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NSRCEL plans AI learning pathways for entrepreneurs

By Startup Enthusiast · 5 August 2026

What they do

NSRCEL is the startup incubation centre of IIM Bangalore

It plans AI-enabled learning pathways with 24/7 personalised entrepreneur support

It has incubated over 3,000 ventures and created over $7 billion in enterprise value

NSRCEL plans to introduce AI-enabled learning pathways with 24/7 personalised entrepreneur support.
It currently engages about 238,000 entrepreneurs and aims to reach over one million.
In FY2025, it supported over 720 ventures across 24 states.
It shifted its strategy in 2024-25 to hyper-specialised Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
A FinTech CoE was approved by the Karnataka government with a five-year commitment of ₹13.24 crore.
NSRCEL has corporate partners including Hindustan Unilever, Goldman Sachs, and Capgemini.
It operates an open architecture model with 100+ mentors and a Startup Kit of 116+ product/service providers.
It has collaborations with T-Hub and IIT-Delhi's Fitt for resource and mentor sharing.

NSRCEL has incubated over 3,000 startups since 2000, creating over $7 billion in enterprise value.
Its portfolio startups have raised significant funding: WeVOIS (₹36 crore Series A), Hala Mobility (₹51 crore pre-Series A), FluxGen (₹28 crore), and The Energy Company ($2 million).
It has supported 1,470 women entrepreneurs cumulatively with the National Commission for Women.
Its Impact Orbit programme (with Capgemini) has supported 131 tech-enabled social ventures, creating 14,000+ jobs.

NSRCEL is the startup incubation centre of IIM Bangalore, established with support of N. S. Raghavan, co-founder of Infosys.
It uses a hybrid digital-physical model to support entrepreneurs.
It operates Centres of Excellence in specialised sectors like fintech.
It positions itself as a hub for sustainability and circular economy startups, aligned with IIM-B's net-zero commitments.
Portfolio startup Angirus IND makes bricks from 100% recycled plastic.
Portfolio startup Mitti Café creates employment for people with disabilities and runs over 35 cafés in institutions including Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Supreme Court.
It runs the Women Startup Programme (supported 341 founders in FY2025) and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative (worked with 391 entrepreneurs).
Its Swavalambane programme (launched 2022 with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society) received over 40,000 applications from 26 districts and selected 150 ventures.

NSRCEL plans to introduce AI-enabled learning pathways with 24/7 personalised entrepreneur support.
It aims to increase entrepreneur engagement from 238,000 to over one million.
It will focus on AI and specialised sector support in its next phase.
It will continue its Sbif Leap (i-Cube) initiative for incubation capacity in underserved regions including Northeast India.