We back fearless entrepreneurs building disruptive solutions. We stand with the startups at their risky early stages, when they need most support while there is hardly any available.
Set up at IIM Ahmedabad as a Centre of Excellence with support from the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology and Government of Gujarat, IIMA Ventures (formerly known as CIIE) is the epicentre of The Innovation Continuum.
2002
Innovation Centre at IIMA setup
2008
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish published
2009
Pioneering acceleration in India: iAccelerator
2010
India’s largest B plan contest: The Power of Ideas
2011
India’s first climate accelerator: Powerstart
2012
India’s first energy VC: Infuse Ventures
2013
Incubating Incubators
2014
Foray into Regional Incubation: Startup Oasis, Rajasthan
2015
India’s first Food & Agri-business accelerator launched
2016
India’s first Healthcare accelerator launched
2017
India Innovation Growth Program launched
2018
Bharat Inclusion Initiative & Bharat Innovation Fund launched
2019
Recognised as Centre of Excellence by DST, GoI
2021
Expanded Regional Incubation: Assam & Madhya Pradesh
2022
Startup Compass published
2023
Bharat Seed Fund launched
2024
IIMA-CIIE rebranded to IIMA Ventures
Innovation Centre at IIMA setup
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish published
Pioneering acceleration in India: iAccelerator
India’s largest B plan contest: The Power of Ideas
India’s first climate accelerator: Powerstart
India’s first energy VC: Infuse Ventures
Incubating Incubators
Foray into Regional Incubation: Startup Oasis, Rajasthan
India’s first Food & Agri-business accelerator launched
India’s first Healthcare accelerator launched
India Innovation Growth Program launched
Bharat Inclusion Initiative & Bharat Innovation Fund launched
Recognised as Centre of Excellence by DST, GoI
Expanded Regional Incubation: Assam & Madhya Pradesh
Startup Compass published
Bharat Seed Fund launched
IIMA-CIIE rebranded to IIMA Ventures
We support innovation opportunities across three broad areas
Enabling game-changers who are building innovation-first ventures from India, for the world
Enabling passionate founders harnessing digitally inclusive solutions for India's next half billion
Enabling fearless entrepreneurs tackling climate change through their disruptive solutions
Started its journey at IIMA Ventures’s iAccelerator. Acquired by Flipkart
IIMA Ventures was a seed investor. Acquired by Ola.
IIMA Ventures was first investor via iAccelerator. Acquired by US based PE Turn/River Capital.
Invested throughIIMA Ventures's Power of Ideas. Acquired by PerkinElmer
IIMA Ventures invested through its Cleantech fund. Majority acquired by TPG Growth.
IIMA Ventures was first institutional investor. Has gone public.
IIMA Ventures was first institutional investor. Acquired by Freshdesk.
IIMA Ventures was the first institutional investor; is world's leading Emotion AI company
Backed by IIMA Ventures’s deep-tech fund. Follow-on by Inventus Capital & Inflexor Ventures
Sourced through IIMA Ventures’s FI Lab. Backed by IIMA Ventures’s Inclusion fund. Follow-on by Omidyar Network & Pentathlon Ventures
Fintech unicorn. Started its journey at IIMA Ventures Jaipur incubation space.
IIMA Ventures’s CleanTech fund was first institutional fund. Today is backed by global PE funds and strategic investors.
Ecosystems that offer contextualized, stage-relevant support for startups
Programs with support offerings that are relevant for startups across sectors
Support designed to solve the specific needs of sectors with high innovation potential
Designed specifically to help students and fresh graduates build scalable businesses
Lending our expertise to help partners deliver world-class support to startups
