Investor Readiness Program (IRP) – Cohort 4
Gives Indian healthcare startups an equity-free ₹5 lakh grant plus investor-readiness mentoring.
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers backs the Investor Readiness Program as Venture Center's flagship accelerator for healthcare founders working toward a one to ten crore rupee raise within the next twelve months. Structured mentoring covers technology, intellectual property and regulatory pathways alongside fundraising strategy, and the ten selected startups are also introduced to deep-tech-focused i…
IRP Cohort 4 backs healthcare startups — devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, rehabilitation and other healthcare innovations — that already have a working prototype and are preparing to raise ₹1–10 crore within the next year. Preference may go to women-led startups and to innovations addressing cancer, metabolic, immunological and musculoskeletal disorders.
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