Why choose NIC
The National Incubation Center provides a number of facilities to its startups in order to help them:
Dream. Build. Rise
Co-working space
The NIC provides a rent-free state of the art co-working space to its startups. The award-winning facility is always buzzing with passionate individuals with dreams to change the world.
Mentorship and Coaching
The mentorship program is designed to accelerate the growth of startups. Our mentors include people who have made it big in the Corporate and the startup world. These industry veterans and domain specialists play an important role in guiding the young founders
Design Marketing, Finance & Legal support
On top of engaging external mentors, the NIC and Jazz team assists the startups in several other areas. From branding and marketing to providing assistance in their financial and legal matters our team is always there to guide them in the right direction
Custom designed curriculum
We at the NIC have developed a 16-week custom designed curriculum for the startups. The courses are divided into two categories depending on whether the startup is at incubation or acceleration stage. The curriculum is delivered by domain experts and covers all the startup development stages from concept to commercialization of a product or service.
Commercialization and Industry Linkages
The NIC is a hub to different events including bootcamps, workshops, conferences, leadership talks and hackathons. In addition, due to strong industry linkages the startups are also encouraged to attend various external networking events. This provides our startups an opportunity to engage and interact with relevant people and form valuable partnerships
Access to Investors and Grant Opportunities
We at the NIC actively connect our startups to various grants and investment opportunities. The Investors Round Table Conference, Investor Summit and the Demo day scheduled this year will add more value not just to the startups housed at the NIC but also to the overall ecosystem.
Inclusivity and diversity
NIC strongly believes in creating an inclusive culture by empowering those marginalized communities which have been neglected for the past several decades. Having a differently abled friendly building, the NIC has opened the doors for founders who face any physical, visual or hearing impairment. In addition, it’s one of the very few facilities which has a daycare center to facilitate the women entrepreneurs
