Scaling impact-driven solutions tackling
social and environmental challenges

About the program

The Social Impact Accelerator 3.0 by AIC-ISB is an intense 6-month impact-focused and SDG-driven accelerator that supports and nurtures social enterprises working on creating innovative solutions to the most pressing problems in society.

The accelerator is designed to elevate social entrepreneurs to strengthen their business models, deepen their impact, and get investment-ready.

Focus areas

Agriculture

Livelihood

Sustainability

Water & Sanitation

Eligibility criteria

MVP stage or beyond

Impact driven solution

Scalability potential

Program offerings

Dedicated mentorship by experts

Capacity building support

Partnership opportunities with corporates

Opportunity to conduct a pilot

Industry connects

Revenue acceleration support

Fundraising support

Tools & resources

Program timelines

Application Phase
Shortlisting and Evaluation
Program Phase
Demo Day
1
2
3
4
May 2024
June 2024
July - December 2024
January 2025

Accelerator alumni

Alumni speak

At I-Venture @ ISB, social entrepreneurs receive a wealth of resources and support to help them refine their business models, develop their products and services, and prepare for growth and scale.

Green Hermitage | Gayatri Varun
Neoperk | Satyendra Gupta
Kagzi Bottles | Samiksha Ganeriwal

Investor Partners

Ecosystem Partners

Contact Us

contact@aicisb.org | isha_handa@aicisb.org

FAQs

No. You should be a for-profit social enterprise and rely on market forces, with customers or clients purchasing your products or services.

There are five main criteria that the selection committee will take into account: sustainability, scalability, replicability, environmental impact and social impact of the startup. In addition to these five criteria, the committee will also consider a startup’s uniqueness, quality of the team and current traction of the company.

Yes, there is a program fee of INR 20,000 + GST associated with the program which the selected startups must pay before the commencement of the program engagement. Along with this, there is a 2% success fee associated with the program which is chargeable at the time a startup raises funds.