Deadline: 22-May-22
Are you a non profit founder working on resilient livelihoods and currently in the pilot to grow phase? The/Nudge Incubator is looking for capable and committed problem solvers working on India’s most critical livelihood challenges.
The/Nudge Incubator is a catalyst for the nonprofit sector, nudging capable and committed problem solvers to work on some of the toughest problems faced by India’s poor.
They incubate high potential non profit startups, working on India’s most critical livelihoods challenges.
The solution being worked on provides resilient livelihoods for the poorest of the poor or act as a change transmitter providing financial, marketing or technology agency to the underserved for resilient livelihoods.
Benefits
- Dedicated mentoring from some of India’s most admired leaders.
- Focussed support on fundraising.
- Innovation grant of ₹15 lakhs.
- A supportive network of founders, experts and administrators.
- Help with key milestones like brand building, funding, product-market fit etc.
What happens during the 9 months?
The deep hands-on support for 9 months includes:
- 1-on-1 mentoring by a CSI partner for a period of 6 months through virtual interactions every two weeks. This helps entrepreneurs achieve strategic clarity and refine their business model.
- focussed support on fundraising. this helps entrepreneurs achieve clarity on your fundraising strategy and become fundraising ready.
- 1-on-1 support by the CSI portfolio manager, as a thought partner, and skin-in-the-game collaborator in the success of their incubatees.
- face-to-face as well as virtual immersion events, usually held in Bangalore during the various bootcamps. these are designed to help entrepreneurs to meet fellow cohort members, immerse in The/Nudge CSI dna through interactions with some of India’s most admired leaders, forge a bond with the The/Nudge CSI portfolio manager, and the The/Nudge CSI Partner assigned to be their mentor and most importantly, to get ready to pitch and fundraise.
Eligibility Criteria
- If you are registered as a nonprofit (society, trust or Section 8 company) within 3 years prior to the date of applying to The/Nudge Incubator.
- Your solution provides resilient livelihoods for the poorest of the poor or acts as a change transmitter providing financial, marketing or technology agency to the underserved for resilient livelihoods.
- At least one founder should be working on the idea full time.
For more information, visit https://csi.thenudge.org/grants/incubator
