At COEP in Pune, a nonprofit incubator connects inventors with workshops, mentors and funding routes. Its most useful idea is that different problems need different kinds of help.
In Mysuru, a dental-chair conversion kit reveals the logic of a four-decade-old incubator: give inventors tools, patient guidance, and money for the first working version.
In Warangal, SR Innovation Exchange pairs prototype labs with public funding and business coaching. Its bet: a promising technology deserves a place to become a working product before it asks investors to believe.