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IDEATE COHORT 2025
SHEvolution

Welcome to Ideate Cohort 2025 – SHEvolution! Exclusively designed for Women Innovators, this 10-week pre-incubation program empowers early-stage women founders to turn their brilliant ideas into Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). Backed by AIC-RNTU, supported by NITI Aayog, this cohort is your launchpad to success.

By the end of the program, selected women entrepreneurs will have the chance to pitch directly to investors and unlock further incubation support!

Key Benefits

10-Week Extensive Training

Immersive sessions covering Design Thinking, Branding, Marketing, Financials, Tech Basics, and Fundraising.

Free Co-Working Space

Access state-of-the-art office infrastructure at AIC-RNTU for 3 months to work alongside fellow innovators.

Mentorship

Guidance from 100+ industry experts, successfully funded founders, and domain specialists.

Investment Opportunity

Top startups get a chance to pitch for pre-seed funding and incubation support up to ₹1 Crore.

Perks & Cloud Credits

Access startup credits and perks worth $10K+ from AWS, Zoho, Digital Ocean, and more.

Ecosystem Support

Assistance with company registration, IPR filing, CA/CS services, and Go-to-Market strategies.

Objectives

To equip women entrepreneurs with foundational knowledge of business models, validation, and market strategies.
To facilitate peer learning, networking, and expert mentorship.
To refine pitches and build confidence for fundraising.
To create a strong pipeline of investable women-led startups.

Outcome

1. Take your idea towards MVP in just 10 weeks support.
2. Get trained by industry leaders, mentors, and successful founders.
3. Pitch live to investors and funding bodies at Demo Day.
4. Access critical services like legal, HR, and IPR mentorship.
5. Amplify your network and brand as a woman innovator.

Who Can Apply?

Women entrepreneurs with tech-driven Innovative idea and scalable business idea.

Women Innovators in the ideation phase.

Women Founders from diverse sectors–technology, e-commerce, education, health

Women entrepreneurs ready to dedicate 3–4 hours/week to build their ventures

Key Dates

13th May 2025

Call for Application

20th June 2025

Last date to submit application

25th June 2025

First Round of Shortlisting

30th June 2025

Second Round of Shortlisting

4th July 2025

Cohort Kickoff

Flow of the Program

1

Week 1

Kickoff, Design Thinking

2

Week 2

ICP & Customer Discovery

3

Week 3

Idea Validation

4

Week 4

Business Model

5

Week 5

Branding & Early GTM

6

Week 6

Influencer Marketing / Digital Marketing

7

Week 7

Basics of Financials

8

Week 8

Tech Basics

9

Week 9

Basics of AI Tools

10

Week 10

Type of Legal Entities / Company Registration

11

Week 11

Pitch, Storytelling & Decks

12

Week 12

All about Funding Avenues (Govt Schemes & Loans)

13

Week 13

Mock Pitches with AIC-RNTU Team

14

Week 14

Live Pitch to Mentors / AIC-RNTU Team

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FAQ's – Ideate Cohort 2025- SHEvolution

The Ideate Cohort 2025 is a 10-week capacity-building and pre-incubation program designed for idea-stage startups. Its aim is to impart knowledge about essential concepts and instruments of entrepreneurship to transform ideas into Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).
The program spans 10 weeks, focusing on capacity building and pre-incubation for idea-stage startups.
There’s no cost involved for program. Yet, if you want some specific services, like company registration, IPR registration etc, that cost would be as per actuals and would be bear by the startup/participant.
Yes, startup incorporation is not mandatory at this stage. You may incorporate during the program or at a later stage.
The program sessions will be conducted online, most likely scheduled on Saturdays. A detailed training schedule, including exact dates, will be shared with selected participants closer to the starting date.
Participants receive mentorship, guidance, and access to resources such as workshops, networking opportunities, investor connect and advisory services to help develop their ideas into viable businesses.
Yes, solo women founders can apply. You can choose to continue the journey on your own or add team members later.
Yes, participants will receive certificates at the end of the pre-incubation period. Additionally, ideas developed into MVPs will have the chance to pursue further incubation facilities.