Summary information for All Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)
Only DPIIT Recognized Startups
Higher Education
Institutes
404
Incubators
436
Startups
22,939
+
0.99
%
last 12 mos
Total Investment
₹15.66T
+
27.78
%
last 12 mos
Total Loan
₹4.18T
Total Jobs
750.87K
Aggregate Revenue
₹243.75B
FY25
13 startups
Aggregate Valuation
₹22.68T
Total Realised Value
₹13.41T
Unicorns
83
IPOs
83
Startup Patents
10,241
Startup Landscape in India
Startups Incorporated
Top-10 Sectors of Startups
Startups by Age
Aggregate Startup Revenues
Startups by Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Investment from Equity Funding
Capital from Debt Funding
Startups by Category
Startups by Funding Stage
Comparative View of Higher Education Institutes
| Sl No. | Institute Name | Total Incubators | Startups Till Date | Startups in 2025 | Startups in 2024 | No. of Unicorns | No. of IPOs | Total Jobs | Startup Patents | Funded Startups | Aggregate Funding | Aggregate Valuation | Loan Funded Startups | Aggregate Loan Funding | Aggregate Revenues FY2025 | Aggregate Revenues FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (U-0456)
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11 | 1,111 | 33 | 65 | 6 | 4 |
104,026
(316 Startups)
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1,336 | 519 | ₹977.53B | ₹1.61T | 156 | ₹279.76B |
₹21.57B
(1 Startup)
|
₹3.42T
(297 Startups)
|
| 2 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (U-1014)
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1 | 2,040 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
94,353
(432 Startups)
|
908 | 709 | ₹754.57B | ₹1.59T | 290 | ₹288.14B |
₹66.53B
(1 Startup)
|
₹3.11T
(417 Startups)
|
| 3 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (U-0306)
|
5 | 1,399 | 12 | 54 | 17 | 6 |
132,659
(460 Startups)
|
2,015 | 820 | ₹1.60T | ₹3.28T | 224 | ₹205.96B |
₹10.01B
(1 Startup)
|
₹3.13T
(454 Startups)
|
| 4 |
Anna University, Chennai (U-0439)
|
7 | 976 | 21 | 61 | — | 3 |
19,608
(233 Startups)
|
605 | 377 | ₹324.48B | ₹347.60B | 129 | ₹24.17B | — |
₹59.49B
(153 Startups)
|
| 5 |
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani (U-0391)
|
7 | 705 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
27,438
(201 Startups)
|
659 | 448 | ₹4.69T | ₹2.16T | 110 | ₹158.11B |
₹10.01B
(1 Startup)
|
₹550.94B
(214 Startups)
|
| 6 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (U-0100)
|
3 | 1,337 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 14 |
138,173
(519 Startups)
|
1,394 | 822 | ₹3.14T | ₹7.48T | 265 | ₹1.65T |
₹127.98B
(5 Startups)
|
₹1.94T
(516 Startups)
|
| 7 |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (U-1016)
|
2 | 824 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
65,553
(364 Startups)
|
1,373 | 592 | ₹1.32T | ₹2.35T | 196 | ₹489.38B |
₹11.44B
(1 Startup)
|
₹639.92B
(348 Startups)
|
| 8 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (U-0517)
|
5 | 972 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
101,283
(280 Startups)
|
835 | 554 | ₹1.06T | ₹1.76T | 132 | ₹63.82B |
₹11.44B
(1 Startup)
|
₹363.44B
(285 Startups)
|
1 - 8 out of 404 HEIs
List of all Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BITS Pilani | 2019 | Series A | ₹3.64T | — | — | 546 | — |
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| 2 | IIT Delhi | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹594.49B | ₹2.86T (2022) | — | 7,129 | — |
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4.32 | 32.19M | |
| 3 | DTU Delhi | 2000 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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4.50 | 18.00M | ||||
| 4 | BITS Pilani, IIM Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras | 2013 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | — |
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4.40 | 7.68M | ||||
| 5 | IIT Bombay | 2010 | Series D and above | ₹257.48B | ₹445.64B (2019) | ₹1.08B | 538 | 203 |
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4.30 | 2.05M | |
1 - 5 out of 22,939 Startups
List of Incubated Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT Madras | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹67.86B | ₹187.43B (2022) | — | 360 | — |
