Startup incubators
Many grants (Seed Fund, state seed support, TIDE) are paid through an incubator. This list covers state-mission, government-programme and university incubators we could check, each linked to its official site. Start with Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka; more states later.
Gujarat (8) · Maharashtra (7) · Delhi (6) · Karnataka (8)
IIMA Ventures (formerly CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad) ↗
Central-govt programme listedAhmedabad
Focus: tech, climate, fintech
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
GUSEC, Gujarat University ↗
Central-govt programme listedAhmedabad
Focus: all sectors, students, women founders
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator; site says support is zero-cost — source
PDEU Innovation & Incubation Centre ↗
Central-govt programme listedGandhinagar
Focus: energy, tech, all sectors
Site says DST-recognised TBI and Gujarat govt nodal institute — source
VentureStudio, Ahmedabad University ↗
Central-govt programme listedAhmedabad
Focus: tech, biotech, hardware
Site says DST TBI, BIRAC BioNEST and Gujarat govt nodal institute — source
Nirma University Incubation Centre ↗
University / instituteAhmedabad
Focus: students, all sectors
Site says Gujarat govt nodal institute for the state startup scheme — source
MSInS incubator list (Maharashtra State Innovation Society) ↗
State government / mission
Focus: all sectors
SINE, IIT Bombay ↗
Central-govt programme listedMumbai
Focus: deeptech, hardware
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre ↗
Central-govt programme listedMumbai
Focus: all sectors
Atal Incubation Centre (AIM, NITI Aayog) — source
Venture Center (NCL Innovation Park) ↗
University / institutePune
Focus: deeptech, materials, biotech
AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum ↗
Central-govt programme listedPune
Focus: mobility, EV, manufacturing
Site says supported by AIM (NITI Aayog), MSME, DPIIT and MeitY; listed in MeitY TIDE 2.0 — source
FITT, IIT Delhi ↗
Central-govt programme listedNew Delhi
Focus: deeptech, hardware
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
Delhi Innovation & Incubation Centre, IIIT Delhi ↗
Central-govt programme listedNew Delhi
Focus: tech, AI
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
NSUT Incubation & Innovation Foundation ↗
University / instituteNew Delhi
Focus: tech, students
Site says it incubates as per Delhi Government guidelines, with seed funding — source
Delhi Industries Dept — MSME & startup schemes compendium ↗
Official directoryNew Delhi
Focus: directory
Karnataka Startup Cell (K-tech hubs, TBIs, incubators) ↗
State government / missionBengaluru
Focus: all sectors
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre ↗
State government / missionBengaluru
Focus: biotech, medtech
Karnataka Startup Cell lists it as a Government of Karnataka undertaking — source
Society for Innovation & Development (SID), IISc ↗
Central-govt programme listedBengaluru
Focus: deeptech, science
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore ↗
University / instituteBengaluru
Focus: all sectors, women founders, social impact
DERBI Foundation, Dayananda Sagar ↗
Central-govt programme listedBengaluru
Focus: tech, all sectors
Listed as a MeitY TIDE 2.0 incubator — source
Deshpande Startups ↗
Central-govt programme listedHubballi
Focus: agritech, medtech, products
Listed as a DST NIDHI-TBI on the ISTI portal — source
SJCE-STEP, JSS (Mysuru) ↗
Central-govt programme listedMysuru
Focus: electronics, IoT, agri, manufacturing
Listed as a DST STEP on the ISTI portal — source
Type labels come from the source linked on each card. “Central-govt programme listed” means the incubator appears on a MeitY TIDE 2.0, DST or AIM list or says so on its own site; it does not mean every programme is free or open now. Check the incubator's site for fees, equity and intake dates. New to this? Read how to pick an incubator.
Last verified 2026-10-30