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Accelerator funds in Kolkata

4 listings in Accelerator funds.

Neoleap (Neoleap Ventures) Kolkata, West Bengal

Sector-agnostic early-stage tech. Pre-seed / seed (accelerator cohort). Portfolio of ~9 companies (accelerator cohorts). unknown (accelerator-scale cheques)

Kolkata Ventures Kolkata, West Bengal

Consumer, Life Sciences, broad early-stage tech. Seed / pre-seed. BreviStay, Sāscan, Nearify; claims support to ~500 revenue-generating startups (curated cohort ~9). unknown (mainly incubation support, perks e.g. Google/AWS/Paytm credits...

IBAC (Indian Business Accelerator / Kolkata) Kolkata, West Bengal

Sector-agnostic. Early stage / seed. ~70 startups supported (incubation portfolio)

Marwari Catalysts (MCats) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Sector-agnostic; impact focus. Pre-seed / seed (accelerator). 72+ companies incl. FreshoKartz, Immersive Labz; announced Rs 4,000 Cr impact fund target by 2027. Accelerator-stage cheques (unknown per-deal)

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