Incubation Centres and Start-ups: A Study on Kerala’s Start-up Ecosystem

Abstract

Start-ups have got a vital role to play in the future of India by creating innovative solutions to country’s challenging issues and also by generating large-scale job opportunities for upcoming workforce. The government has recognised the importance of start-ups in the economic development of the country, and therefore they have come with various revolutionary measures to create a conducive ecosystem for start-ups. Along with union government, various state governments also have made their state-level policies to support the start-ups in their respective states. Apart from the government, there are many other institutions and ecosystem enablers in a start-up ecosystem who support start-up units, namely incubators, accelerators, educational institutions, research institutions, investors, mentors, NGOs etc. The purpose of this study is to explore how technology business incubation centres in Kerala are performing their role as a facilitator among start-ups in the state and also to evaluate their impact on functioning of start-ups units.