IdeaNest Pre-incubation program is AIC-Nalanda's flagship cohort-based program for Ideation and Early-Stage Startups. This program provides deep-dive learning aimed at empowering a startup beginner with an entrepreneurial mindset and business skills necessary to create their venture from fundamental level and develop intrapreneurship skills and get them started on their venture journey.

The scouted ideas will get help & support from leading corporates, mentors, angel investors, government agencies, etc. to translate their ideas into a profitable business model.

The ideation level startups will be provided all possible support by AIC-NITF in terms of mentorship, networking, lab facilities, and access to domain expertise to reach to a level where they can validate their product/service.