Guwahati

What is on in Guwahati.

• Sat 31 Oct 6 pm eChai Startup Demo Day

Guwahati's startups, on one map.

Where founders in Guwahati build.

Questions about Guwahati.

What does the startup ecosystem in Guwahati look like?

Guwahati's ecosystem is strongest in deeptech, ecommerce and D2C, with a deeptech share that is unusually large for a city this size because so much of it comes out of IIT Guwahati. The companies list above shows who is building what, filterable by vertical.

Why is IIT Guwahati so central to the startup scene here?

It is the single biggest source of companies in the city. The Technology Incubation Centre has run on campus since 2009 and the BioNEST bio-incubator at the Research Park has carried 60 or more startups since 2022. Most of the robotics and diagnostics companies on this list started there, including DSRL, whose surveillance robots have been in Indian Army field trials, and BetaTANK, whose robots clean crude oil tank sludge without anyone entering the tank.

Is Assam's tea economy part of the startup story?

Mostly through brands. The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre has run in Dispur since 1970, is one of the largest auction hubs for CTC tea anywhere, and sold a record 169 million kg in 2024-25. The same supply base has produced direct to consumer tea companies, among them Ésah Tea, the first tea startup from Assam to raise venture capital, and Aromica Tea, started by a former McLeod Russel executive.

Which incubators and coworking spaces are in Guwahati?

Assam Startup, The Nest, at Ambari is the state incubator and the anchor of the ecosystem, co-created with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, and IIT Guwahati runs the Technology Incubation Centre, the Research Park and BioNEST at Amingaon. The coworking section below lists the private spaces, most of them on G.S. Road around Christian Basti.

Who funds startups in Guwahati?

Regional and state vehicles more than private venture funds. NEDFi, headquartered on G.S. Road at Dispur, manages the North East Venture Fund, a SEBI registered Rs 100 crore fund that has put about Rs 56.8 crore into 37 startups, and the Assam Start-up Venture Capital Fund is run for the state government by SIDBI Venture Capital. The investors section below lists what is active locally.

Where do founders network in Guwahati?

Around institutions more than independent meetups. The Nest runs a monthly Startup Adda for founders who are not in its cohort, E-Cell IIT Guwahati runs UDGAM, the largest annual entrepreneurship summit in the Northeast, and TiE Guwahati is the chapter to know. The communities section below lists them.

Does eChai run events in Guwahati?

Not at the moment. eChai Guwahati held a growth meetup in January 2020 and a Startup Social in January 2023, and the chapter has been quiet since. The events section shows anything upcoming, and if you would like to help start it up again, get in touch.

Which are the top startup verticals in Guwahati?

Deeptech leads, then ecommerce and D2C, with agritech, climate tech and healthtech close behind. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each.