🇮🇳 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in India

Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in India

• Startup India (DPIIT recognition)

  Program · New Delhi · Free access

  Government programme recognising startups through DPIIT, unlocking tax benefits, easier compliance and access to schemes.

  Offers: funding, info

• Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

  Program · New Delhi

  Government seed funding routed through approved incubators for proof of concept, prototypes and market entry.

  Offers: funding

• Fund of Funds for Startups (SIDBI)

  Program · Mumbai

  Government fund of funds managed by SIDBI, investing in SEBI-registered VC funds that back startups.

  Offers: investment

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

  Program · New Delhi

  NITI Aayog's flagship innovation programme, funding Atal Incubation Centres and tinkering labs nationwide.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• BIRAC

  Program · New Delhi

  Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, funding biotech startups through grants such as BIG.

  Offers: funding

• MeitY Startup Hub

  Program · New Delhi

  Ministry of Electronics and IT's national platform for tech startups and incubators.

  Offers: mentoring, info

• Kerala Startup Mission

  Program · Thiruvananthapuram

  State agency supporting startups in Kerala with grants, incubation and space.

  Offers: funding, space, mentoring

• Karnataka Startup Cell (Elevate)

  Program · Bengaluru

  Karnataka government programme including Elevate grants for early-stage startups.

  Offers: funding

• T-Hub

  Accelerator · Hyderabad

  Telangana-backed innovation hub and one of India's largest startup campuses.

  Offers: space, mentoring, community

• CIIE.CO (IIM Ahmedabad)

  Incubator · Ahmedabad

  IIM Ahmedabad's incubator and accelerator, one of India's oldest.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• NSRCEL (IIM Bangalore)

  Incubator · Bengaluru

  IIM Bangalore's startup hub, including programmes for women founders and social ventures.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• SINE (IIT Bombay)

  Incubator · Mumbai

  IIT Bombay's technology business incubator.

  Offers: funding, space, mentoring

• IIT Madras Incubation Cell

  Incubator · Chennai

  Deep-tech incubator at IIT Madras Research Park, home to many hardware and deep-tech startups.

  Offers: funding, space, mentoring

• Surge (Peak XV)

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Peak XV Partners' rapid-scale-up programme for early-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• 100X.VC

  Accelerator · Mumbai

  Early-stage fund investing via iSAFE notes in many startups per cohort.

  Offers: funding

• Venture Catalysts

  Accelerator · Mumbai

  Angel-led incubator and investment platform backing early-stage Indian startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Axilor Ventures

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Early-stage investor and accelerator founded by Infosys co-founders.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Antler India

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Antler's India residency, investing at the pre-team, pre-idea stage.

  Offers: funding, community

• Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

  Program · New Delhi

  Government body running tech parks and incubation centres across India.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Startup TN

  Program · Chennai

  Tamil Nadu's startup mission with grants and programmes.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• iStart Rajasthan

  Program · Jaipur

  Rajasthan government's startup programme.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Maharashtra State Innovation Society

  Program · Mumbai

  Maharashtra's startup and innovation agency.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• NASSCOM 10,000 Startups

  Community · Bengaluru

  NASSCOM's programme supporting tech startups with mentoring and market access.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)

  Community · New Delhi

  Global entrepreneur network with active Indian chapters, running mentoring and TiEcon events.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• Headstart Network Foundation

  Community · Bengaluru · Free access

  Volunteer-run community organising startup events across Indian cities.

  Offers: community

• FITT (IIT Delhi)

  Incubator · New Delhi

  IIT Delhi's incubation and tech-transfer foundation.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• BSE Incubation (Zone Startups India)

  Accelerator · Mumbai

  Incubator backed by the Bombay Stock Exchange.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Huddle

  Accelerator · New Delhi

  Pre-seed investor and accelerator backing Indian founders.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Accel Atoms

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Accel India's accelerator for early-stage startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Peak XV Surge / Spark

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Peak XV's programmes, including Spark for women founders.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• PedalStart

  Accelerator · Bengaluru

  Community-led accelerator for founders across India.

  Offers: mentoring

• IAN Incubator

  Accelerator · New Delhi

  Incubator backed by the Indian Angel Network community.

  Offers: mentoring