MV–SCALEUP
A programme by Maker Village
The pre-acceleration step for electronics and IoT startups that already have a market-validated product and revenue or partnerships.
At a glance
| Best for | Electronics and IoT startups with market-validated products and revenue or partnerships |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue – Growth |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | No equity |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About MV–SCALEUP
MV–SCALEUP is for startups on the cusp of becoming scale-ups. It is aimed at electronics hardware and IoT companies that already have market-validated products and have generated revenue or partnerships, and want to use the facility's industry-grade equipment, corporate and investor networks and mentoring to move to the next level of growth and product maturity.
What you get
- Consulting from experienced consultants, business leaders and academics on scalable business models and on sharpening sales and pitch strategy
- Access to funding opportunities, including investor connects and demo days
- Equity-free grant support and seed loan funding for selected startups
- Office space, computing and communication facilities, fabrication and 3D printing, and software on demand
- HR tooling and cloud credits
Who can apply
- Direct applicants, MV–COMMERCE graduates, or winners of any grant award
- Product and IP-based startups in electronics system design and manufacturing, with market-validated products or at the design-for-manufacture stage
- Applications are made in the name of an entity registered under the Companies Act, 2013
How to apply: through the apply button on the programme's own page. No deadline is published.
Where to apply
Other Maker Village programmes
- MV–IDEAThe ideation step — turns an early idea into a concept, a business model and a pitch you can take to investors.
- MV–PROTOThe main prototyping step for electronics startups — workspace, fabrication and hands-on training through to a validated product.
- MV–COMMERCEThe commercialisation step — takes a validated product through test markets to a full market launch.
- MV–YentrepreneurA pre-incubation programme teaching entrepreneurship to technical college students and young technical graduates — entry is by club membership or a competition win, not open application.
- TIDE 2.0 GrantA recurring MeitY grant call for taking a proof of concept to a prototype or MVP — the last round closed in October 2025.
- SAMRIDH AcceleratorA MeitY Startup Hub acceleration scheme for electronics product startups moving from prototype to commercialisation — the last round closed in March 2025.
- NIDHI AcceleratorA nine-month DST acceleration programme for medical and healthcare startups, hosted by Maker Village — the last advertised intake closed in 2022.