MyStartupValley Cohorts · For incubators and accelerators
Incubation management system for incubators and accelerators
An incubation management system is the workspace an incubator or accelerator uses to run its programme in one place: applications through one apply link, selection, the cohort and each founder's progress, demo days, and the step where ready founders are put forward to investors. It replaces spreadsheets, forms and email threads.
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What does an incubation management system do?
It holds every stage of a programme on one record, so the team stops copying between sheets, forms and inboxes. Founders apply once, the team selects, the cohort runs, progress is tracked month by month, and the founders who are ready are put forward to investors. Every stage below is one place in the workspace.
- Applications. One apply link for your website, social pages and community partners.
- Selection. Accept, waitlist or decline each application.
- The cohort. Every founder in one place, with notes your team keeps.
- Progress. A monthly update from each founder, and who has gone quiet.
- Demo days. Registration, guest passes and check-in.
- The raise. Ready founders put forward to investors whose sector and stage fit.
What can you run on MyStartupValley Cohorts today?
MyStartupValley Cohorts is the incubator workspace in MyStartupValley, India's funding operating system. These are the parts your team uses today.
- Cohorts and apply links. Set up each cohort with its slots and close date, and share one apply link: open, private or closed, with a count of who clicked it.
- Application review. Accept, waitlist or decline every application in one queue.
- Command Centre. See which founders are overdue and what changed this week.
- Monthly founder updates. Founders file a short monthly update, and your team can ask for one when it is due.
- Readiness board. See which founders have a deal room that is ready for investors.
- Team notes and a log. Private notes per founder and a record of every conversation.
- Team roles. Owner, manager and associate, each with its own permissions, and an audit log.
- Demo days. Demo days with RSVP links, and events on MyStartupValley Events with registration and check-in.
- Outcomes by quarter. A printable outcome report for your funders and your board.
- Submit to MSV. When a founder is ready, you put them forward. The MSV team evaluates them on six due diligence parameters and works to take them to investors whose sector and stage fit.
How is it different from spreadsheets and forms?
Spreadsheets and forms collect answers. A programme needs more than answers: it needs to know who is ready, who has gone quiet and what came of the demo day. The table shows where the work sits in each case.
| Job | Spreadsheets, forms and email | MyStartupValley Cohorts |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | A form per cohort, answers in a sheet | One apply link per cohort, every application in one queue |
| Selection | Colour codes and email threads | Accept, waitlist or decline, recorded on the application |
| Founder progress | Chasing founders on WhatsApp | A monthly update from each founder; overdue founders flagged |
| Investor readiness | A judgement call before demo day | A readiness board built from each founder's deal room |
| Reporting | Rebuilt by hand every quarter | A printable outcome report by quarter |
| The raise | Introductions from the team's own contacts | Submit to MSV: evaluated, then taken to investors whose sector and stage fit |
Who is it for?
Incubators, accelerators, college E-cells and technology business incubators, fellowships and programmes of your own. It suits a team that runs one cohort a year as well as one that runs several at once, in any Indian city.
How do you set it up?
- Create your programme. Sign up as an incubator or accelerator and set up your first cohort.
- Share your apply link. Put it on your website, social pages and partner channels.
- Select your cohort. Accept, waitlist or decline each application.
- Run it month by month. Founders file their updates, your team keeps notes, and you put ready founders forward to MSV.
Questions incubators ask
Anything else? Ask the MSV team
What is an incubation management system?
It is the workspace an incubator or accelerator uses to run its programme in one place: applications, selection, the cohort, each founder's monthly progress, demo days and the step where ready founders are put forward to investors.
Is MyStartupValley Cohorts only for incubators?
No. Accelerators, college E-cells, technology business incubators, fellowships and programmes of your own run on it the same way: one apply link, one cohort, one record per founder.
Do founders need an account to apply?
Yes. Founders apply through your apply link with a MyStartupValley founder account, so their profile and documents come with them into your cohort.
Does MSV promise funding to my founders?
No. You put a ready founder forward, the MSV team evaluates them on six due diligence parameters and works to take them to investors whose sector and stage fit. The decision is always the investor's.
Can we run our demo day on it?
Yes. Run demo days with RSVP links in your workspace, or run the whole event on MyStartupValley Events with registration, a pass for every guest and check-in.
How do we start?
Sign up as an incubator or accelerator and set up your first cohort, or talk to the MSV team for a walkthrough of the workspace.