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At Kotak BizLabs, we believe every breakthrough begins with bold ambition. But ambition alone isn't enough. The next chapter in a startup’s journey isn't just about dreaming bigger. It's about getting there faster. Built to champion the Hausla of India's entrepreneurs, Kotak BizLabs has evolved into a launchpad that empowers startups to scale smarter, move faster, and accelerate their next phase of growth.
Through mentorship, access to funding, strategic partnerships, networking opportunities, and a thriving startup ecosystem, Kotak BizLabs empowers founders to turn ambition into impact. This season, we're bringing together a powerful network of incubators, mentors, and industry leaders who share a common conviction: India's next generation of changemakers deserves the support, opportunities, and ecosystem to dream bolder, build stronger, and grow faster.
Because when ambition is backed by Hausla and the right support, startups don't just take flight. They accelerate.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme. Backing Founders. Accelerating Growth.
We welcome startups that are:
We are looking for startups creating impact across sectors such as:
Registered with DPIIT
Operating in AgriTech, ClimateTech, FinTech, Sustainability, EdTech, Healthcare, Indigenous Art & Craft, CleanTech, or tackling challenges like Climate Impact, Waste Management, and Sustainable Manufacturing.
Offering innovative, commercialisation-ready products/solutions
Step1:Apply Online
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Step 2:Application Review
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Step 3:Pitch to Panel |
Step 4:Venture Due Diligence
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Step 5:Onboarding & Acceleration
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Kotak Mahindra Bank and any of its directors, employees and personnel shall not be liable for any loss, damage of any nature including but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, consequential as also any loss of profit in any way arising from the use of the services offered by NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore, IIMA Ventures, FITT, IIT Delhi, T-hub & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP). The recipient shall be solely and fully responsible/ liable for any consequence arising as a result of availing the services and agrees not to hold the Bank liable for any loss or damage upon utilising the services of NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore, IIMA Ventures, FITT, IIT Delhi, T-hub & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP). The Bank shall not be responsible in any way for the advice given by NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore, IIMA Ventures, FITT, IIT Delhi, T-hub & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), its employees, representatives, agents and consultants.
1,500+
Applications received pan-India
500+
Founders engaged
55+
Startups accelerated
30+
Ventures awarded grants
| Startup | Founder Details | Their Big Idea |
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| Arc Robotics | Shubham Vishvakerma, Rahul Vishvakerma | The startup provides robotic arm-based sanitation solutions that eliminate manual scavenging, ensuring safe and dignified waste management. |
| NUVO | Smriti Chaudhary, Saurav Raaj | A blockchain-based data wallet with universal consent and zero-knowledge proof, enabling secure inclusion for rural women and compliant data access. |
| Robo Bionics | Llewellyn Dsa, Anil Nair, Priyanka Dsa | Robo Bionics offers smart prosthetics for upper limb amputees with predictive care, tracking, and recovery in a connected ecosystem. |
| Cleanergy Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | Dhananjay Abhang, Arun Dixit | A compact biogas plant that processes organic waste at source, reducing landfills, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. |
| VeloExim | Amlan Patnaik | VeloExim enables FPOs to trade globally by connecting buyers, building capacity, and managing end-to-end export logistics. |
| 4Climate | Subhajit Sinha, Vasu Faldu | Compact biogas plants process organic waste at source, cutting landfills, GHG emissions, and pollution to fight global warming. |
| EduMEasy Pvt. Ltd. | Vivek Sahu | A NEP 2020-aligned Maths Lab where students learn by doing fun activities, making maths easy, engaging, and enjoyable. |
| Livestockify | Akhil Reddy K, Chitra A, Sanjay Reddy | IoT & AI-powered poultry health monitoring detects diseases in real time, reducing mortality and improving farm efficiency. |
| Recyclink Pvt. Ltd. | Yash Joglekar, Priti D’souza, Deryl D’souza | ReSkill360 trains waste workers with skills, financial literacy, and income links—turning them into certified pros for inclusive waste management. |
| Cropcoin Technologies Pvt. Ltd | Ehtesham Farooqui, Pankaj Pandey, Nipundeep Taya | Decentralised processing of animal waste at source to produce traceable bio-energy and fertilisers, cutting costs and environmental harm. |
| Accelo Innovation Private Limited | Arbaz Reza | Accelo delivers efficient, safe, and zero-emission EVs for last-mile transport, redefining urban mobility for a sustainable future. |
| Ambiator Private Limited | Jeeten Desai | Ambiator offers scalable, modular cooling solutions for all sectors, delivering climate-appropriate comfort through innovative technology. |
| Bioreform Private Limited | Mohemmed Azhar Mohiuddin | BioReform makes 100% biodegradable, compostable bags from natural materials to fight plastic pollution and promote eco-friendly living. |
| Cordiform Studios Private Limited | Chetan Vohra | Cordiform Studios builds 360° IPs—books, shows, apps, and more—offering wholesome, nonviolent content for children and adults alike. |
| Credence Cleantech Solutions Private Limited | Vedang Patel | Credence CleanTech uses AI-driven CSP systems to generate green power and hydrogen, transforming industrial energy across key sectors. |
| GreenSapio Tech Private Limited | Tarun Sharma | GreenSapio transforms rice and wheat straw into premium vegan leather, offering a sustainable alternative to plastic and animal-based materials. |
