Arise
A programme by Pusa Krishi (ICAR-IARI)
An incubation programme for early-stage ideas and startups, with grant support for selected teams.
At a glance
| Best for | Indian founders with an idea or early-stage startup in agriculture and allied sectors |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Duration | About six weeks across two phases |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Cost | Free |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Arise
Arise is an incubation programme for early-stage ideas and startups in agriculture and allied sectors. It runs a one-month online incubation phase followed by a fifteen-day training phase, and selected startups receive an incubation facility and grant support to commercially launch their product.
What you get
- A one-month online incubation phase and a fifteen-day training phase
- An incubation facility for selected startups
- Mentoring and grant support for selected startups
Who can apply
- Indian citizens with an idea, innovation or early-stage startup in agriculture and allied sectors
- Applicants who have already received substantial government grant support may be ineligible; check the current page
- No application fee
How selection works: An open application round, followed by a selection committee interview and a pitch to a panel of experts; selected startups are onboarded into the incubation facility.
How to apply: Apply through the Arise programme page. Between intakes the page shows registration as closed, so check it for the next cycle.
Where to apply
Other Pusa Krishi (ICAR-IARI) programmes
- BEEJA fourteen-day online pre-incubation boot camp that takes a raw concept to an incubation-ready foundation.
- Her HarvestA five-day online workshop series for women founders, across business, design, finance and technology.
- UpjaA two-phase incubation programme for MVP-stage agri startups, with grant support for selected teams.
- SHITIJA year-long incubation programme for early-stage agri startups at Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI.
- ICAR SHITIJ 2.0An incubation programme under the National Agriculture Innovation Fund, run across the ICAR agribusiness incubation network.
- MAITRIA cross-border innovation partnership initiative, with an Indo-Brazil agri-tech line.
- SamarthA capacity-building programme for incubation managers and centres in Pusa Krishi's network, not an intake for individual startups.