IIT Mandi Catalyst

About IIT Mandi Catalyst

Catalyst was launched in 2016 by IIT Mandi as the first Technology Business Incubator (TBI) in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Strongly backed by Central Government and State Government, Catalyst aims to incubate technology-based start-ups focused on economic and/or social impacts. As the name implies, it serves as a catalyst' to nurture and guide entrepreneurial initiatives with social and/or commercial objectives. We are funded by IIT Mandi, Department of science and technology (DST), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, HP Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (HPCED), and Vishal Bharat Comnet, Chennai. In only five years of existence, Catalyst has emerged as one of the leading incubators in Himachal Pradesh and in the Himalayan region. It is also among the more active incubators in the country. Through the visionary leadership provided by IIT Mandi, Catalyst has created a startup-friendly support system to ensure the ideas of tomorrow don't die.