| KrishiFin (Finasyst Tech Private Limited) | Vikrant Bawane | KrishiFin connects farmers with lenders via agri-tech, offering easy credit access and financial inclusion across rural and semi-urban India. |
| Krishigati Private Limited | Tukaram Sonawane | Krishigati leads Agritech with smart solutions for intercultural tasks and precision farming, empowering modern Indian agriculture. |
| MAKSPay Fintech Solutions Private Limited | Shiva Prasad | MAKSPay bridges banks and underserved communities with tech-driven financial access, advancing inclusion through seamless digital solutions. |
| Speedloop Auto | Aditya Puppala | Speedloop Auto builds smart, low-emission commercial EVs for last-mile delivery—cutting carbon footprint and reducing business transport costs. |
| Vitulomics Private Limited | Dr Karthikeya | Vitulomics develops sustainable antibiotic alternatives for livestock, targeting diseases like mastitis and calf scours to improve animal health. |
| Xane AI | Ayush Jain | Xane AI is a B2B SaaS platform using CV & NLP to personalise user experiences and automate processes, boosting efficiency and reducing costs. |
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IIMA Ventures is an early-stage entrepreneurship and technology investment platform established at IIM Ahmedabad. It incubates, accelerates, and invests in promising early-stage startups during their 0-to-1 journey. The organisation also places a strong emphasis on generating insights and creating knowledge that supports founders while informing and influencing the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Over the past two decades, IIMA Ventures has mentored over 50,000 founders, accelerated more than 3,000 startups, provided catalytic capital to over 800 companies, and inspired more than one million people through its 400+ publications. It has been a pioneer across multiple initiatives, including India's first accelerator, iAccelerator; India's largest idea-scouting competition, The Power of Ideas; India's first climate fund, INFUSE Ventures; India's largest platform for inclusive fintechs, the Bharat Inclusion Initiative; India's first entrepreneurship bestseller, Stay Hungry Stay Foolish; Startup Compass; and several other landmark programmes.
IIMA Ventures is also the only academic entrepreneurship platform in India to have incubated and established multiple funds, including the Bharat Fund Platform.
Recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, IIMA Ventures continues to play a pivotal role in strengthening India's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
NSRCEL is IIM Bangalore's flagship business incubator, dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs and supporting startups at every stage of their journey. Sector-agnostic by design, NSRCEL focuses on a wide range of areas, including women entrepreneurship, emerging sectors such as FinTech, healthcare, and mobility, climate and sustainability, student entrepreneurship, social impact, and ecosystem capacity building through its Incubating Incubators Initiative.
To date, NSRCEL has incubated over 3,657 ventures with a combined valuation exceeding USD 7.37 billion, generating nearly 35,792 jobs. Further strengthening its sectoral engagement, NSRCEL is home to the FinTech Centre of Excellence and the Climate Centre of Excellence, which drive innovation, knowledge creation, and ecosystem development in these critical sectors.
T-Hub, backed by the Government of Telangana, is the world's largest home for startups. It was founded as a pioneering public-private partnership between the Government of Telangana, leading academic institutions—ISB, IIIT Hyderabad, and NALSAR University of Law—and industry leaders, with the vision of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at scale.
T-Hub also serves as a host institution for several marquee incubation initiatives, including India's first Google for Startups Hub and India's largest Atal Incubation Centre (AIC). Additionally, it is the Anchor Institute for the WAVEX initiative under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), supporting startups in the AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality) sector.
Further strengthening its leadership in strategic innovation, T-Hub operates India's largest defence and dual-use accelerator programme, having hosted over 70 iDEX challenges. Through these initiatives, participating startups have secured paid pilot opportunities worth over ₹350 crore and commercial orders exceeding ₹250 crore, enabling the development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies for both defence and civilian applications.
The Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) is the industry-interface organisation of IIT Delhi, created to foster innovation, research translation and entrepreneurship. As a non-profit society, FITT (IIT Delhi) supports startups, innovators and enterprises by facilitating technology commercialisation, incubation and collaborative R&D. Its focus areas include deeptech ventures, healthcare, clean energy, sustainability & digital technology, etc.
Over the years, FITT (IIT Delhi) has incubated and supported 300+ startups, enabled significant industry-academia partnerships, and contributed to job creation.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) is a national, leading social-impact incubator committed to building an inclusive and innovation-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem across India. Established in 2014 as a Section 8 company under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, IIMCIP holds formal recognition as a Technology Business Incubator by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Since its inception, IIMCIP has been working with early-stage startups and aspiring entrepreneurs who may come from underserved regions, strengthening the country’s entrepreneurial fabric, from the grassroots level upwards through programmes that foster innovation and generate livelihoods.
Since its inception, IIMCIP has supported 2,000+ enterprises, seed-funded 136 ventures and enabled portfolio startups to collectively raise over ₹2,000 crore. Backed by a network of 150+ mentors, 50+ investors and 20+ corporate partners, IIMCIP continues to build pathways for entrepreneurs to innovate, scale and create meaningful social impact.
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