India has more than 1000 business incubators supported under various central, state and city authorities schemes. One of the biggest challenges for technology business incubators is to achieve financial sustainability. In last 5-7 years, a few sustainability models have emerged as shown by several matured incubators in India. Here’s the piece written on various paths to achieving financial sustainability by Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, Ms. Poyni Bhatt, Honorary Member-ISBA and Former CEO Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Prof. Rohan Chinchwadkar, IIT Bombay.
Financial Sustainability Of Startup Incubators