SAMRIDH Accelerator
A programme by Maker Village
A MeitY Startup Hub acceleration scheme for electronics product startups moving from prototype to commercialisation — the last round closed in March 2025.
At a glance
| Best for | DPIIT-registered electronics product startups with a working prototype, moving to commercialisation |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – Early revenue |
| Duration | 6 months of mentorship |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Takes equity |
| Run with | MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) |
About SAMRIDH Accelerator
SAMRIDH is the Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth, run by MeitY Startup Hub. Maker Village is entrusted to take eight electronics product development and manufacturing startups through it. The programme helps a startup take a product from prototype to commercialisation, with customer connect, investor connect and internationalisation connect services. The last round advertised on Maker Village's site closed in March 2025.
What you get
- Six months of mentorship in the domain needed to scale the prototype
- An acceleration programme customised to each startup in the cohort
- Customer connect, investor connect, capacity enhancement and product enhancement services
- Startups completing the mentorship become eligible for equity funding, part from MeitY and part from a co-investor
Who can apply
- An Indian citizen aged 18 or over, with government-approved proof of nationality
- A company registered with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- Using technology that constitutes an electronics product in its core product, service, business model, distribution model or methodology
- The applicant holds at least a science or technology degree
- At least 51 percent Indian promoter shareholding at the time of application
- A working MVP or proof of concept at technology readiness level 3 or above that is market fit, viable for commercialisation and has scope to scale
How selection works: eight startups are onboarded by screening the applications received; selected teams complete six months of mentorship before becoming eligible for equity funding.
How to apply: through the programme page when a round is open. Enquiries go to ceo.makervillage@iiitmk.ac.in.
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–SCALEUPThe pre-acceleration step for electronics and IoT startups that already have a market-validated product and revenue or partnerships.
- 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.
- NIDHI AcceleratorA nine-month DST acceleration programme for medical and healthcare startups, hosted by Maker Village — the last advertised intake closed in 2022.