{"id":2055,"date":"2025-09-26T11:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/?page_id=2055"},"modified":"2025-10-16T06:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:56:46","slug":"nidhi-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/centers\/nidhi-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Nidhi Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><title>HTIC NIDHI Accelerator \u2013 MedTech Incubator<\/title><\/p>\n<section class=\"s-pageContents\">\n<div class=\"c-pageContents\">\n<div class=\"g-container -typeFixed\">\n<div class=\"g-grid -contentCenter\">\n<div class=\"g-column -columnDesktop-12 -growDisable -shrinkDisable\">\n<p class=\"c-breadcrumbs\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span xmlns:v=\"http:\/\/rdf.data-vocabulary.org\/#\"><span typeof=\"v:Breadcrumb\" <span=\"\" class=\"breadcrumb_last\">HTIC NIDHI Accelerator<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"e-headingTitle\" style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px; font-size: 2.5em; color: #334155;\">HTIC NIDHI Accelerator<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"width:250px; float: right;\">\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; width: 100%; margin-left: -50px\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in\/s312b1e42dc0746f22cf361267de07073f\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022092138.jpg\" alt=\"DST NIDHI Logo\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 650px; height: 150px;\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Fast-Track Your Healthcare Startup<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">About the Program<\/h3>\n<p>National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) is a DST\u2013NSTEDB umbrella program to nurture knowledge- and technology-driven innovations into successful startups.<\/p>\n<p>The DST\u2013NIDHI Accelerator at HTIC focuses on Healthcare domain startups. Its objective is to fast-track growth from development to go-to-market through a structured, cohort-based mentorship program.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Format<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One-on-one customized mentoring<\/li>\n<li>Domain-specific sessions<\/li>\n<li>Group workshops<\/li>\n<li>Networking with peers, partners, and investors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Program Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Structured 6-month accelerator program<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated mentor assigned to each startup<\/li>\n<li>360\u00b0 mentorship &amp; acceleration \u2013 Scientific, Technical &amp; Business<\/li>\n<li>Curated domain knowledge workshops<\/li>\n<li>Networking events with investors and partners<\/li>\n<li>Demo Day \u2013 startups showcase to investors &amp; potential customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Eligibility<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Start-up registered in India with major Indian ownership<\/li>\n<li>Start-ups in Healthcare domain<\/li>\n<li>Start-ups with MVP or early proof-of-concept\/validation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Selection Procedure<\/h3>\n<p>Evaluation and Shortlisting \u2013 During this phase, the applications will be evaluated by experts through an online process and the top ones will be chosen out of all the applicants.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Demo Day<\/h3>\n<p>At the end of the 6-month program, startups present to an invited audience of investors, potential customers, and ecosystem partners, with the aim of securing funding, partnerships, and market traction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0000ff\">Application Details<\/h3>\n<p>End Date: 25 October 2025, 5PM<\/p>\n<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#0000ff\">Apply Here \u2192 <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/WigSdpPsmYRNJFj86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/WigSdpPsmYRNJFj86<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>For more queries, please write to <a href=\"mailto:nidhiaccelerator@htic.iitm.ac.in\">nidhiaccelerator@htic.iitm.ac.in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HTIC NIDHI Accelerator \u2013 MedTech Incubator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1135,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2055"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2055"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2078,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2055\/revisions\/2078"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}