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Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA)
The Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) is a not-for-profit society established in 2004, serving as a pan-India network of business incubators focused on promoting entrepreneurship development and incubation across various sectors.
Overview
What Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) does
What Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) is
The Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) is a not-for-profit society established in 2004, serving as a pan-India network of business incubators focused on promoting entrepreneurship development and incubation across various sectors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2004
- Approximate age
- About 22 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 30, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) as a community
Community overview
The Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) is a not-for-profit society established in 2004. It serves as a national platform for incubation, acceleration, and innovation-support institutions in India. ISBA connects and strengthens over 264 incubators and accelerators embedded in academic institutions, research organizations, technology parks, and public-private partnerships. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and aims to enable institutions to support entrepreneurs and innovation at scale.
Community focus
ISBA focuses on strengthening the ecosystem for entrepreneurship in India through various initiatives, including policy advocacy and engagement with central and state governments, capacity building and leadership development for incubator teams, and providing access to knowledge resources, including reports and guides.
Member value
Members of ISBA benefit from networking opportunities, access to knowledge resources, and participation in various programs aimed at enhancing their capabilities in supporting entrepreneurs and innovation.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 264
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- December 10, 2025
Community activity
- Annual events
- 2
Events and activity
ISBA hosts several key events, including ISBACON, India's largest conference for incubators and accelerators, held annually. The next ISBACON will take place from December 10-12, 2025, at IIT Guwahati. Additionally, the CXO Conclave is a quarterly gathering for senior leaders in the incubation sector, fostering discussions on leadership and collaboration.
Notable members
ISBA collaborates with a wide range of member institutions, including AIC-RNTU Foundation, DBT ILS Bioincubator, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, SINE - IIT Bombay, MAGIC, Aurangabad, RISE Foundation, IISER, West Bengal, and AIC - Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan.
Capability profile
Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) as an event host
Event focus
ISBA focuses on strengthening the ecosystem for entrepreneurship in India through various initiatives, including policy advocacy and engagement with central and state governments, capacity building and leadership development for incubator teams, and providing access to knowledge resources, including reports and guides.
Format narrative
ISBA organizes various programs and events, including India's largest conference for incubators and accelerators, ISBACON, and quarterly gatherings for senior leaders in the incubation sector.
Participant value
ISBA provides a national platform for incubation, acceleration, and innovation-support institutions, enabling them to support entrepreneurs and innovation at scale.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference and workshop
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 300
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- December 10, 2025
- Next event location
- IIT Guwahati
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Growth Equity
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- Asia
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include Mr. Prasad Menon, Mr. Prasad Shetty, Mr. Ashish Garde, Dr. Sonali Roy, Dr. Abhishek Pareek, and Dr. Tej Chingtham.
Past editions
ISBACON has been held annually, gathering over 300 stakeholders from academia, industry, and government.
Common questions
What to know about Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA)
Upseed classifies Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 30, 2026
Known limits
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