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The Operating System for Entrepreneurship.

Ideas • Co-founders• Mentors• Investors• Grants• Resources• Opportunities

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42
Incubated Ventures
₹2.4 Cr+
Capital Facilitated
1,200+
Advisory Hours Delivered
5
Campus Innovation Hubs

India’s Ecosystem for Building What’s Next.

Designed to go from ZERO TO ONE

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Pillar 01

AI Venture Intelligence

Stress-test business models, market sizing (TAM/SAM), supply chain economics (e.g. D2C apparel/hardware sourcing), and unit margins.

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Pillar 02

Non-Dilutive Capital & Grants

Direct access to official nodal portals: NIDHI-PRAYAS (up to ₹10L), SISFS (up to ₹20L), and BIRAC with incubator endorsement support.

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Pillar 03

Incubation & Talent Network

Connect with vetted technical co-founders, access rapid prototyping makerspace labs, and book 1-on-1 advisory sessions with industry veterans.

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Ecosystem Ventures

High-growth startups incubated and scaling within our network.

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AgriTechPrototype MVP

Technology Agriculture Creater

IoT-enabled smart sensor arrays and crop disease diagnostics for Maharashtra smallholders.

Founder: Sahil VaidyaDossier →
FinTechPrototype MVP

Claravest

Automated wealth compounding and micro-investing infrastructure for collegiate Gen-Z.

Founder: Karan ShettyDossier →
AgriTechEarly Traction

YGIIS Foods & Beverages

Nutrient-dense, preservative-free artisanal hydration and organic functional nutrition.

Founder: Shweta SarwateDossier →

Tailored for Every Ecosystem Participant

Dedicated tools, workflows, and permissions designed for your role.

FOR FOUNDERS

Execution & Capital Readiness

Track milestone sprints, prepare grant dossiers (SISFS/PRAYAS), and request institutional endorsement certificates.

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FOR STUDENTS & INNOVATORS

Launch Campus Startups

Turn engineering projects and breakthroughs into real ventures with free makerspace 3D labs, faculty mentors, and co-founder matchmaking.

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FOR INVESTORS & MENTORS

Deal Flow & Advisory

Filter vetted pre-seed and seed opportunities, review audited traction data rooms, and host private term-sheet sessions.

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Ecosystem PulseReal Founder Signals

Live Founder Feed

Traction milestones, grant alerts, and operational playbooks shared by active ecosystem founders.

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Traction Story3 min read

How we took a hardware IoT node from SIES electronics lab into 12 farms in Nashik

When we started in the SIES GST lab, everyone warned us hardware was too expensive for college students. By stripping off non-essential displays and using GSM-direct telemetry with MQTT, we reduced bill of materials from ₹8,400 to ₹1,950 per unit. Farmers didn't need a fancy dashboard—they wanted a Marathi audio message at 6 AM telling them whether their soil required irrigation today.

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Sahil VaidyaTechnology Agriculture Creater
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Grant Alert2 min read

The 3 biggest mistakes student founders make when applying for NIDHI-PRAYAS

Every year we review 50+ applications for DST grants. 1) Too much theoretical background, 0 breakdown of prototype milestone BOM. 2) No customer discovery interviews. 3) Not registering DPIIT certificate before submitting. If you fix these three, your probability of clearing the evaluation committee jumps by 70%.

DR
Dr. Atul KemkarSIES Incubation Centre
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Lesson4 min read

Why collegiate distribution is the highest leverage hack for fintech founders

Instead of running Instagram ads with ₹450 CAC, we partnered with college cultural festivals and finance clubs across Navi Mumbai. We hosted 20-minute financial literacy teardowns and offered instant paperless onboarding. Our CAC dropped to ₹32 per verified user with a 74% D-30 retention.

KA
Karan ShettyClaravest
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Got Questions? Everything Answered

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the SIES Incubation Centre, grant facilitation, student IP protection, and the Founder OS ecosystem.

Founder OS is the official digital operating system for the SIES Incubation Centre. It transforms the incubation journey from a disjointed manual process into a structured, milestone-driven venture operating model. The platform integrates startup idea validation through an AI Co-pilot, real-time telemetry tracking, mentor matching, government grant radars (SISFS, NIDHI-PRAYAS), and direct deal flow access for angel investors.

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📘 About SIES Incubation Centre & Government Grant Frameworks▾

SIES Incubation Centre is committed to accelerating technology, engineering, and social impact ventures. We provide structured mentoring, prototyping facilities, and official recommendation endorsements for high-impact schemes including the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), NIDHI-PRAYAS hardware prototype grant, and BIRAC BIG biotech funding.

Facilitation Notice: SIES does not provide or disburse direct institutional venture capital. We empower startups through structured validation, lab access, and official institutional recommendations to nodal government portals and our accredited angel investor network.

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Whether you are validating an early-stage concept, securing government grants, or deploying angel capital.

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