1) Venture Catalysts
Venture Catalysts is the largest and most successful business incubator in Asia.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mumbai
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Anil Jain, Anuj Golecha, Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Gaurav Jain
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 206
- Number of exits: 10
You can find their website here.
2) Axilor Ventures
Axilor is one of the most fast – paced seed funds in India.
Details of the startup:
- City: Bangalore
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Ganapathy Venugopal, S.D. Shibulal, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Srinath Batni, Tarun Khanna
- Industries: Enterprise, B2B Commerce, Consumer Tech, Agri, Healthcare, Climate, FinTech
- Number of investments: 95
- Number of exits: 5
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
3) 9Unicorns Accelerator Fund
9Unicorns is a venture capital firm that invests in companies at any stage and in any industry.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mumbai
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Anil Jain, Anuj Golecha, Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Gaurav Jain
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 75
You can find their website here.
4) 10,000 Start-Ups
10,000 Startups helps tech startups in the United States.
Details of the startup:
- City: Noida
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Purnima Sambasivan
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 66
You can find their website here.
5) JITO Angel Network
JIIF is a branch of JITO, and it was set up to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem for social and economic growth that is driven by innovations.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mumbai
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: siddharth jain
- Industries: Mobility, Media, FinTech, Healthcare, Fashion, AI, Travel, EdTech, IoT, AgTech, Social Commerce, Renewable Water, Technology
- Number of investments: 51
You can find their website here.
6) IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
The goal of the IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) is to encourage people to start their own businesses and to create an environment where new businesses with innovative ideas and solutions can grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Kolkata
- Industries: Agriculture, Automobile, Beauty, Data Analytics, Design, Education, Fashion, FinTech, Health
- Number of investments: 47
You can find their website here.
7) CIIE.CO
CIIE.CO is the Innovation Continuum for fearless entrepreneurs, built at IIM Ahmedabad and recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the Department of Science and Technology.
Details of the startup:
- City: Ahmedabad
- Started in: 2007
- Founders: Kunal Upadhyay
- Industries: Cleantech
- Number of investments: 43
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
8) WE Hub
WE HUB is the first of its kind and the only platform run by the government that helps women start businesses, grow them, and get into global markets.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hyderabad
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 42
You can find their website here.
9) India Accelerator
India Accelerator helps fuel growth by providing mentorship, a network, technology, services and capital.
Details of the startup:
- City: Gurgaon
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Abhay Chawla, Ashish Bhatia, Mona Singh
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 39
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
10) GSF
GSF is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on tech and gives founders their first check from incubation to seed.
Details of the startup:
- City: Gurgaon
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Rajesh Sawhney
- Industries: Consumer, Crypto, EdTech, Enterprise, FinTech, Healthcare
- Number of investments: 36
- Number of exits: 6
You can find their website here.
