Startup accelerators in India: who backs its startups
27 accelerators back startups in India: they run there or hold at least two portfolio companies based there, 450 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (125), IIMA Ventures (82) and Antler (74).
Accelerators backing startups in India
| Accelerator | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Meesho, Infer, Cashfree Payments | 125 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Oolka, 5C Network, Bellatrix Aerospace | 82 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · JB Air, Codedamn, Cautio | 74 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Sarvam AI, Digantara, Qure.ai | 53 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · cruisestack.ai, Leucine, Pixxel | 34 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Axilor VenturesAccelerator · India · Leucine, 5C Network, EnKash | 21 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · SpotDraft, HackerEarth, Spare | 20 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Social AlphaAccelerator · India · Phool, Agro Grade, New Leaf Dynamic | 10 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 VillgroAccelerator · India · Wysa, FRESHR Fisheries, Agro Grade | 10 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · Cars24, Planys Technologies, Mugafi | 9 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Unbox Robotics, Verismart, Mowito | 8 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
| VVIT TBIAccelerator · Okulo Aerospace, Bio Dimension, MedevPlus | 7 | – | – |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Unbox Robotics, immunitoAI, Ressl AI | 6 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 South Park CommonsAccelerator · United States · Fairground, Anaira AI, Atlys | 6 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Expert DojoAccelerator · United States · Consuma, Doqfy Internet, Mugafi | 6 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 NSRCELAccelerator · India · Rang De P2P Financial Services Ltd, PensionBox, BimaKavach | 6 | – | – |
 Silicon Valley InvestclubAccelerator · Razorpay, InMobi, Reliance Jio | 5 | 45 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Decentro, Gigaforce Software, Hanomi | 4 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 Lucidity InsightsAccelerator · United Arab Emirates · Curebay, Hunar.ai, Flipkart | 4 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 2070HealthAccelerator · India · Nivaan Care, Reveal Health Tech, Hoolahealth | 3 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 Meraki LabsAccelerator · India · Nurix, Groww, Skyroot Aerospace | 3 | – | – |
 Loyal VCAccelerator · Dehurdle, GoFloaters | 2 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 MBRIFAccelerator · United Arab Emirates · Metanoa Research and Development Labs FZE, Smartail | 2 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Ryze LabsAccelerator · Singapore · Persistence, Delta Exchange | 2 | – | – |
 Third DerivativeAccelerator · NoPo Nanotechnologies, Renkube | 2 | – | – |
 SEED InclusivityAccelerator · NeoMotion, Sunbots Innovations LLP | 2 | – | – |
 Anthill VenturesAccelerator · India · Zypp Electric, Bold Care | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Unbox Robotics | 4 |
 Mysa | 3 |
 Niramai Health Analytix | 3 |
 5C Network | 3 |
 DetectTechnologies | 3 |
 The ePlane Company | 3 |
 Agro Grade | 3 |
 Groww | 2 |
 Flipkart | 2 |
 Razorpay | 2 |
 Leucine | 2 |
 ODWEN | 2 |
 Kidaura | 2 |
 CogniTensor | 2 |
 Cancrie | 2 |
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Which accelerators back startups in India?
27 accelerators back startups in India: they run there or hold at least two portfolio companies based there, 450 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (125), IIMA Ventures (82) and Antler (74).
How is this list built?
From what each accelerator holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An accelerator counts for India when it runs there or at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 342 portfolios.