Empowering Startups in North Eastern India with Knowledge, Mentorship, Connects and Capital
IIMA Ventures, in collaboration with SAP, proudly presents the NEGL (North East Growth Lab) program, a transformative initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur. This program is designed to empower early-stage startups by providing financial grants, technical assistance, and comprehensive business support to help them scale and address regional challenges.
An immersive bootcamp for the top 25 shortlisted startups.
Grants of up to INR 5 lakh each for 10–12 selected startups.
Access to industry leaders, sector experts, and experienced mentors for tailored guidance and strategic support.
Curated networking opportunities and business connections to enable partnerships and market access.
Opportunities for visibility, networking, and market access through relevant showcases and events.
Thematic group masterclasses focused on targeted problem areas and capability building.
Startups based in Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, or Manipur.
Early-stage startups with scalable, innovative solutions, incorporated up to 2 years before the program starts.
The program focus is to support Agri & Rural Livelihoods entrepreneurs.
IIMA Ventures, in collaboration with SAP, proudly presents the NEGL (North East Growth Lab) program, a transformative initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur. This program is designed to empower early-stage startups by providing financial grants, technical assistance, and comprehensive business support to help them scale and address regional challenges.
We strongly encourage you to think through and submit only one application for the innovation that you are most focused on building through. If you are submitting two applications for the same innovation, the duplicate application with less context and poorly articulated thoughts will not be taken forward.
It is good that you are working out of other geographies, however, in this program, we are looking for startups registered in India with its founders and operations based out of India.
Yes, you can apply to this program, regardless of whether you have received grants or awards or raised funds.
We are looking for startups with a strong founding team, a unique and innovative solution, alignment with the sector, and the potential of the business to scale. The startup should also have DPIIT registration , Company Pan Card, Company Bank Account and should be registered as either an LLP or a Private Limited company.
The startup can be based out of any other geography in India. However, if their operations are based out of NE and the impact is being created in the NE, they are still eligible to apply.
For any query, general or technical, write to us at gayatrib@iima.ac.in