Pre-Incubation Program
A programme by SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)
A four-week course that takes an idea to a working prototype, and the feeder into the funding routes SRiX hosts.
At a glance
| Best for | Founders, students and working professionals with an idea or early-stage venture |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Duration | 4 weeks |
| Cost | Paid |
About Pre-Incubation Program
Pre-Incubation is SRiX's entry programme. It runs for four weeks and combines business training, expert support, coaching and mentoring to move an idea towards a minimum viable product. It charges a programme fee. The intake published on SRiX's page ran in December 2025, so it is between intakes as far as the site shows — ask when the next one opens.
What you get
- Structured live workshops on testing, validating and improving your business idea, with feedback at set stages
- Group mentoring alongside other founders
- A certificate of participation on completion
- A chance to qualify for incubation at SRiX
- Eligibility for the funding routes SRiX hosts, including NIDHI PRAYAS, NIDHI Seed Support System, NIDHI EiR, TIDE 2.0 and the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
Who can apply
- Co-founders of an idea or early-stage venture
- Students and working professionals with startup aspirations or a product idea
- No incorporation requirement is stated, and there is no restriction to SR University
How selection works: SRiX does not publish a selection process beyond reviewing your form and pitch deck.
How to apply: Fill the application reached from the Apply Now button and send a short pitch deck covering your concept, business model and IP strategy. Enquiries to info@srix.in.
Where to apply
Other SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX) programmes
- InnovationXA national student innovation challenge with prefinale and finale pitch rounds at SRiX in Warangal.
- SPRINT — Student Program for Innovation & TechnologyA three-minute pitch event SRiX runs inside colleges, feeding shortlisted teams into Pre-Incubation.
- SRiX EmpowerHER — Women Entrepreneurship ProgramSRiX's women entrepreneurship programme, run monthly and annually on campus and ending in a demo day.
- NIDHI PRAYAS at SRiXDST's prototyping grant route for idea-stage founders building a physical product, hosted by SRiX.
- NIDHI Seed Support System at SRiXSeed support for incubated startups bridging development and commercialisation; SRiX has run at least two cohorts.
- NIDHI EiR at SRiXA year-long entrepreneur-in-residence fellowship for science and engineering graduates going full time on a venture.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 at SRiXMeitY's grant route for startups using emerging technologies; SRiX has run three calls and six cohorts under it.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at SRiXSeed support for DPIIT-recognised startups with a prototype, listed by SRiX as one of its funding routes.