AIC-RNTU Startup Programs (Ideate → Discover → Growth → Investment Bridge)
Offered by AIC RNTU Foundation
Overview
AIC-RNTU Foundation, based in Raisen near Bhopal and supported by NITI Aayog, runs a four-stage startup pathway: Ideate, Discover, Growth, and Investment Bridge. The foundation has incubated 197 startups, funded 51 of them, and works with 85 mentors, positioning itself as a leading incubation centre in Madhya Pradesh.
Eligibility
- Ideate: entrepreneurs with a business idea but no operational venture yet
- Discover: early-stage startups with an operational business model
- Growth: revenue-generating or growth-stage startups
- Investment Bridge: revenue-generating startups seeking to raise a funding round
Funding Purpose
Ideate (10 weeks) provides capacity building and pre-incubation to move an idea to an MVP. Discover (13 weeks, hybrid) mentors early-stage startups into the market and assists in raising pre-seed/seed funding. Growth (12 weeks) runs workshops and mentorship sessions to drive accelerated growth. Investment Bridge convenes sector-specific pitch days so revenue-generating startups can raise initial funding rounds. The foundation also connects startups to SISFS, Nidhi-SSP, IDEX, and the Genesis Program.
Application Process
Candidates apply through the website's Apply Now portal, selecting the category matching their current stage (Ideate, Discover, Growth, or a separate Investment Bridge application).
How to Apply
- 1Click "Apply Now" above and submit your application directly on the official page.
- 2The offering organisation screens applications against its own eligibility criteria.
- 3Shortlisted applicants may be invited to a pitch or interview round.
- 4The final decision rests solely with the offering organisation.
- 5There is no guarantee of funding at any stage.
Before You Apply
- ZeedFund is an independent tracker, not the offering organisation or a funding body.
- Verify current eligibility, funding amount, and deadline on the official page before applying. Details can change after we last verified them.
- Once you apply, all follow-up (screening updates, interview or pitch invites, and the final decision) comes directly from the facilitator, incubator, or investor, never from ZeedFund. Check their application portal or email yourself for status updates; we won't have visibility into it.