# NSRCEL

> NSRCEL is IIM Bangalore’s entrepreneurship and startup incubation centre. It supports founders across India with business validation, mentoring, sector programmes, corporate connections and access to selective grants, backed by institutional, corporate and government partnerships.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Bengaluru, India
- **Founders:** N. S. Raghavan (Founding supporter and patron; co-founder of Infosys)
- **Products:** Launchpad, Women Startup Program, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Maruti Suzuki - NSRCEL Mobility Incubation, Sustainable Mobility Incubation
- **Notable:** Completed 25 years in 2025 and hosted SummitUp 2025., Reported 662 ventures supported across 82 towns in the year preceding its November 2025 anniversary., IIMB’s October 2025 mobility account reported ₹3 crore in grants across 22 ventures.

## Products & services

- **Launchpad** — Five-month sector-agnostic programme for idea, prototype and MVP-stage founders; no participation fee and selective grant opportunities.
- **Women Startup Program** — Early venture development for women; launched with Goldman Sachs, now powered by Kotak BizLabs. No equity taken in this programme.
- **Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women** — Business education and growth planning for women running established businesses.
- **Maruti Suzuki - NSRCEL Mobility Incubation** — Mobility incubation with opportunities for selected ventures to undertake paid proofs of concept with Maruti Suzuki; programme is free and equity-free.
- **Sustainable Mobility Incubation** — Alstom-backed support for low-carbon transport ventures; free participation, no equity, selective grants.
- **Fintech Centre of Excellence** — Government of Karnataka initiative offering fintech founders regulatory guidance, partnership access and investment readiness; free and equity-free programme.
- **Impact Orbit** — Support for impact ventures, including livelihoods, skilling, AgeTech and technology-enabled social innovation.
- **Healthcare Incubation Program** — DailyRounds collaboration offering healthcare ventures lab, hospital-network and regulatory support.
- **Campus Founders** — Student venture-building initiative with GPS Renewables; milestone-based funding opportunities for selected ventures.
- **Climate Centre of Excellence** — Climate venture support through mentorship, industry partnerships and funding access.

## Achievements

- Completed 25 years in 2025 and hosted SummitUp 2025.
- Reported 662 ventures supported across 82 towns in the year preceding its November 2025 anniversary.
- IIMB’s October 2025 mobility account reported ₹3 crore in grants across 22 ventures.
- IIMB reported more than ₹134 crore raised collectively by incubated ventures in FY 2024-25; this is venture funding, not NSRCEL revenue.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — IIMB reported the conclusion of a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women cohort with founders presenting business growth plans.
- **2026-07** — Senior programme manager Akshay Joshi published practical advice on using NSRCEL’s network and following up introductions.
- **2026-08** — NSRCEL’s resource library listed new reports on enterprise AI adoption, dated 18 August 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://nsrcel.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nsrceliimb/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nsrcel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5f7voEao3lQFGjIi0BCrA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nsrcel_iimb/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSRCEL

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