Incubator · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

IISc Deep Science Incubation (FSID, formerly SID)

IISc's domain-agnostic deep science and deep tech incubator, run by FSID as successor to the Society for Innovation and Development, backs IP-based startups with seed funding of up to ₹1 crore, labs and mentoring.

Rolling applications Run by Foundation for Science Innovation and Development, Indian Institute of Science

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

Terms

Funding: not published Up to ₹1 crore of seed funding through grants and equity-related funding; debt and working capital available through partners
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: In person
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Deep tech
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: MATTER prototyping labs at concessional rates
Mentorship
Access to IISc technology
Industry networks

Tracks for innovation entrepreneurship, faculty entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs-in-residence. Applications by business plan or pitch deck sent to the incubation team by email. IISc set up SID in 1991 (renamed Society for Innovation and Development in 1997); FSID was formed in August 2020.

Application dates

Rolling applications

Applications are accepted at any time.

Who can apply

IP-based startups commercialising science and technology
Open to all founders, not only IISc alumni
Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

Bellatrix Aerospace, Agnit Semiconductors, Astrome Technologies, Azooka Labs, Ai Health Highway

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs in person in Bengaluru. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
Applications are accepted at any time, so there is no deadline to plan around.

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