Kotak BizLabs

Bring us your dreams, you crazy dreamers.

Join us for funding, mentorship, and resources to grow.

 

Kotak BizLabs

Bring us your dreams, you crazy dreamers.

Join us for funding, mentorship, and resources to grow.

 

About the Program

IIMA Ventures, committed to fostering “Tomorrow’s Startup Capitals” in India’s underserved tier-2 and tier-3 cities, presents in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank – Kotak BizLabs. This program supports social impact and sustainability-focused startups from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh with grant funding of up to INR 15 lakhs, along with tailored training, mentoring and acceleration support. Designed to source ideas from Bharat, it creates a nurturing ecosystem for startups to thrive and scale.

Program Objectives

Provide startups with the necessary financial, intellectual, and infrastructural resources to scale their innovative, commercialization-ready solutions.

Build entrepreneurial capacity through tailored curriculum, hands-on workshops, and mentorship from industry pioneers.

WHAT WE OFFER

Grant funding of INR 15 Lakhs for 10 high-potential startups

3-day intensive bootcamp at the IIM Ahmedabad for the top 20 selected startups and online Startup School for a larger number of startups

Gain access to industry pioneers with mentorship from IIMA Ventures

Portfolio support, monthly office hours for one year

FOCUS AREAS

Who Should Apply

Registered with DPIIT

Monthly revenue generation

Existing customer base

Commercialisation-ready products or solutions

Frequently Asked Questions

The applications are being accepted till February 5, 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 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, unique and innovative solution, alignment to the sector, and the potential of the business to scale.

For any query, general or technical, write to us at pratiky@iima.ac.in or nandini.k@ciieindia.org