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Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC)

WE-Escalate: Women in Life Sciences Acceleration Program

Backs Karnataka's women-led life sciences startups with mentorship and a deployment grant.

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Combines structured mentoring and acceleration modules with product commercialization support, investor connections, regulatory guidance, and market-entry help, plus access to the BBC Catalyst Community. A deployment grant, amount unspecified, goes to the top three applicants.

What this grant funds

For women founders or co-founders running Karnataka-based, DPIIT-registered life sciences startups in health tech, agri tech, food tech, climate tech, or Industry 5.0, who are ready to move from lab validation toward the market.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-
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