Innovators Connect – Tandem 2026

Innovators Connect – Tandem is a two-week immersion programme for young researchers interested in start-up founding and early-stage start-up founders from India and Germany. The programme includes workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking, visits, and intercultural training and hosts participants at partner incubators in India. Participants work in teams on problem-solving, idea and technology development, and gain exposure to start-up and innovation ecosystems of India and Germany. Winning teams receive support from DWIH New Delhi and its network to develop their ideas further.

Workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking, visits, intercultural training, hosting at partner incubators in India; winning teams get further support to develop their ideas.

Young researchers and early-stage start-up founders from India and Germany may apply. In India the programme is only open to participants incubated on-site or registered at the listed Host and Main Partners and Associate Partners.

Apply via the programme's call for applications page linked on the organiser's site.