SHINE Incubation Programme

This is SHINE's continuing incubation offer rather than a dated cohort. It is described as full support for early-stage startup companies so they can validate their products, and it is the route for founders who are earlier than the acceleration cohort will take.

What you get

• Mentorship from mentors with industry experience, committed to the founder and the business over time
• Co-working space
• Networking through SHINE's partner network and outreach events
• Coaching to get the pieces in place that make a company fundable, and introductions through SHINE's networks
• Access to Idea to Prototype labs on campus for turning a design into a working product
• Legal and financial services

Who can apply

• Early-stage startup companies validating a product. SHINE does not publish a more detailed eligibility list, and does not state any requirement to be connected to the college.

How to apply: There is no application form for this programme on SHINE's site — the links beside it lead nowhere. Write to shine@sahyadri.edu.in describing what you are building and what you have validated so far.