# Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur (incubatoriitk)

> SIIC is IIT Kanpur’s technology business incubator, established with SIDBI in 2000 and operated under FIRST since 2018. It helps research-led startups develop products, access laboratories and mentors, pursue programme funding, and reach customers and investors across healthcare, energy, agriculture, defence and other technical markets.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Kanpur, India
- **Founders:** Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Institutional promoter and co-establishing institution), Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) (Founding institutional collaborator)
- **Products:** Pre-incubation and incubation, Laboratory and incubation infrastructure, Programme and funding access, TechTalk, SIDBI Seed Equity Support Scheme (S4-SIIC)
- **Notable:** National Award for Technology Business Incubators for 2011., ISGF Smart Incubation awards in 2018 and 2023, as reported by IIT Kanpur., Supported the Noccarc ventilator consortium’s 90-day development effort during the 2020 lockdown.

## Products & services

- **Pre-incubation and incubation** — Support for idea testing, product development and business-model development, with technical and business mentoring and access to institutional networks.
- **Laboratory and incubation infrastructure** — Incubation space in Kanpur and Noida and access to research facilities; IIT Kanpur describes 150,000 square feet across the two locations.
- **Programme and funding access** — Connections to government and CSR programmes including NIDHI EIR, GENESIS, BIRAC BIG and iDEX; selection and financial terms depend on the scheme.
- **TechTalk** — Problem-led industry and public-administration talks, with up to INR 2 lakh of product-development support for selected solutions described in 2020.
- **SIDBI Seed Equity Support Scheme (S4-SIIC)** — SIDBI-backed seed-equity programme launched at Abhivyakti 2023 for SIIC-incubated hard-tech startups.
- **UDAAN Drone Acceleration Programme** — Drone startup support launched with the Drone Federation of India, including mentorship and technical infrastructure.
- **FUEL investor meeting** — Funding, Upscaling, Enabling Leaders: investor and partner meetings, including 15-minute individual pitches by 20 startups in the inaugural edition.
- **RKVY-RAFTAAR knowledge partnership** — FIRST, through SIIC, supports agritech incubation, mentoring, funding linkages and coordination with agri-business incubators.

## Achievements

- National Award for Technology Business Incubators for 2011.
- ISGF Smart Incubation awards in 2018 and 2023, as reported by IIT Kanpur.
- Supported the Noccarc ventilator consortium’s 90-day development effort during the 2020 lockdown.
- Passed 500 cumulatively incubated startups by September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SIIC’s website lists BPCL/energy-sector outreach on September 8, a Kanpur regional defence workshop on September 9, and engagement around the Wadhwani-IIT Kanpur Life Sciences and MedTech centre on September 20.
- **2026-02** — FIRST IIT Kanpur was designated knowledge partner for RKVY-RAFTAAR.
- **2025-12** — SIIC newsletter reported Noccarc V730i hospital deployments, including 52 ventilators supplied to Armed Forces hospitals.
- **2025-09** — SIIC marked more than 500 startups incubated and hosted inaugural FUEL investor meetings in Noida.

## Links

- Website: https://siicincubator.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/incubatoriitk/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/incubatorIITK
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/incubatoriitk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IncubatorIITK

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Last updated: 2026-10-24