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Supreme Incubator launches third cohort for early-stage startups
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Supreme Incubator, a virtual startup builder ecosystem announced the launch of its third cohort of the flagship six-month seed stage incubation program. The cohort started in May 2021 with extended support to the end of this year, and is designed to enable founders to graduate with robust, scalable, and fundable ventures.
Over 600 startups across India applied to the program with applications coming from different Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities including Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune and more. The program admitted fewer than 3 percent of the applicants for this program after interviewing startups from diverse industries. The selected founders make up a diverse batch, some with corporate/industry experience, and some recent graduates from prestigious institutes like IITs.
Disha Singla
Disha Singla, Co-founder of Supreme Incubator, recently joined NewsX for an insightful conversation as part of its special series NewsX India A-list. In the exclusive interview, Disha spoke about the inception of Supreme Incubator, the functioning of a startup incubator, future of startups in India and how her organisation is paving the way for young entrepreneurs to lead a change.
Speaking about the inception of Supreme Incubators, Disha said, ”A couple of years ago, I went to a business school in the USA to pursue my degree with a major in entrepreneurship. I spent a lot of time around startups there. In fact, my own startup was incubated by my university. I got connected with mentors and potential investors over there while working with other startups, who were at the same initial stages. All of this inspired me to further pursue my passion. When I came back to India, I hosted some events here and received a great response. We started receiving applications from a