Incubator · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

GUSEC (Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council)

Gujarat University's startup council in Ahmedabad, offering zero-cost incubation, co-working, mentoring and access to non-dilutive seed support and government schemes for tech and non-tech startups.

Status unknown Run by Gujarat University

Apply on the programme's site Programme website

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

Terms

Funding: not published Non-dilutive, milestone-based financial aid through schemes such as the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, NIDHI Seed Support and SSIP 2.0; GUSEC set up a ₹10 crore seed fund with NSTEDB, DST support
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: No fee Support is facilitated on a zero-cost approach
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: In person
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Co-working space
Mentorship
Investor network access
Go-to-market and branding guidance

Runs accelerators and programmes including herSTART for women founders, SAMRIDH and accelerateBHARAT. New incubation applications were temporarily paused when checked, with a waiting list open.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

The programme does not publish eligibility rules on the pages we read. Check its site before you apply.

Companies it names as alumni

Alpino Foods, Bebe Burp, Booz, Abyom Aerospace, IndieSemic

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It charges no programme fee.
It runs in person in Ahmedabad. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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