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Edition 18

2026

Incubator & Capital Summit with ISBACON

Join a national gathering of incubators, founders and investors for three days.

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12 Workshops

10 Demos

60 Talks

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Incubator Summit with

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Capital Summit

9th & 10th October

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Three days of

innovation, learning, and meaningful conversations.

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18th

Incubator Summit with

ISBACon

8th October

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Capital Summit

9th & 10th October

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Three days of

 innovation, learning, and meaningful conversations.

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[CAPITAL SUMMIT IN COLLABORATION WITH ISBACON]

Where innovation leaders and incubators unite and shape what's next.

Where innovation leaders and incubators unite and shape what's next.

Where innovation leaders and incubators unite and shape what's next.

Presented in collaboration with ISBACon, Capital Summit convenes leading investors, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers to explore the future of capital and growth. A platform built for meaningful dialogue, strategic partnerships, and ideas that shape what comes next.

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[Why Attend]

Unleash the Potential of Your Conference

Unleash the Potential of Your Conference

Unleash the Potential of Your Conference

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Learn from Incubators Across India

Exchange operating practices and lessons with incubation teams.

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Hear Investors Explain Their Decisions

Understand the evidence investors look for in your sector.

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Meet Founders Building in Your Domain

Learn from the decisions behind real products and businesses.

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Discover Incubated Ventures

Explore emerging products and the teams building them.

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Bring Institutional Challenges to the Table

Contribute to conversations on policy and founder support.

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Make Relevant Introductions

Connect around shared sectors, stages and collaboration needs.

→ Incubator & Capital Summit with ISBACon

09.10 —

10.10.2026

Chandigarh University

Mohali

Capital Summit at a Glance:

Capital Summit at a Glance:

[ KEY INSIGHTS ]

A three-day national convening of India's incubation and early-stage capital ecosystem, hosted by Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator in collaboration with ISBACON 2026, the 18th Annual Conference of the Indian STEP & Business Incubator Association. From 8–10 October at Chandigarh University, Mohali, the summit brings incubators, founders, investors and policymakers into one room.

[ Highlights ]

300+

Incubators

The densest institutional gathering in the Indian incubation calendar

100+

Curated Startups

80+

Investors

100+

Ecosystem delegates

300+

Incubators

The densest institutional gathering in the Indian incubation calendar

100+

Curated Startups

80+

Investors

100+

Ecosystem delegates

DeepTech and Applied AI

DeepTech and Applied AI

DeepTech and Applied AI

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Explore how deeptech and AI founders move from technical validation to customer adoption, commercial deployment and the next funding milestone.

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Product validation

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AI deployment

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Intellectual property

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Capital milestones

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D2C and Consumer Tech

D2C and Consumer Tech

D2C and Consumer Tech

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[ FOCUS AREA ]

Learn how consumer founders approach acquisition, retention, distribution and margins, and how investors evaluate the quality of growth.

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Retention

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Distribution

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Unit economics

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Consumer brands

Product strategy workshop in progress

Vertical SaaS and Fintech

Vertical SaaS and Fintech

Vertical SaaS and Fintech

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Examine workflow depth, enterprise sales and retention in vertical SaaS, alongside trust, distribution and partnerships in fintech.

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Industry workflows

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Recurring revenue

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Trust

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Financial services

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CreatorTech and Content

CreatorTech and Content

CreatorTech and Content

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Explore the tools, platforms and business models that help creators turn audience engagement into repeatable revenue and durable businesses.

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Creator tools

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Monetisation

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Content IP

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Audience ownership

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Capital Summit

Book Your Pass

Delegate Benefits:

DAY 2 / 10 OCTOBER

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Free

₹3,000

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Capital Summit

Book Your Pass

Delegate Benefits:

DAY 2 / 10 OCTOBER

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Free

₹3,000

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Startup Exhibitor Pass

Book Your Pass

Delegate Benefits:

DAY 1 / 9 OCTOBER

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

₹3,000

₹5,000

+ GST

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Startup Exhibitor Pass

Book Your Pass

Delegate Benefits:

DAY 1 / 9 OCTOBER

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

Incubator networking

Meet incubation teams, founders, and peers.

₹3,000

₹5,000

+ GST

-- frequently asked questions.

Everything you need to know before attending.

Everything you need to know before attending.

What is the Incubator & Capital Summit 2026?

A three-day gathering of incubators, founders, investors and ecosystem leaders, combining the Incubator Summit with ISBAcon and the Capital Summit.

What happens on each date?

Which programme is relevant to me?

What are the Capital Summit tracks?

Is the curated startup cohort the same as the founder audience?

Does registration include a Demo Day pitch?

Where will the summit take place?