Accelerator Program

MANAGE- Centre for Innovation and Agripreneurship (CIA), one of the leading Agribusiness Incubators in the country and incubated more than 210 startups in the last 3 years and trained and mentored many more. Under RKVY-RAFTAAR, a two-month comprehensive training program has been given to the startups and MANAGE-CIA has completed Three cohorts of both Pre seed Stage and Seed stage Entrepreneurs under RKVY-RAFTAAR. To encourage Startups at growth stage, MANAGE - Centre for Innovation and Agripreneurship is launching Accelerator Program for Agri startups.

Focus areas covered under the Program

• Farming as a Service
• Post-Harvest & Food Processing Technologies
• ICT in Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry
• Farm Mechanization
• Supply chain Management
• Agri Input
• Nutrition and Health
• Dairy
• Precision Farming
• Warehouse Management
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Fisheries

Takeaway from the program for startups

• A comprehensive long term road map for the business
• A detailed business plan, including a month-by-month financial tracker, metrics for KPIs, tools to track progress, etc.
• Showcase to investors
• Introductions to potential customers/Strategic Alliances
• Increased Visibility in online media dedicated launch campaigns supported by MANAGE
• Mentorship from a network of a highly qualified group of mentors

Eligibility criteria for the startups

• Sector: The startup should be from Agricultural & allied sectors
• Gained initial traction for their local market & seek to expand to other areas
• Should have raised one round of investment/debt/Grant/ Bank loan
• Should have a dedicated team working full time for the venture
• considerable addressable market size

For more information contact us at acabc.incubation@manage.gov.in