US India Blockchain Council

Name

US India Blockchain Council

Legal name

US India Blockchain Council

Website

https://theusibc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Accelerator Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSANAAAM

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated)

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Venture Capital Firms

SECONDARYFSANAHAD

Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)

Keywords

• Blockchain education
• Startup acceleration
• Blockchain certification
• Seed funding
• Innovation incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blockchain Innovation Fund (BIF): Seed funding from ₹5 Lac to ₹25 Lac through grants or easy loans at inception or incubation stage. BIF targets to raise $10 Million during their first fundraising activity—a mix of traditional fundraising and public Initial Token Offering (ITO). Focus is on ₹10 Cr. valuation start-ups. USIBC dedicated funds of ₹ ten crores to be created for the VIFs.
2. Acceleration Program Services: Provides acceleration services to startups including MVP development guidance, marketing strategy, financial support, and connectivity to grants and VC funding

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

USIBC operates the Nebula Accelerator to incubate technology startups through mentorship, hackathons, MVP-to-market guidance, and global expansion support. It also runs a Blockchain Certification Program for blockchain professionals and deploys the Blockchain Innovation Fund (BIF) to provide seed-stage capital ranging from ₹5 Lac to ₹25 Lac via grants, easy loans, or Initial Token Offering (ITO). All acceleration processes run on a blockchain-based transparency system.

Product overview

US India Blockchain Council (USIBC) operates as a blockchain-focused council and startup accelerator offering three core products: Nebula Accelerator (an acceleration and incubation program providing mentorship, hackathons, funding, and global expansion support for technology startups), the Blockchain Certification Program (a credentialing offering for blockchain professionals), and the Blockchain Innovation Fund (a ₹10 crore fund providing seed capital of ₹5-25 Lac to qualifying startups via grants, loans, and ITO mechanisms). The council positions itself at the intersection of talent development, technology innovation, and trust/transparency in the blockchain ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nebula Accelerator: An acceleration program under USIBC that drives startup growth through mentoring, infrastructure support, and global expansion assistance. Focuses on FinTech, Education, AI/ML, Healthcare, CleanTech, and other technology sectors.
• Blockchain Innovation Fund (BIF)

Products and services

• Nebula Accelerator A startup accelerator program that provides mentorship, infrastructure, technical support, network backing, and funding for early-stage technology ventures spanning FinTech, AI/ML, healthcare, EdTech, CleanTech, and more. Includes hackathons, MVP-to-market guidance, marketing strategy support, government grant coordination, and global expansion assistance.
• Blockchain Certification Program
• Blockchain Innovation Fund (BIF)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ startups to be incubated
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brand India Magazine & TVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNebula Accelerator is associated with Brand India Magazine and TV as innovative platforms to publish the branding stories of start-ups and channelize them to give a market hook. Brand India Magazine & TV also facilitates government funding recommendations at second stage funding or series funding.
• Mahalaxmi Incubation CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMumbai Incubation Center at Mahalaxmi provides infrastructure for technology start-ups, fully equipped with 3D printing, Audio, Video, and web-conferencing facilities. Nebula Accelerator provides modern infrastructure at this center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SOSV / HAX: Global venture fund and accelerator running multiple vertical-specific programs with seed capital and deep mentor networks — comparable as a multi-vertical accelerator operator with capital deployment.
• Techstars: Global accelerator network running cohort programs with seed investment and mentor networks across multiple verticals — comparable in accelerator mechanics and multi-vertical deal flow, though not blockchain-specialized.
• Coinbase Ventures: Cryptocurrency exchange's venture arm investing in early-stage blockchain and crypto startups globally — comparable as a blockchain-focused capital provider that complements or substitutes for BIF-style seed funding.
• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global innovation platform and corporate accelerator connecting startups with corporations and VCs across verticals — comparable in accelerator + corporate-partnership model and multi-vertical pipeline.

Direct peers

• Binance Labs: Binance's venture and incubation arm investing in and accelerating early-stage blockchain and web3 startups globally — directly comparable as a blockchain-native accelerator with seed capital, mirroring USIBC's Nebula + BIF stack.
• Outlier Ventures: London-based web3 accelerator and fund running cohort programs for blockchain startups with mentorship, capital, and network access — a close functional analog to Nebula Accelerator's model.
• ConsenSys Mesh: ConsenSys's web3 incubation program providing funding, mentorship, and ecosystem access to early-stage Ethereum and blockchain startups — comparable as a vertically-specialized blockchain accelerator.

Regional players

• T-Hub: India's largest startup incubator based in Hyderabad, supporting technology startups across sectors with mentorship, funding access, and corporate partnerships — directly comparable as an India-anchored multi-vertical accelerator.
• Mumbai Angels: India's first angel investor network providing early-stage capital and mentoring to Indian startups — comparable as a India-anchored early-stage capital and network layer adjacent to USIBC's BIF mechanism.
• Nasscom 10,000 Startups: Indian industry-body initiative supporting early-stage tech startups with funding access, mentorship, and incubation — comparable as an India-focused startup enablement program targeting investor readiness.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theusibc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/us-india-blockchain-council
• Facebookfacebook.com/theusibc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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