, venture capital funds and corporate investors, and demo day pitching at the end of the year
• Help getting corporate research and development projects to co-create pilots on

Who can apply

• Ventures with a technology or scientific innovation at their core
• Teams with at least two dedicated co-founders
• Founders who have already validated the problem they are solving
• Anyone — there is no requirement to be a student, alumnus or employee of the host college

How selection works: the first phase is an application and screen. You submit the online form setting out your product vision, the size of the market you are targeting and who is on your core team, together with an initial pitch deck. Further phases follow. The incubator says it evaluates entries every two weeks.

How to apply: fill in the application form on the incubator's own site. It takes you through four steps — founder profile, startup details, business model, then review and submit. If you want to talk to someone first, the general enquiries inbox is info@jssstepnoida.in, and the contact form lets you flag your message as being about the application process or about arranging a campus visit.

The intake dates printed on the incubator's pages have all passed and disagree with one another, so ask the team when the next cohort starts rather than relying on them.