Great ideas can emerge from anywhere. And for a great idea to create impact — it must be implemented with the same passion as it was conceived. Arise intends to nurture & scale early-stage ideas & startups into sustainable businesses. The program provides access to business & technology validation, strong mentoring & advisory, market linkages & connections with a view to create impactful solutions in the agriculture ecosystem.
Benefits
Upto INR 5,00,000 Grant-in-Aid
Technology Validation & Backstopping.
Pilot Opportunities
Business Mentoring from Industry Leaders.
Access to Cutting-Edge Infrastructure.
Market Linkages & Investor’s Connect.
Our Focus Area
Farm Mechanization
Precision Agriculture
Supply Chain & Agriculture Logistics
Post-Harvest, Food Technology & Value addition
Waste to Wealth & Green Energy
Agriculture Allied Sectors
Agri Fintech
Agricultural Inputs & Biotechnology
Natural Resource Management
Agriculture Extension & Education
Program Timeline
How it Works
Phase 1
1-Month Online Incubation Program
What Happens: Once selected, our startups & innovators receive transformational support. The selected individuals & groups participate in mentoring & coaching with our technical experts, business & thought leaders. They also get access to our powerful network of startups & founders. This is one of the strongest networks of changemakers who are transforming agriculture and allied sectors.
The Results: The participants’ prototype is passed through multiple technical validations, business assessments, IP, and other checks to create a feasible, viable, and scalable product ready for the market. Finally, the participants get to pitch their product to our panel of experts and the selected startups receive our incubation facility with a Grant-in-Aid of up to Rs. 5,00,000.
Phase 2
15 days Training Program
What Happens: The selected startups receive mentoring and grant-in-aid of up to Rs. 5,00,000 (in one installment) to commercially launch their product. They are mentored to run & sustain their business, grow their market linkages & connections, and develop a plan for scaling up. The start-ups also get field trials and pilot opportunities alongside.
The Results: In the program, our startups develop a better product & business acumen, their professional network grows in quantity as well as quality, and they have more options of raising money.
Frequently Asked Questions
Phase 1: 2 months mentoring program
Phase 2: 9-months incubation program
Arise recognises early-stage ideas in the field of agriculture & allied sectors. Your should apply, if you are:
- An Indian citizen
- Have an idea/ innovation/ early-stage startup in agriculture & allied sectors
Every year, through a rigorous open application process, our panel of evaluators select some of the most promising ideas & prototypes to be a part of ARISE. The applications are evaluated on various parameters — including but not limited to — need, novelty, technical feasibility, business viability, scalability, social impact, market size, team capabilities, and projected financial growth.
After the application round, the shortlisted applicants appear for a selection committee interview. If selected in the interview, the applicants become a part of our cohort for the 2-month online mentoring program.
No. You do not have to pay any fee or charges to apply for Arise.
After the 2-month online training & mentoring, the startups pitch their innovation to our jury. The shortlisted startups have an opportunity to be a part of our 1-year incubation program with a Grant-in-Aid of upto INR 5,00,000.
Important dates for ARISE 2024:
01 April 2024: Registrations Open
30 April 2024: Application Deadline
07 May 2024: Announcement of 1st Screening Result
22 May 2024: Cohort Announcement
27 May 2024: One-month incubation and training starts
Yes, you can apply even if you have raised funding.
In case you have received a grant-in-aid support of INR 10,00,000 or more under any Government of India sponsored scheme then you are not eligible for ARISE.
The 2-month mentoring will take place online on video conferencing.
The grant-in-aid will be distributed in 2-tranches on the basis of milestones achieved in 60:40 ratio.
Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI reserves the right to disqualify any application if
- found engaged in any frauds, malpractices, or unethical activities.
- Any organization/ individual applying for the program should have not been blacklisted by the government or any major agency/ entity, and have no pending litigation in any court of law. The applicant is obligated to inform Pusa Krishi in case of any change in status of the aforementioned.
- Received a grant-in-aid support from any Government of India sponsored schemes of INR 10,00,000 or more for the same product/ service
Due to the high volume of applications which we receive, we are unable to provide feedback to all the applicants. The selected applicants receive complete mentoring & support throughout the program.
Yes, you can save your application and complete it later. Once submitted, the application cannot be edited.