Recognised Incubator · Startup Haryana Mission

Innovation &
Incubation

From idea to market.

MRIIF is the innovation and incubation arm of Manav Rachna. We take student and faculty innovators from idea to prototype to startup — with mentorship, seed funding, labs and industry & investor connect under one roof.

Innovate.· Incubate.· Impact.
Manav Rachna — 30 years
NAAC A++ Accredited QS World University Rankings 2026 THE World University Rankings NIRF Ranked QS I-GAUGE Diamond Recognised under Startup Haryana Mission
NAAC A++ Accredited QS World University Rankings 2026 THE World University Rankings NIRF Ranked QS I-GAUGE Diamond Recognised under Startup Haryana Mission
110+
Startups incubated
Student, faculty, alumni & external ventures
₹2.12 Crore
Seed capital deployed
Early-stage capital into incubated startups
₹5 Crore*
Funding support in pipeline
*For registered startups under Startup Haryana
Life at MRIIF

Where Ideas Meet the Room

Pitch days, hackathons, industry panels, school outreach and AI-readiness programmes with partners like Intel® Unnati. This is what building a startup at MRIIF looks like, week after week.

Collage of MRIIF moments: startup pitches, hackathon winners, an Intel Unnati AI Pragati panel, school outreach with VR headsets, mentoring sessions and an industry leaders panel
MRIIF moments
  • Pitch & demo days

    Founders present to mentors, juries and investors.

  • Hackathons & challenges

    Problem statements from industry, built in a weekend.

  • Industry panels

    Leaders from industry and policy, in conversation with founders.

  • School outreach

    Young innovators get hands-on with AI, VR and making.

Students reading and working together
Pre-incubation to incubation
Supporting student & faculty innovators
Idea → Startup
End-to-end business incubation
About us

Manav Rachna Innovation & Incubation Foundation

What we are

MRIIF is the innovation and incubation arm of Manav Rachna, supporting student and faculty innovators across MRIIRS, MRU, MRIS and the wider ecosystem.

What we do

  • Support idea to prototype to startup journey
  • Provide mentorship, resources and guidance
  • Connect innovators with industry and investors
  • Build programs and spaces for innovation
Sector-agnostic incubation

Any Sector. Every Stage.

We don't pick sectors, we back founders. Deep tech or D2C, health or agriculture, a social venture or a SaaS product: if the problem is real, MRIIF will help you build the answer.

  • Deep Tech & AI
  • HealthTech & MedTech
  • AgriTech & Food
  • EdTech
  • FinTech
  • CleanTech & Climate
  • Mobility & EV
  • Social Impact
  • D2C & Consumer Brands
  • Robotics & Manufacturing
  • IoT & Hardware
  • SaaS & Enterprise
  • Fashion & Design
  • Media & Creative
  • Safety & GovTech

…and whatever you're building next.

Student innovators

From a class project or hackathon idea to a validated prototype, with mentors, labs and pre-incubation support.

Faculty & researchers

Turn research into products, with IPR filing, industry partners and a route to commercialisation.

Alumni & external founders

Early-stage startups from anywhere get incubation, seed capital access and investor connect.

End to end business incubation

From Ideation to Market

A structured, five-stage path — every stage with its own mentors, milestones and resources.

STAGE 01

Ideation

Validate the problem with mentors and peers.

STAGE 02

Prototype

Build the MVP in our fabrication & computing labs.

STAGE 03

Business Model

Revenue model, market sizing and go-to-market.

STAGE 04

IPR

Patents, trademarks, incorporation & DPIIT.

STAGE 05

Market

Launch, first customers, funding and scale.

Global recognition

Across Leading Platforms

MRIIF teams have been recognised at national and international innovation stages.

Accenture Innovation Jockey
Microsoft Imagine Cup
MIT Hackathon
AIU Anveshan
What we enable

Opportunities That Compound

Support student & faculty innovators
Encourage innovation & problem solving
Promote industry collaboration
Create opportunities for growth
Strengthen the startup ecosystem
Leadership

Meet Our Leadership

The people steering innovation and incubation at Manav Rachna.

Dr. Umesh Dutta

Dr. Umesh Dutta

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Dr. Ashwini K. Aggarwal

Dr. Ashwini K. Aggarwal

Professor of Practice

Our Collaborations

Partners in Innovation

Collaborating with leading organisations to drive innovation and create valuable opportunities for growth.

Wadhwani Foundation
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
1on Ventures
Big Bang Boom Solutions
Innovate. Incubate. Impact.

Ready to Take Your Idea to Market?

Apply for incubation at MRIIF — mentorship, seed funding, labs and investor connect for student, faculty, alumni and external founders.

Recognised incubator under Startup Haryana Mission · Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Haryana