AIC-PECF (Atal Incubation Centre - Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation)

Name

AIC-PECF (Atal Incubation Centre - Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation)

Legal name

AIC-PECF (Atal Incubation Centre - Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation)

Website

https://aicpecf.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Incubation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Startup incubation services
• Technology business incubation
• Innovation mentoring programs
• Early-stage startup support
• University-affiliated incubator

Headquarters

HQ city

Puducherry

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AIC-PECF provides incubation support, mentoring, funding access, and infrastructure facilities to early-stage startups in technology and innovation domains. The centre runs structured incubation and acceleration programs, supports student projects, and connects portfolio companies to mentors, government schemes, and investor networks under the Atal Innovation Mission framework.

Product overview

AIC-PECF is an incubation center operated by Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, Government of India. The organization offers incubation services to startups through programs, mentorship, workspace facilities, and access to funding networks. It does not operate a unified software product platform but rather provides institutional support services to its portfolio of startups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AIC-PECF Incubation Services End-to-end incubation support for early-stage startups in technology and innovation domains, including structured programs, mentoring, funding access, and infrastructure facilities, delivered under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, Government of India.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Puducherry Technological UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore: Incubation and entrepreneurship centre at IIM Bangalore supporting early-stage ventures through programs, mentorship, and investor networks — directly comparable as a tier-1 Indian academic-affiliated incubator.
• IIT Madras Incubation Cell: Incubation cell at IIT Madras focused on technology startups emerging from the IIT Madras ecosystem — operates with a similar university-tethered model and AIM-aligned programmatic approach.
• CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad: Technology business incubator at IIM Ahmedabad offering seed funding, mentorship, and structured programs to early-stage ventures — directly comparable as a premier academic-affiliated Indian incubator.
• Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur: Incubation centre at IIT Kanpur supporting deep-tech and engineering startups. Comparable as a university-hosted technology incubator serving student entrepreneurs and faculty researchers.
• AIC Venture Center, Pune: Another AIC in the AIM network focused on science and technology startups in Pune. Operates with identical government backing and incubation model, making it a near-perfect functional peer.
• Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay: University-hosted technology business incubator at IIT Bombay providing incubation, mentorship, and funding access to early-stage ventures — closely comparable in model and customer base of academically-rooted founders.
• AIC-BIMTECH: Atal Incubation Centre hosted at BIMTECH, operating under the same AIM umbrella. Sibling AIC with comparable mandate, operating model, and central-government backing.
• AIC-CCMB (Atal Incubation Centre - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology): Sibling Atal Incubation Centre under AIM/NITI Aayog, hosted at CCMB Hyderabad. Same parent program, same government funding model, and similar operational playbook for early-stage ventures.
• IIIT-Hyderabad Foundation / AVISHKAR: Incubation and deep-tech commercialization arm of IIIT Hyderabad supporting student and alumni founders. Comparable as a technology university-affiliated incubator serving engineering entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• T-Hub: India's largest state-backed incubator based in Hyderabad, supporting a much larger portfolio across sectors. Comparable in mission (government-backed startup support) but substantially larger and broader in scope than AIC-PECF.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aicpecf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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