FSID STEM Cell (IISc)

FSID STEM Cell (IISc) is a university startup incubator in Bengaluru, India. STEM Cell lists seed capital of up to 1cr (with an unexplained asterisk) of seed funding through grants and equity related funding, plus rental free space on campus and access to working capital and debt funding through partners. It operates government schemes including AIM-EIC, MeitY TIDE 2.0, SIDBI Seed Support Program, iDEX, NIDHI Seed Support Program, EXIM Bank Ubharte Sitare and the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme. No equity percentage or standard instrument is published.

What it offers

• “Upto 1cr* of seed funding through grants and equity related funding.” - fsid-iisc.in
• “Fully furnished rental free physical space on campus.” - fsid-iisc.in
• “Access to working capital and Debt funding through our partners.” - fsid-iisc.in
• “Use our prototyping labs to build your prototypes quickly at concessional rates.” - fsid-iisc.in

How the programme runs

• “We are a domain agnostic, open deep science/tech incubator and accept applications all through the year” - fsid-iisc.in
• “send us your business plan/pitch deck to the address on its site” - fsid-iisc.in

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

How to apply

Apply or read the rules on the official site.

About this listing

TrustList compiled this listing from FSID STEM Cell (IISc)'s official pages in September 2026. The quotes above are its own words. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility rules change, so check the official site before you rely on them.