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Deshpande Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
I-NCUBATE
Incubate Program - 871 Participants trained
Boot camp for early-stage start-up teams from university labs, to search for the elusive problem-solution fit.
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Deshpande Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
We nurture research into world-class start-ups.
Ideas are easy. Start-ups are difficult. We enable the transformation of lab-based research into robust start-ups that create impact at scale.
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GDC builds capacity in researchers from STEM universities, incubators, research institutions, and corporates to maximize the impact of deep-tech research through scalable start-ups. By enabling faculty and researchers in STEM universities across India to commercialize their research ideas and innovations, we help them go from lab to market.

Coming Up

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Our Programs

Boot camp for early-stage start-up teams from
university labs, to search for the elusive
problem-solution fit.

Explore

Helps Principal Investigators to formulate a research proposal that is persuasive and outcome-oriented, and improves chances of winning that grant

An Entrepreneur-in-Residence program that pairs entrepreneurs with academic researchers to form a balanced team for deep-tech start-ups

Enables budding entrepreneurs at university-linked incubators and pre-incubators to develop their Entrepreneurial Quotient

A successor program to I-NCUBATE; Helps the founders of a start-up find a product-market fit and develop their start-up to a level of maturity acceptable to commercial investors

Past Events

GDC CEO’s lecture at ICT FDP

I-NSPIRE Cohort 9 FINALE

23rd March 2022

I-NCUBATE Cohort 19 FINALE

4th March 2022

I-NCUBATE Cohort 18 FINALE

12th January 2022

I-NSPIRE Cohort 9: OPEN HOUSE

13th December 2021

I-NCUBATE Cohort 17 FINALE

30th October 2021

I-NCUBATE Cohort 18: Info Webinar

27th September 2021

I-NCUBATE Cohort 16 FINALE

4th September 2021

I-NCUBATE Cohort 15 FINALE

3rd July 2021

10th Deshpande Symposium

2021

I-NCUBATE Cohort 17: Info Webinar

3rd Aug 2021

Founders Speak

Begin your journey

Faculty
Create wider impact with your
research. Help your students
realise their dreams with a
startup built on your research
idea
Researchers
Transform your research idea
into a scalable start-up. Improve
your Entrepreneurial Quotient
and enhance your business
skills.
Experienced Professionals
Mentor an exciting start-up.
Or, reach out to help your
alma mater or another
STEM college or incubator
through mentorship
Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Explore your calling as an
entrepreneur. Connect with
a University professor for
technical guidance

Our Start-ups

Entrepreneurs from Our Start-ups

Mentors