Incubation Programs for Indian Startups

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.

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BioNEST Incubation Program – FITT IIT Delhi

FITT IIT Delhi, BIRAC

Closing in 3d

Biotech incubation at IIT Delhi for innovators at ideation to early prototype stages.

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Cohort 7 Incubation Program at VJTI TBI Foundation

VJTI TBI Foundation

Closing in 5d

Incubation program for startups in energy, EVs, semiconductors, IoT, AI/ML, and cybersecurity.

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Healthcare Incubation Program – NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore

NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore

14d left

Incubation for Indian healthcare startups with mentorship, hospital access, and investor connects.

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KrishiBoot – Pitch for Incubation

a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM

18d left

Incubation program for early-stage agri-startups and individuals with ideas/prototypes in India.

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Entrepreneurs First (EF) Bangalore Fall 26

Entrepreneurs First (EF)

Upto ₹2.25 Cr19d left

For individuals seeking co-founders and deeptech/AI ideas, building companies from scratch in Bangalore.

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L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator 2026

L'Oréal Research & Innovation, Hello Tomorrow

24d left

Incubation for deep-tech, biotech, and green chemistry startups in cosmetics/beauty.

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Infineon Co-Innovation Program (COINS)

Infineon Technologies

79d left

Global co-innovation program for hardware, semiconductor, and embedded software startups.

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iCreate Pro-Fund Gateway Prototype/PoC Funding Support

iCreate

₹2 Lakhs – ₹30 Lakhs

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Centre of Excellence for Sustainability & Climate Action at C-CAMP

C-CAMP, Ashraya Hastha Trust

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Impact Orbit – Skilling & Livelihood Innovations Program

NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Capgemini

Upto ₹12.5 Lakhs

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Vision 2 Venture – Incubation Program by Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.

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AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures

IIMA Ventures, Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad

4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.

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NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026

IKN Innovation Foundation, IMI Kolkata

Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.

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NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI Gurugram Incubation Program

NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI, Gurugram

Zero equity subsidized incubation for tech startups in Haryana.

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Nasscom Deeptech Club Launchpad Incubation Program

Nasscom

Virtual incubation for TRL 5+ deeptech startups in India

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DBDIC Incubation Cohort 2026

Dr. Bansi Dhar Incubation Centre (DBDIC)

Incubation for deeptech, climate-tech & biotech startups across all stages

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NVIDIA Inception Program

NVIDIA

Guidance and resources for AI startups at any stage, offering technology and ecosystem access.

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AI2 Incubator

AI2 Incubator

Upto ₹5.4 Cr

Incubator for early-stage applied AI startups with funding up to ₹54,000,000.

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IHFC Startup Incubation Program

IHFC, IIT Delhi

Incubation for Indian deeptech startups in Cyber Physical Systems, Robotics, IoT, and AI.

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RTIH Catalyst Incubation Program Cohort 1

Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH)

Upto ₹30 LakhsClosed

Up to ₹30L for revenue-ready startups with early traction and POCs

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NSRCEL Launchpad 30 at IIM Bangalore

NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.

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MANAGE FISHub Incubation Program 2026 Cohort II - MANAGE Fisheries Innovation

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs

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