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4.20 | 39 | |
| 2 | IIT Madras | 2013 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 148 |
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4.30 | 423 | ||||
| 3 | IIT Bombay | 2005 | Series D and above | ₹35.10B | ₹104.35B (2021) | ₹5.26B | 976 | — |
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4.30 | 18 | |
| 4 | BITS Pilani | 2014 | Series D and above | ₹33.05B | ₹32.14B (2018) | ₹1.20B | 543 | 6 |
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4.40 | 157 | |
| 5 | BITS Pilani | 2018 | Series B | ₹26.82B | ₹169.21B (2021) | ₹660.00M | 426 | 4 |
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3.00 | 49 | |
1 - 5 out of 12,278 Incubated Startups
List of Faculty Founded Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT Bombay | 2007 | Series D and above | ₹9.60B | ₹19.12B (2024) | ₹2.07B | 444 | 77 |
Level 9
(2022-23)
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| 2 | IIT Madras | 2017 | Series D and above | ₹6.41B | ₹15.68B (2023) | ₹208.96M | 253 | 53 |
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4.00 | 51 | |
| 3 | IIT Madras | 2023 | Seed | ₹3.41B | — | — | 61 | — |
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| 4 | IIT Hyderabad | 2015 | Series B | ₹3.08B | — | ₹1.18B | 117 | 11 |
Level 9
(2022-23)
|
2.30 | 6 | |
| 5 | IIT Madras | 2015 | Series D and above | ₹1.89B | ₹776.00M (2021) | ₹64.95M | 104 | 39 |
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4.10 | 778 |
1 - 5 out of 139 Faculty Founded Startups
List of Student Founded Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIM Kolkata | 2013 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | — |
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4.40 | 7.68M | ||||
| 2 | IIT Bombay | 2010 | Series D and above | ₹257.48B | ₹445.64B (2019) | ₹1.08B | 538 | 203 |
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4.30 | 2.05M | |
| 3 | IIT Kanpur | 2015 | Series D and above | ₹153.80B | ₹267.61B (2021) | ₹5.09B | 504 | — |
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| 4 | BIT Mesra, IIM Bangalore | 2008 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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— | — | ||||
| 5 | IIT Delhi | 1998 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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4.00 | 4.62K | ||||
1 - 5 out of 1,762 Student Founded Startups
List of Alumni Founded Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BITS Pilani | 2019 | Series A | ₹3.64T | — | — | 546 | — |
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| 2 | IIT Delhi | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹594.49B | ₹2.86T (2022) | — | 7,129 | — |
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4.32 | 32.19M | |
| 3 | DTU Delhi | 2000 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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4.50 | 18.00M | ||||
| 4 | BITS Pilani, IIM Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras | 2013 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | — |
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4.40 | 7.68M | ||||
| 5 | IIT Bombay | 2010 | Series D and above | ₹257.48B | ₹445.64B (2019) | ₹1.08B | 538 | 203 |
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4.30 | 2.05M | |
1 - 5 out of 10,314 Alumni Founded Startups
List of IPO Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DTU Delhi | 2000 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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4.50 | 18.00M | ||||
| 2 | BITS Pilani, IIM Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras | 2013 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | — |
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4.40 | 7.68M | ||||
| 3 | DTU Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, NIT Karnataka | 2011 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 16 |
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3.70 | 4.08K | ||||
| 4 | IIM Kolkata, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi | 2010 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | — |
