We plan to bring eChai across 100 cities in India. The next eChai Startup Demo Day is on 29 August in Bengaluru and Pune. The next after that is on 26 September, all in person. 11 cities confirmed, 364 founders registered. Any city that reaches 20 interested founders is on too. See your city

Corporate programs in Kochi

2 listings in Corporate programs.

USHUS (Cochin Shipyard Startup Programme) Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Perumanoor, Kochi 682015

Maritime-sector startups: shipbuilding tech, marine engineering, regulatory/financial/marketing support for maritime innovation. Seed grants up to Rs 50 lakh; prototyping grants up to Rs 1 crore; equity investment (CSL up to ~9% stake); ...

IBM Ecosystem Incubation Center (EIC), Kochi Kochi, Kerala

Early-stage ventures, software upskilling, co-innovation across startups, enterprises and academia. Incubation space, skill-building programs, co-innovation and collaboration hub. Launched July 2025; early-stage, scale unknown

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Incubators 4 Accelerators 1 Corporate programs 2 University & research 5 Government & public 10

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