Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
Pays early-revenue startups up to INR 30 lakh in grants plus a year of acceleration.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park runs this cohort of 20 startups on behalf of Kotak Mahindra Bank, combining structured mentorship and bootcamps with market, corporate and investor connections over a programme that runs roughly a year from launch to Demo Day. Selection runs through a multi-stage process: a written application, a pitching round, and review by a joint Kotak and IIMCIP selection committe…
The programme wants early-revenue-stage startups with a validated product and initial traction, working in agri-tech, climate-tech, fintech, sustainability, edtech, healthcare, indigenous art and craft, clean-tech, deep-tech, waste management or sustainable manufacturing. It favours ventures with measurable social or environmental impact that are ready to scale.
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