Adopt50 – Virtual Incubation 2027

About

A virtual, equity-based incubation programme selects 50 early-stage startups each year for twelve months of design, technology, incubation, media and PR support, ending with an investor fundraising pitch.

Benefits

• 🎨Design and branding
  Selected startups receive brand identity, logo, packaging and visual system support
• 💻Technology development
  Selected startups receive website, app and product build support
• 🚀Incubation support
  Selected startups receive mentoring, strategy, compliance and investor-readiness support
• 📣Media and PR
  Selected startups receive coverage, founder stories, press and outreach services
• 💰Service value up to ₹25 lakh
  Selected early-stage startups can receive up to ₹25 lakh worth of services in exchange for equity, with exact services, equity percentage and value agreed in writing
• 🤝Fundraising cohort
  After twelve months, adopted startups pitch to investors in the Adopt 50 fundraising cohort

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: early-stage startups/founders
• Selection is through application review, founder interviews and a business assessment
• Only 50 startups are selected each year

Participation Commitments

• Submit an application for the 2027 batch and pay the ₹2,500 application fee with the full application
• Applications close on 31 December 2026
• The final list of 50 selected startups is announced in January 2027
• Selected startups take part in twelve months of virtual incubation in 2027
• Selected startups provide equity in exchange for services, with exact services, equity percentage and value agreed in writing
• Selection includes application review, founder interviews and a business assessment

Target Sector

Sector agnostic, Agriculture & Food, Defense & Security, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Retail & Consumer, Semiconductors & Electronics, Sports & Fitness, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Other

Target Location

No applicant geographic restriction is publicly stated; Adopt 50 is described as a virtual incubation programme.