NEATeHub

What NEATeHub does

NEATeHub (North East Agriculture Technology Entrepreneurs Hub) is a Section-8 non-profit company established in 2018 under Assam Agricultural University (AAU), headquartered in Jorhat, Assam. It operates as an Agri Technology Business Incubator focused on developing agri-tech and allied-sector entrepreneurship across Northeast India (NER), specifically reaching Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya. The organization runs three structured incubation programmes: Isanya (idea-stage, two-month residential with grant-in-aid up to Rs. 5 lakh), Saranya (early- and growth-stage startups with grant-in-aid up to Rs. 25 lakh), and Navyam (AAU undergraduate student entrepreneurs with seed grants of Rs. 1–5 lakh). Six core services—business mentoring, funding support, marketing support, co-working spaces, technical expertise, and market intelligence—wrap around the programme stack.

NEATeHub's infrastructure leverages AAU's research expertise and physical assets, including fabrication labs, robotics labs, prototyping spaces, and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) network across Assam. Since inception it has screened 100+ startups through the Selection and Investment Committee (SIC), reached 500+ aspiring entrepreneurs via KVK-led Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes, and disbursed over Rs. 7 crore in grant-in-aid funding to startups. The organization has been recognized as a Center of Excellence by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Government of India, and serves as Knowledge Partner for other RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) across the Northeast.

Commercially, NEATeHub is a grant-funded non-profit rather than an equity-taking venture investor: revenue comes from RKVY, NITI-Aayog, MSME, ASRLM, and DA&FW rather than from fees or equity stakes in incubated startups. The current strategic emphasis is on scaling rural enterprise incubation under ASRLM Phase-II (targeting 250 enterprises across Assam) and rolling out new programmes such as the Viksit Bharat - AAU Ag Techathion 2026. Leadership comprises Dr. Bidyut Chandan Deka (Vice-Chancellor, AAU), Directors Dr. Danish Tamuly, Dr. Luna Dutta Baruah, and Dr. Ankur Das, with Bidyut Bikash Rajkonwar as Chief Operating Officer.

Name

NEATeHub

Legal name

North East Agriculture Technology Entrepreneurs Hub

Website

https://neatehub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NEATeHub is a Section-8 agri-technology business incubator established in 2018 under Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat, India, providing grant-in-aid funding, mentorship, and incubation services to agri-tech startups across Northeast India through its Isanya, Saranya, and Navyam programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Incubation Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

Keywords

• Agri-technology incubation
• Startup incubation services
• Grant-in-aid funding
• Business mentoring programmes
• Entrepreneurship development

Headquarters

HQ city

Jorhat

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Incubation Services: NEATeHub operates as a Section-8 company providing business incubation services including mentoring, co-working spaces, market intelligence, and funding support to agri-tech startups. The organization is funded through government grants (RKVY, NITI-Aayog, MSME, ASRLM) and operates as a non-profit incubator providing grant-in-aid to startups rather than taking equity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NEATeHub is a Section-8 non-profit Agri Technology Business Incubator that provides structured incubation services to early-stage and growth-stage agri-tech startups and rural entrepreneurs in Northeast India. It runs three programmes (Isanya, Saranya, Navyam) and offers services including grant-in-aid funding up to Rs. 25 lakh, business mentoring, co-working space, technical expertise, marketing support, and market intelligence. The incubator is funded by government grants (RKVY, NITI-Aayog, MSME, ASRLM) and operates under Assam Agricultural University.

Product overview

NEATEHUB is an Agri Technology Business Incubator that operates a platform-plus-programs model consisting of three incubation programs (Isanya, Saranya, and Navyam) and six core services (Business Mentoring, Funding Support, Marketing Support, Co-working Spaces, Technical Expertise, and Market Intelligence). The programs are structured to support entrepreneurs at different stages: Isanya for idea-stage startups with up to Rs. 5 lakh grant-in-aid, Saranya for early and growth-stage startups with up to Rs. 25 lakh grant-in-aid, and Navyam for university students with Rs. 1-5 lakh seed money. Additionally, NEATEHUB showcases and supports various incubated startup products including tea, honey, handicrafts, mushroom products, bags, and sustainable lighting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Isanya: Two-month residential programme for startups at the idea stage, providing orientation, curation, and refinement of ideas with grant-in-aid support up to Rs. 5 lakhs.
• Saranya
• Navyam

