Incubator · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (Startup 101 Incubation Program)

IIM Lucknow's incubator at its Noida campus runs a 24-month incubation programme for technology-led startups, with mentoring, labs, investor access and assured seed funding for a quarter of each cohort.

Status unknown Run by IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

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

Terms

Funding: not published Seed funding assured for the top 25% of each cohort. Seed schemes: IIML Venture Fund up to ₹25 lakh in CCPS; NIDHI Seed Support up to ₹50 lakh in equity, OCDs or CCDs; Startup India Seed Fund up to ₹50 lakh as optionally convertible debt
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published Seed schemes require Indian promoters to hold at least 51% of the startup
Programme fee: not published
Duration: 104 weeks
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Hybrid
Stages: not published
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Startup toolkit
Technology labs and in-house supercomputer
One-on-one mentoring
Corporate market access
Legal and compliance desk

24-month programme in two phases: capacity building, then scaling and investor readiness. The centre also runs ideation, acceleration, corporate and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women programmes.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Incorporated in India with DPIIT recognition
At least one founder working full-time
At least one founder holds 51% equity
Technology at the core of the business

Companies it names as alumni

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What founders should check

Equity: Seed schemes require Indian promoters to hold at least 51% of the startup. Ask for the exact stake before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Noida. Ask how much time on site it expects.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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