Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) — Cohort 2
Offers mentorship, infrastructure and investor access to Karnataka growth-stage startups.
KAN pairs three established Bengaluru incubators -- GINSERV, DERBI Foundation and JAIN Launchpad -- as mentors to three newer regional partners -- ASTRA at the University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad, SHINE Foundation in Mangaluru and SJCE-STEP in Mysuru -- so each region gets both hands-on local delivery and access to more established mentoring capacity. In its first cohort, the six partners …
The Karnataka Acceleration Network backs growth-stage startups based in Karnataka, delivered through six regional accelerator and incubation partners in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi. It is a Government of Karnataka initiative and does not restrict applicants to one industry, since its partner incubators separately cover agri-tech, fintech, ed-tech, deep tech and med-tech startups.
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