About Accelerators & Incubators in India
India hosts 1,191 Accelerators & Incubators, including Safina Ventures, SprintUp, IKP Knowledge Park, Smile Group, and Innoeversity. Collectively they have invested more than $1.83T across 46,815 rounds in over 19,100 companies. In the past five years, these funds have participated in 7,117 seed-stage rounds ($11.2B), 4,477 early-stage rounds ($104B), and 2,134 late-stage rounds ($647B). The most active sectors are Enterprise Software, SaaS, & Deep Tech, while some of the most recently funded companies include FIG Living, OpenEvidence and Amaani.
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Here is the list of top Accelerators & Incubators in India
Safina Ventures is a startup studio focused on Real Estate as a Service (REaaS) in Bangalore, India. They run incubation programs offering mentorship, business consulting, guidance, co-working space and all other support activities. They help startups from scratch till investment funding. Successfully introduced businesses in the Co-living, Co-working, Event Spaces, Retail & IT Parks sectors.
Key facts about Safina Ventures
- Founded Year: 2015
- Portfolio count: 17
- Sectors of Investment: Business Services, Consumer Goods & 10 more
- Locations of Investment: United States, India & 3 more
2. SprintUp
Digital accelerator and incubator focused on startups and businesses. Offers solutions to search for promising entrepreneurs and innovators and support them through their idea to icon journey, as they create compelling solutions to disrupt the industries that they target. Designed to drive convergence between entrepreneurs seeking financial, strategic and operational support and the providers of capital, capacity-building and collaboration. Entrepreneurs and innovators have access to all the resources they need to create scalable and enduring game-changing ventures.
Key facts about SprintUp
- Founded Year: 2020
- Portfolio count: 9
- Sectors of Investment: Enterprise Applications, Auto Tech & 12 more
- Locations of Investment: United States, Germany & 2 more
IKP Knowledge Park is a startup incubator focused on med-tech. As of Jan 2018, over 220 startups have graduated from the program.
Key facts about IKP Knowledge Park
- Founded Year: 1999
- Portfolio count: 117
- Sectors of Investment: HealthTech, Life Sciences & 26 more
- Stages of Investment: Seed, Grant (prize money)
- Locations of Investment: India, United States & 3 more
4. Smile Group
Institutional investor and venture builder partnering with founders to build and scale startups. It invests in early and growth-stage companies, actively builds startups from inception to scale, and partners with founders to accelerate growth. It combines capital deployment with hands-on company building, supporting disruptive businesses through strategic guidance, operational support, and long-term ownership participation.
Key facts about Smile Group
- Founded Year: 1999
- Portfolio count: 87
- Sectors of Investment: Enterprise Applications, Consumer & 27 more
- Stages of Investment: Seed, Series A, Series B & 4 more
- Locations of Investment: India, United States & 8 more
5. Innoeversity
Bridging industry, mentors, institutes, students, investors, and incubators for growth. It is an innovation ecosystem platform connecting stakeholders through a circular economy model. It supports industry in problem-solving, skilling, innovation management, and business growth. The platform offers services, courses, and programs designed to build skilled professionals. It provides talent solutions, market positioning, innovation access, and digital strategy enhancement. It facilitates collaborative problem-solving, resource optimization, and funding acquisition. The platform also supports mentors/consultants by providing professional opportunities and enabling them to monetize their expertise. It assists institutes in improving performance ranking and offering industry-relevant programs. For students, it offers access to internships, mentoring, and entrepreneurial support. Incubators benefit from efficient management tools, mentor access, and funding support. Investors gain access to vetted start-ups and structured investment processes. It is aligned with NEP , NCrF, and NATS. The platform offers mentoring, skilling, incubation, hackathon, and problem-solving support.
Key facts about Innoeversity
- Founded Year: 2017
- Portfolio count: 42
- Sectors of Investment: Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Auto & 18 more
- Locations of Investment: India, United States & 1 more
