We are currently working with Cohort 2 startups from April-Sept/Oct 2026 and Cohort 3 applications will be launched in Dec’26.
What The Program Did
Samvardhan is a 6-month, design-focused accelerator program for hardware healthcare startups, co-created by PIEDS (BITS Pilani) and Studio Carbon. It aims to move medical prototypes to market-ready products, providing ₹10 Lakhs in funding, 100+ hours of design consultations, intensive design sprint at Studio Carbon's Gandhinagar office and demo day.
Program Structure
- Duration: 6 months.
- Eligibility:Medical Device Startups
- Selection Criteria:
- Prototype ready
- Revenue potential required.
- Cohort Size: 2-4 startups, each receiving INR 10 lakhs.
- Equity Terms: 2% equity for funding (1% each to Studio Carbon and PIEDS).
- Metrics: Launch of Improved Product Version
Outcomes & Impact:
- Capital deployed: ₹80 Lakhs across 8 startups
- Follow-on capital raised by cohort:
- Jobs created: 30+
- Patents filed: 2 patents filed, 6 under process
- Revenue generated by portfolio: ~₹7 Lakhs
- Notable graduations / exits: Nil
Portfolio Companies Supported
1
Pathscan Technologies Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 1
2
PeaceinPaces Pvt Ltd (Yura Health)
Medtech
Cohort: 1
3
Aparoks Tech Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 1
4
Arovya Labs Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 1
5
Medblue Innovations Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 1
6
Suksma Medtech Pvt. Ltd.
Medtech
Cohort: 1
7
Oralvis Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 2
8
Zenovocare Technologies Pvt Ltd
Medtech
Cohort: 2
Cohort Timeline
Cohort 1 (2025) — 6 startups
- Cohort 1 (2025) — 6 startups
- Jan-Feb: Applications launched and screening
- March: Onboarding
- April: Design Sprint
- May to October: Mentoring & Consultation
- October: Demo Day
Cohort 2 (2026) — 2 startups
- Jan-Feb: Applications launched and screening
- March: Onboarding
- April: Design Sprint
- May to October: Mentoring & Consultation
- October: Demo Day
Funding & Partners
Design Studio partner supporting the startups with industrial design, Visual communication and UI/UX for the medtech products.
Birla Carbon supported first cohort of 6 startups with 10L funding each, leading to a 60L grant
ABCF supported second cohort of 2 startups with 10L funding each, leading to a 20L grant
