Role Of Incubators in Private Markets | Private Markets Conference 2025 , Bengaluru

Описание: Incubators represent a vital bridge between innovation and investment, playing a key role in shaping India’s entrepreneurial landscape. They provide the early-stage infrastructure, mentorship, and risk capital linkages necessary for translating ideas into scalable enterprises.

Hosted by Mr. Anand Sri Ganesh, CEO of NSRCEL (IIM Bangalore), the discussion brings practical insights into the types, roles, and impact of incubators — from academic and government-led models to private initiatives shaping India’s entrepreneurial future by fostering innovation and deepening access to capital.

Speaker:
Mr. Anand Sri Ganesh – CEO, NSRCEL (NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning), IIM Bangalore

The session further explores how incubators act as enablers of market-ready innovation, connecting early-stage founders with mentors, investors, and institutional frameworks. It discusses the operational levers that determine an incubator’s success — from ecosystem design and funding models to the subtle balance between social impact and commercial sustainability.

Participants will gain a well-grounded understanding of how India’s incubation landscape is evolving and what it means for investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs navigating the country’s emerging private market landscape.

0:00 – Short introduction
1:00 – Opening remarks by the speaker
4:30 – Overview of India’s innovation ecosystem
6:00 – Mobilizing ecosystems within India’s fragmented markets (with example)
8:15 – The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report and India’s ease-of-doing-business standing
9:30 – Funding scenario for early-stage ventures
10:30 – Understanding “innovation” and India’s relative position globally
13:45 – How incubators address structural and funding challenges
17:00 – Types of incubators in India
19:30 – Migration of entrepreneurs from Tier-II/III cities to larger hubs
21:30 – Key levers for incubators to create impact
25:00 – The role of risk capital in enabling incubation outcomes
28:00 – Alternative sources of early-stage capital
30:00 – Closing remarks and summary illustration
33:50 – Audience Q&A
34:00 – Cluster development and implementation steps
39:50 – Not-for-profit nature of incubators and creating commercial value through entrepreneurship
41:30 – Geographic concentration of entrepreneurship and state-level disparities
43:00 – Functional differentiation among incubator models
44:30 – Ethical dilemmas in incubator operations
47:00 – Managing conflicts of interest
48:15 – Access to government grants and policy support
50:00 – How academic institutions can set up incubators
52:50 – Closing thoughts and session wrap-up

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