NIDHI Accelerator – Agri Focus
Grants up to Rs 5 lakh to the top agri startups in an NSTEDB-backed accelerator cohort.
AIC ISB implements this agri-focused edition of NSTEDB's NIDHI Accelerator, pairing mentorship, capacity building, and corporate partnerships with a pilot opportunity and fundraising support. Only the top 3 startups in the cohort receive the grant, awarded after a call for applications, shortlisting, and a Demo Day. This first cohort ran from July to December 2025.
The accelerator targets early-revenue agri-sector startups with scalability potential, at least one year past incorporation. Focus subthemes include precision agriculture and farm management, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, supply chain and market linkages, post-harvest and value addition, agri data and intelligence, robotics, and agri-fintech and insurance.
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