Products and services

• Isanya
• Saranya
• Navyam (Student Ready Program)
• Business Mentoring
• Funding Support
• Marketing Support
• Co-working Spaces
• Technical Expertise
• Market Intelligence

Quantifiable outcome

• Rs. 7 crore+ disbursed as grant-in-aid to startups since inception
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Assam Agricultural University (AAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEATEHUB is established under Assam Agricultural University as a Section-8 company. AAU provides the institutional framework, technical expertise, faculty mentorship, infrastructure including laboratories, and the KVK network for outreach. The Vice-Chancellor of AAU serves as a key patron of the incubator.
• Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEATEHUB has been recognized as a Center of Excellence by DA&FW, Government of India. This recognition validates the organization's role in promoting agri-entrepreneurship in the Northeast region.
• R-ABI PasighatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEATEHUB conducted SIC screening for R-ABI Pasighat as part of its Knowledge Partner responsibilities. R-ABIs (RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators) in the Northeast region fall under NEATEHUB's knowledge partnership coordination.
• Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeven KVKs across Assam partner with NEATEHUB to conduct Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes. These agricultural science centers facilitate expert-led workshops, connect with rural youth and farmers, and serve as local touchpoints for the incubator's outreach activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• a-IDEA (NAARM, Hyderabad): Association for Innovation Development of Agriculture and Rural Economy at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management — a RKVY-RAFTAAR agribusiness incubator operating the same R-ABI model as NEATeHub, with grant-in-aid funding and multi-stage incubation programs for agri-tech startups.
• R-ABI Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Agribusiness incubator hosted at TNAU Coimbatore — a state agricultural university-based R-ABI offering similar grant-in-aid, mentoring, and incubation services to agri-tech entrepreneurs in southern India under the RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme.
• ABI-ICRISAT: Agribusiness and Innovation Platform (AIP) at ICRISAT — one of the original RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators in India, providing incubation, grant funding, and mentoring to agri-tech entrepreneurs on a comparable operational model.
• Pusa Krishi Incubator (IARI, New Delhi): Zonal Technology Management and Business Planning and Development unit at IARI — an R-ABI hosted within India's premier agricultural research university, providing incubation services and grant-in-aid to agri-tech startups, structurally analogous to NEATeHub's AAU-based model.

Emerging players

• Villgro: India's oldest social enterprise incubator — supports early-stage agri-tech and rural enterprises with seed funding and incubation support, with thematic overlap to NEATeHub's rural entrepreneurship mandate but operating as a Section-25 non-profit with its own corpus rather than as a government-anchored entity.

Broad incumbents

• SINE (IIT Bombay): Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay — a technology business incubator hosted within a premier research institution, providing incubation, mentoring, and seed support to early-stage startups including agri-tech adjacencies, structurally analogous to NEATeHub's academic-anchored incubation model.
• T-Hub (Telangana): India's largest startup incubator — a state-government-backed incubation platform that supports startups across sectors including agri-tech. While broader in scope, T-Hub is structurally similar as a publicly-supported incubator leveraging government and academic partnerships.
• CIIE.CO (IIM Ahmedabad): One of India's largest university-anchored startup incubators — a comparable university-embedded incubation platform that supports early-stage ventures (including agri-tech) with mentoring, workspace, and investor access, though operating on a broader sector mandate and with equity participation.
• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - ATL/ATAL incubators: NITI-Aayog's flagship innovation and entrepreneurship program — supports a nationwide network of Atal Incubators including university-anchored ones. NEATeHub's NITI-Aayog backing and university-hosting model place it in the same family of government-supported incubation infrastructure.

Regional players

• KIIT Technology Business Incubator: University-anchored technology business incubator at KIIT University in Odisha — provides incubation and grant support to early-stage startups in eastern India, operating a comparable university-hosted model focused on regional entrepreneurship development.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-east-agriculture-technology-entrepreneurs-hub

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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