North East Accelerator Program announced
Date - December 15, 2017

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) in association with Department of Science & Technology (DST) announces ‘North East Accelerator Program’

~ This initiative, probably first of this kind in North East, will act as a platform for budding entrepreneurs and innovators from North East that would facilitate creation of successful ventures through mentoring, visibility, networking support, capacity building and access to funding opportunity ~

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), in association with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India has announced today the North-East Accelerator Program which is aimed at recognizing potentially game-changing early-stage entrepreneurs from North-East India and creating a supportive ecosystem to help them scale up their businesses.

The initiative, probably the first of this kind in this region, is a unique initiative which would bring together the key stakeholders in the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem including start-ups, investors, mentors and subject matter experts. The selected entrepreneurs will get the opportunity to participate in boot camp and mentored by the experts from IIMCIP on various aspects of business, and will be connected to potential customers and investors.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Subhrangshu Sanyal (CEO, IIMCIP) said “Though the North-Eastern States of India have huge potential - human, natural and economic, it is also true that this large bank of opportunities remains largely unexplored. One way to unlock this potential would be to unleash the creative energy of current and emerging entrepreneurs from the region.”

This in turn will have multiple benefits like creating many more employment opportunities, reducing or reversing migration of local youth, energizing the local business ecosystem, helping facilitate the socio-economic development of the region, etc. Ennovent, a global innovation company focused on sustainability and STPI, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has partnered with IIMCIP to execute this program.

About IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP)

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) has established itself as a premier hub for entrepreneurship development in East & North-East India. Apart from being a leading business incubator in India, IIMCIP has pioneered number of collaborative initiatives, working closely with governments, corporate, investors, mentors and other experts.

For applying visit: www.iimcip.org/neap