Join us and fuel your hausla with funding, mentorship, and resources to scale your startup.
The second edition of Kotak BizLabs, in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank to create tomorrow’s startup capitals in India’s tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
Building on the success of the first cohort, Kotak BizLabs Season 2 is designed to identify and support social impact and sustainability-focused startups from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
The program provides grant funding of up to INR 30 lakhs, harmonized tailored training, expert-led mentoring, and acceleration support to help startups strengthen their foundations and scale their impact. With a focus on sourcing innovation from Bharat, Kotak BizLabs nurtures entrepreneurs to build resilient, impactful businesses and drive sustainable change.
Grant funding of up to INR 30 Lakhs for 15 high-potential startups.
Tailored mentorship, specialized training, and access to expert networks for solving technology and business challenges.
3-day intensive bootcamp at the IIM Ahmedabad Campus for the top 25 selected startups in January 2026.
Handholding from Pitching-to-Deal closure
Startups with an existing customer base with monthly revenue, offering innovative, commercialisation-ready products or solutions.
Social Impact startups into Agritech, Climate Tech, Fintech, Inclusive Tech, Sustainability, Ed Tech, Healthcare, Indigenous Art & Craft, Clean Tech, Waste Management, Sustainable Manufacturing, Deep Tech for Impact, Supply Chain & Logistics, Enterprise/AI solutions.
Registered with DPIIT.
The applications are being accepted till 30th November 2025. Please note that the deadline will not be extended.
We strongly encourage you to think through and submit only one application for the innovation that you are most focused on building. 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 their founders and operations based in 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.
For any query, general or technical, write to us at abhimanyu@iima.ac.in or shantanut@iima.ac.in