One application. One national jury. A network of India's finest deep-tech hubs, bootcamps and translation capital behind every selected venture.
Think of it as a JEE for deep-tech ventures. Founders apply once, are selected on merit by a national jury, and are matched to the domain hub best equipped to take their science to market.
Architects the program as a neutral national platform, runs the call and the jury, and orchestrates a consistent, high-quality experience across every hub.
Leading institutions host ventures in residence within their strongest domains, open up labs, testbeds and faculty depth, and co-invest alongside the platform.
Project grants de-risk early milestones, followed by co-investment from SIDBI, hub incubators and the platform's investor network.
One open application for scientist-founders and lab-born ventures across India.
A national jury of investors, faculty and operators selects on merit and translation readiness.
An intensive, residential venture-building sprint before ventures join their host hub.
Ventures are matched to the domain hub with the right labs, testbeds and faculty.
Project grants, then co-investment from hub institutions and platform partners.
Selection is national. Hosting is local. Capital follows the venture through the platform.
Each hub brings labs, testbeds, domain faculty and co-investment in its sectors. The network is open by design — new hubs join as the platform grows across domains and geographies.
Venture-building and investment depth across frontier digital and space domains.
India's deepest engineering research base for the energy transition and industrial deep-tech.
National capability in strategic technologies, UAS and cyber-physical security.
A premier bio-innovation platform for life sciences, med-tech and agri-bio ventures.
One of India's most prolific science incubators, spanning materials, chemistry and climate.
India's premier plasma-science institute, spanning fusion, plasma processing and industrial applications.
Grants de-risk the earliest, hardest milestones; co-investment from SIDBI, hub incubators and the platform's investor network carries the venture as it matures.
A seed grant at the residential Translation Sprint funds the first technology and market milestones.
A convertible instrument released against build-phase milestones, carrying the venture through Demo Day.
Follow-on co-investment from SIDBI, host-hub incubators and the platform's investor network as the venture scales.
A 7-day residential venture-building sprint in Ahmedabad opens every cohort, run by IIMA Ventures.
Access to labs, testbeds and faculty expertise at the partner hub, alongside hub mentoring, close monitoring and facilitated corporate pilots.
An investor and customer showcase at the host hub, opening the path to follow-on capital.
Student teams embedded on market discovery and go-to-market, modelled on Endless at NYU.
Structured office hours and clinics on strategy and commercialization economics.
Experienced alumni engage as mentors, advisors and co-founders in residence.
Ventures are chosen on merit and translation-readiness by a standing national jury, then guided by an advisory bench drawn from across the partnership.
Venture and growth investors who assess translation-readiness and back ventures as they mature.
Domain faculty from partner institutions who vouch for the science and mentor through the build phase.
Founders and operators who have taken deep-tech from lab to market and advise on the path to scale.