India hosts over 900 government-recognised incubators under the Atal Innovation Mission, DST's NIDHI scheme, and MeitY's TIDE 2.0 program. Incubation support includes subsidised workspace, prototyping labs, regulatory navigation, and seed funding from ₹5-25 Lakhs for technology validation and early market testing.
Showing 47+ programs for Indian startups
FITT IIT Delhi, BIRAC
Biotech incubation at IIT Delhi for innovators at ideation to early prototype stages.
VJTI TBI Foundation
Incubation program for startups in energy, EVs, semiconductors, IoT, AI/ML, and cybersecurity.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
Incubation for Indian healthcare startups with mentorship, hospital access, and investor connects.
a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM
Incubation program for early-stage agri-startups and individuals with ideas/prototypes in India.
Entrepreneurs First (EF)
For individuals seeking co-founders and deeptech/AI ideas, building companies from scratch in Bangalore.
L'Oréal Research & Innovation, Hello Tomorrow
Incubation for deep-tech, biotech, and green chemistry startups in cosmetics/beauty.
Infineon Technologies
Global co-innovation program for hardware, semiconductor, and embedded software startups.
iCreate
C-CAMP, Ashraya Hastha Trust
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Capgemini
Incubation Centre IIT Patna
Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.
IIMA Ventures, Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad
4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.
IKN Innovation Foundation, IMI Kolkata
Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.
NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI, Gurugram
Zero equity subsidized incubation for tech startups in Haryana.
Nasscom
Virtual incubation for TRL 5+ deeptech startups in India
Dr. Bansi Dhar Incubation Centre (DBDIC)
Incubation for deeptech, climate-tech & biotech startups across all stages
NVIDIA
Guidance and resources for AI startups at any stage, offering technology and ecosystem access.
AI2 Incubator
Incubator for early-stage applied AI startups with funding up to ₹54,000,000.
IHFC, IIT Delhi
Incubation for Indian deeptech startups in Cyber Physical Systems, Robotics, IoT, and AI.
Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH)
Up to ₹30L for revenue-ready startups with early traction and POCs
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs