(GIST OF YOJANA) Incubators-The Growth enablers

(APRIL-2023)

Incubators are organisations that provide resources and support to startups to help them grow and succeed.
They provide access to office space, mentorship, funding, and other resources that startups need to develop their ideas into successful businesses.
Incubators are usually run by universities, governments, or private organisations and provide a range of services to startups.

Incubators play a crucial role in promoting the startup ecosystem in India. They provide startups with the support and resources they need to grow and succeed, which helps to create a vibrant and thriving startup ecosystem in the country.
Incubators support innovation by providing startups with the resources they need to develop innovative solutions. This helps to create a culture of innovation in the country.
Startups are known for their ability to create jobs and drive economic growth. Incubators help startups to grow and expand, which in turn creates more job opportunities in the country.
Incubators help startups to attract investment from angel investors, venture capitalists, and other sources. This investment not only helps startups to grow, but also attracts more investment to the country, which further promotes the startup ecosystem.
Incubators provide startups with the opportunity to collaborate with each other, as well as with mentors and investors. This collaboration can lead to partnerships and joint ventures, which can help startups to grow and expand their reach.
Many incubators in India focus on supporting social entrepreneurship, which involves using business solutions to address social problems. These incubators provide startups with the resources they need to develop sustainable and impactful solutions to social problems.

T-Hub: T-Hub is a startup incubator based in Hyderabad, India. It provides startups with access to office space, mentorship, funding, and other resources. T-Hub focuses on startups in the areas of technology, healthcare, and social impact.
Startup Village: Startup Village is a startup incubator based in Kochi, India. Startup Village focuses on startups in the areas of technology, healthcare, and agriculture.
IIM Bangalore NSRCEL: IIM Bangalore NSRCEL is a startup incubator based in Bangalore, Karnataka. IIM Bangalore NSRCEL focuses on startups in the areas of social impact, healthcare, and sustainability.
Zone Startups India: Zone Startups India is a startup incubator based in Mumbai, India. Zone Startups India focuses on startups in the areas of technology, healthcare, and fintech.

MAARG portal is the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India.
MAARG Portal is being operationalized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is a one-stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups across diverse sectors, functions, stages, geographies, and backgrounds.

To provide sector-focused guidance, handholding, and support to start-ups throughout their lifecycle.
To establish a formalised and structured platform that facilitates intelligent matchmaking between the mentors and their respective mentees.
To facilitate efficient and expert mentorship for start-ups and build an outcome-oriented mechanism that allows timely tracking of mentor-mentee engagements.