- BHARAT stands for Better Health, Agriculture, Renewable and Technologies
- A $150 million fund for Startups in India
- It is a public-private-academia partnership set up by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).
- The Fund will be managed and coordinated by CIIE at the IIM, Ahmedabad.
- It will support innovation and innovative startups in areas of healthcare and life-sciences, sustainability, and digital technologies.
- The Fund will use important tools such as labs, mentorship, funding, and networking to support entrepreneurs who take on hard challenges of an ever-broadening Indian market.
- Launched in 2015