Partnership & Consulting (incubator-enabler development)

This one is not for founders. Lemon sells its own experience to bodies entering the incubation and entrepreneurship-support space: government agencies funding or setting up incubators, educational institutions, VC and fund houses wanting an in-house set-up, corporates, non-profits and individuals. It covers planning and strategy with an unusual emphasis on the new incubator making its own revenue, plus marketing and pipeline building, ecosystem and network development, hiring and team capability, operations and day-to-day management, and ongoing tracking of the incubator's health. Engagements run anywhere from six months to two years and are customisable, including a lighter workshop format. Lemon says it typically expects an incubator to reach self-sufficiency in about two years, at which point it steps back. Scarab Ideas in Mumbai is named on the page as an incubator conceptualised and launched this way.

Who can apply

• Government agencies funding or planning business incubators
• Educational institutions setting up an incubator
• VC and fund houses wanting in-house incubation
• Corporates, non-profits and individuals entering the space

How to apply: Use the form on the Partnership & Consulting page, choosing whether you want a new incubator set up, management support for an existing one, or training and mentoring for startups.