Impact Orbit – Tech-Enabled Social Innovations
A programme by NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore (NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning)
Impact Orbit's track for tech-enabled social ventures with proven pilots and early revenue.
At a glance
| Best for | For-profit and non-profit tech-enabled social ventures operating for over a year |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue – Growth |
| Duration | 8–9 months |
| Cost | Free, no equity |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Impact Orbit – Tech-Enabled Social Innovations
Impact Orbit is NSRCEL's social-impact track, with separate verticals for tech-enabled social innovation, skilling and livelihoods, and AgeTech. It is for impact-first ventures rather than idea-stage teams, which NSRCEL directs to Launchpad instead.
What you get
- Clarity in value proposition
- Alternate sources of funding and fundraising readiness
- Impact metrics readiness
- Funding readiness
- 1-on-1 mentoring from domain experts
- Grants and impact-investor connects
Who can apply
- For-profit or non-profit registered ventures, operating for more than a year with sustained social impact
- Early revenue to growth stage, with proven pilots or proofs of concept
- Tech-enabled or digitally inclusive solutions to social problems
- Impact-first, with direct potential to impact at least three UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Idea-stage ventures should look at Launchpad instead
How selection works: An online application with a pitch deck → an internal review with the programme team → an external panel, where you pitch for about six to seven minutes
How to apply: Apply online during the application period, using the separate form for for-profit or non-profit ventures. Questions go to nsrcel.social@nsrcel.iimb.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other NSRCEL programmes
- LaunchpadA five-month, sector-agnostic pre-incubation programme for founders at idea, prototype or MVP stage.
- Campus FoundersA multi-phase programme for student and recent-graduate founders who already have a working prototype.
- Healthcare Incubation ProgramA five-month incubation programme for healthcare startups, run with DailyRounds.
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 WomenA business-education programme for established women entrepreneurs, taught by IIM Bangalore faculty with Goldman Sachs.
- Women Startup ProgramA staged programme for women founders, powered by Kotak BizLabs, running from a five-week foundations course to incubation and a growth hub.
- Impact Orbit – Skilling & Livelihood InnovationsAn Impact Orbit programme, run with Capgemini, for ventures closing gaps in India's skilling and livelihood ecosystem.
- Impact Orbit – AgeTech InnovationsAn Impact Orbit programme, a Capgemini CSR initiative, for startups serving older adults.
- Velocity – Kotak BizLabsA 12-month acceleration programme for revenue-stage startups, run as Kotak Mahindra Bank's Kotak BizLabs initiative.
- Circular Bharat AcceleratorAn accelerator for circular-economy startups ready to run pilots, backed by Hindustan Unilever, NITI Aayog and Xynteo.
- Climate Incubation HubAn incubation programme for climate-tech startups with early revenue, run with Hindustan Unilever.
- Circular Innovation Incubation ProgramAn incubation programme for startups working on circularity in agriculture, plastics and glass.
- Mobility Startups Incubation ProgramA six-month incubation programme run with Maruti Suzuki, with a route to a paid proof of concept.
- Sustainable Mobility Incubation ProgramAn incubation programme with ALSTOM for startups in mass mobility, energy infrastructure and rail technology.
- Renewable Energy Incubation CentreA 12-month incubation centre for renewable-energy startups, run with KREDL, FSID at IISc and UNSW Sydney.
- Fintech Centre of ExcellenceNSRCEL's fintech centre, running a 3–6 month cohort for revenue-stage fintech startups alongside an open founder community.
- Beyond Borders ProgramA market-access programme for international startups expanding into India — not an incubation route for Indian founders.
- Climate Centre of ExcellenceNSRCEL's climate centre, bringing together its climate and sustainability programmes.