Incubation at NEC Business Incubator
A programme by NEC Business Incubator (DST i-TBI)
The incubator's standing three-phase incubation, running from early validation through to a company ready to scale and graduate.
At a glance
| Best for | Startups being incubated at the centre, from early validation through to scale |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – Growth |
| Duration | Up to about two years across three phases |
| Format | In person |
About Incubation at NEC Business Incubator
Outside the cohort call, the incubator describes incubation as three phases with set lengths, each assessed on the founding team, the product, management, market and commercial progress, and finance.
What you get
- Handholding support, training and mentoring
- Market research and survey work
- Help with a business plan and a marketing plan
- 3D prototyping
- Space at the incubator and access to the campus labs
How the phases work: phase one runs one to six months and is about confirming the product solves a real customer problem, with a working product and a few beta users. Phase two runs twelve months and tests whether the product sells, with paying customers and a working sales and marketing engine. Phase three runs six months, and is where a company with a working sales process prepares to scale, raises investment, builds out distribution and gets ready to leave the incubator.
How to apply: the incubator does not publish a standing application route for this outside its cohort call. Write to bicnec@nec.edu.in describing your startup and what you need.