# AIC Banasthali Vidyapith

> AIC Banasthali Vidyapith is a nonprofit, university-affiliated business incubator supporting women-led startups in India through mentoring, laboratory access, business development and stage-specific funding programs. It emphasizes science, technology and deeptech while supporting ventures across sectors.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Niwai, India
- **Products:** Startup incubation, WOMENPreneur 2024, WE Invest NIDHI Accelerator, Banasthali Alumni Startup Incubation, NIDHI PRAYAS
- **Notable:** Homepage reports 182 supported startups, ₹2,409 million raised by startups and more than 3,000 jobs; self-reported cumulative counters, checked 2026-10-07., The 2024 WOMENPreneur page reported more than 130 supported women-led startups and 56 registered IPs.

## Products & services

- **Startup incubation** — Women-led science and technology ventures receive commercial and technical support.
- **WOMENPreneur 2024** — Nine-month hybrid incubation for early-stage women-led ventures.
- **WE Invest NIDHI Accelerator** — Four-month accelerator; the published 2025 cycle lists a ₹25,000 fee.
- **Banasthali Alumni Startup Incubation** — Four-month hybrid program; ₹20,000 fee; August-December 2026 schedule.
- **NIDHI PRAYAS** — Physical-product prototyping grants up to ₹10 lakh.
- **MeitY TIDE 2.0** — Published EIR support up to ₹4 lakh and seed support up to ₹7 lakh.
- **NIDHI Seed Support Scheme** — Equity or equity-linked support; published average ₹25 lakh and exceptional ceiling ₹50 lakh, subject to committee approval.
- **Startup India Seed Fund Scheme** — Early-stage support advertised up to ₹50 lakh, subject to scheme eligibility and approval.

## Achievements

- Homepage reports 182 supported startups, ₹2,409 million raised by startups and more than 3,000 jobs; self-reported cumulative counters, checked 2026-10-07.
- The 2024 WOMENPreneur page reported more than 130 supported women-led startups and 56 registered IPs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Alumni incubation page scheduled applications for July 1-15 and a program running August-December 2026.
- **2025-01** — WE Invest’s published schedule placed its accelerator phase in January-April 2025 and demo day in May/June.

## Links

- Website: https://aicbanasthali.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aicbanasthali/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@atalincubationcentrebanast3594
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aic_banasthali/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Atal-Incubation-Centre-Banasthali-Vidyapith-454930811570608/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07