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| 5 | BIT Mesra, DU Delhi, IIM Bangalore | 2008 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 2 |
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1 - 5 out of 83 IPO Startups
List of Unicorn Startups
| Sl No. | Startup Name | Associated HEIs | Founded Year | Startup Status | Total Funding | Latest Available Valuation | Total Loan | No. of Jobs | No. of Patents | TRL | Avg. Public Rating | No. of Public Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT Delhi | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹594.49B | ₹2.86T (2022) | — | 7,129 | — |
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4.32 | 32.19M | |
| 2 | IIT Bombay | 2010 | Series D and above | ₹257.48B | ₹445.64B (2019) | ₹1.08B | 538 | 203 |
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4.30 | 2.05M | |
| 3 | NIT Surat | 2012 | Series D and above | ₹225.86B | ₹622.79B (2020) | ₹2.03B | 100 | — |
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4.40 | 1.40M | |
| 4 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 2020 | Series D and above | ₹192.32B | ₹419.50B (2024) | ₹5.70B | 5,469 | — |
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4.69 | 243.70K | |
| 5 | IIT Kanpur | 2015 | Series D and above | ₹153.80B | ₹267.61B (2021) | ₹5.09B | 504 | — |
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1 - 5 out of 83 Unicorn Startups
List of all Incubators
| Sl No. | Incubator Name | No. of Startups Supported |
Startups Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1595 | Nappinnai, ATTITUDE and 1593 more | |
| 2 | 379 | INVIVOD SOLUTIONS, SRASHTA AUTOMATION LABS and 377 more | |
| 3 | 365 | AXON AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, Enability and 363 more | |
| 4 | 360 | AXON AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, I-mboss Technology and 358 more | |
| 5 | 305 | IPHAWK, My Ally and 303 more |
1 - 5 out of 436 Incubators
Govt. Funds which supported Startups
| Sl No. | Govt. Fund Name | No. of Startups Supported | Startups Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1690 | REBHU COMPUTING (in 2022), RoadMetrics (in 2020) and 1688 more | |
| 2 | 1062 | Health Sutra (in 2020), EARTHY TALES (in 2021) and 1060 more | |
| 3 | 836 | Cerulean Enviro Tech (in 2019), MAGASOOL AGRO (in 2023) and 834 more | |
| 4 | 668 | Predible Health (in 2022), AIndra Systems (in 2022) and 666 more | |
| 5 | 522 | Acceleron Labs (in 2019), CRADLEWISE (in 2017) and 520 more |
1 - 5 out of 88 Govt. Funds
Banks & FIs which supported Startups
| Sl No. | Bank / Financing Institution Name | No. of Startups Supported | Startups Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 764 | Navi, NYKAA.COM and 762 more | |
| 2 | 365 | DoSelect, Navi and 363 more | |
| 3 | 319 | Navi, HOMECAPITAL and 317 more | |
| 4 | 297 | Navi, Chai Point and 295 more | |
| 5 | 218 | Chai Point, Magicpin and 216 more |
1 - 5 out of 413 Debt. Funds
Angels who invested in Startups
| Sl No. | Angel Name | No. of Startups Invested |
Startups Invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 217 | Bharat Bazaar (in 2016), Outplay (in 2021) and 215 more | |
| 2 | 100 | Bharat Bazaar (in 2016, 2015), LetsVenture (in 2015) and 98 more | |
| 3 | 92 | Bharat Bazaar (in 2016, 2015), LetsVenture (in 2015) and 90 more | |
| 4 | 91 | Bharat Bazaar (in 2016, 2015), LetsVenture (in 2015) and 89 more | |
| 5 | 75 | Truckmandi (in 2015), NIKI.AI (in 2020) and 73 more |
1 - 5 out of 7,842 Angels
VCs who invested in Startups
| Sl No. | VC Name | No. of Startups Invested |
Startups Invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301 | MASS BLURB (in 2015), FarMart (in 2021) and 299 more | |
| 2 | 263 | CONVOSIGHT ANALYTICS (in 2021, 2020), Vue.ai (in 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015) and 261 more | |
| 3 | 253 | MAGICX (in 2022), Numberz (in 2020) and 251 more | |
| 4 | 209 | HOMECAPITAL (in 2020), ION Energy (in 2021, 2020) and 207 more | |
| 5 | 193 | Uniphore (in 2019), HEALOFY (in 2023, 2021) and 191 more |
1 - 5 out of 4,327 VCs
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