Incubator · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

AIC-RNTU Foundation

Incubator at Rabindranath Tagore University in Raisen district near Bhopal, running a 10-week pre-incubation course, a 13-week hybrid incubation programme, a growth accelerator and investor pitch days.

Status unknown Run by Rabindranath Tagore University

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published No standard investment stated; programmes help startups raise pre-seed and seed funding through government schemes and an investor network
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published Ideate pre-incubation has no programme fee; services such as company registration or IPR filing are charged at actuals
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Hybrid
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Co-working space
Access to labs
Mentoring
Legal and accounting support
IPR support
Intern support

Tracks: Ideate (10-week online pre-incubation; the 2025 and 2026 cohorts were for women founders), Discover (13-week hybrid incubation), Growth (accelerator for revenue-generating startups; its page says 10 weeks, the home page says 12 weeks), Investment Bridge pitch days. Ideate Cohort 2026 opened applications on 10 July 2026 and kicked off on 10 August 2026.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Ideate pre-incubation is for idea-stage founders; no registered company needed
Discover incubation is for early-stage startups
Growth accelerator is for revenue-generating startups
Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

Wrixte, Medyseva, Saarka Tech, inGnious, Antar

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
Fees: Ideate pre-incubation has no programme fee; services such as company registration or IPR filing are charged at actuals.
It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Bhopal. Ask how much time on site it expects.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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