NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore & Capgemini invites applications for social startup incubation program

NSRCEL, the startup hub at IIM Bangalore, is collaborating with Capgemini in India to support social startups under the NSRCEL Social program. The program aims to support not-for-profit tech enabled ventures solving social problems and impacting areas of Education, Employability and Environment. The program will be accepting applications from January 6th.   

 

Early-stage ventures (not older than two years with a minimum of six months of groundwork) will be shortlisted for a three-month long pre-incubation phase of the program. During the pre-incubation phase, entrepreneurs will be engaged in capacity-building workshops and sessions by sector- specific experts to enrich their technical know-how. The entrepreneurs will get a robust opportunity to network with 800+ ventures from previous cohorts at NSRCEL.  

The incubation phase will focus on entrepreneurs getting access to workshops on building their value proposition, impact measurement, leadership capacity building, legal and compliance support, strategic road map for scaling among others along with a grant.Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Academy will be engaged for these pre-incubation and incubation phase proficiency building activities. 

Post pre-incubation, the ventures will be given an opportunity to pitch to NSRCEL for a 12-month incubation journey.  

The participants of the NSRCEL Social program will receive continued support after program completion through webinars, masterclasses, guest lectures and workshops.  

Key Statistics of Previous Cohorts  

• Number of Cohorts conducted: 3  
• Number of ventures impacted: 60+  
• Follow on funding raised by incubated ventures: INR 12.5 crores  
• Number of lives impacted: 4.5 million  

 To apply, click here

Tags Social Change Others