Incubator · India

Social Alpha

An Indian incubator and early-stage investor backing science and technology startups in energy, materials, food systems and health through themed challenges, catalytic grants, seed investment and incubation.

Status unknown Run by Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

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

Terms

Funding: not published Catalytic grants and seed investments; the Techtonic sustainability challenge offered up to ₹30 lakh R&D grants, ₹40 lakh for pilots and ₹60 lakh for scale-up; hosts a ₹10 crore NIDHI Seed Support fund
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Hybrid
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed, post-seed
Sectors: Deep tech, Energy, Climate, Agrifood, Health tech, Social impact
Open to founders from: India
Perks: not published

Incubation is offered as resident or virtual programmes. The Entrepreneur in Residence programme is year-long with a ₹60,000 monthly stipend, and applications are open round the year.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Registered company in India (seed support)
Indian promoters hold at least 51% of shares (seed support)
At least three months in Social Alpha's resident or virtual incubation (seed support)
Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed, post-seed

Companies it names as alumni

PHOOL, Microbeworks, Occamy Bioscience, PADCARE

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 mixes remote and in-person sessions. Ask how much time on site it expects.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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