SSP-4 · Social Impact Zone

A home for social and deeptech ventures

A dedicated zone across the 8th and 9th floors of T-Hub, where founders solving meaningful problems get the infrastructure, guidance and access to scale.

JETRO delegation at T-Hub
8th & 9th floors · T-Hub Phase 2

Overview

A comprehensive social-impact ecosystem for tech startups

A dedicated environment across the 8th and 9th floors of T-Hub Phase 2 for tech-enabled social innovation.

It is programme-led, pairing incubation and acceleration with lab access, mentorship, funding pathways and India–Japan connections, so founders tackling social challenges move from idea to market and scale.

8th floor

Programme, mentoring and founder workspace

9th floor

Labs, prototyping and Centres of Excellence

What you get

Support across the startup journey

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Readiness programmes

Market, investment and product readiness tracks with clear milestones.

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Centres of Excellence

Domain hubs in areas like AI, HealthTech, FinTech and sustainability.

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Mentorship & capital

Access to T-Hub's mentor, investor and corporate network.

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Funding pathways

Structured access to early-stage funding and impact capital.

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Lab & prototyping

Shared infrastructure to build and test real products.

India–Japan linkage

Cross-border connections through the IMAP and T-Bridge tracks.

Focus areas

Where founders make an impact

HealthcareEducationRural developmentSustainability & climateFinancial inclusionAgritechDeeptechSocial innovation

Impact & alignment

Designed for measurable social impact

The zone grows a pipeline of tech-enabled social ventures, strengthens regional innovation and deepens India–Japan collaboration, mapping to Startup India, Digital India and Telangana's Innovation and Social Innovation policies.

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SDG-aligned

Contributes to SDGs 8, 9, 11 and 17: jobs, innovation, inclusive cities and partnerships.

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Low environmental footprint

Housed within existing T-Hub infrastructure on the 8th and 9th floors, with no land acquisition or displacement.

Building for scale and for good?

Early- and growth-stage founders applying technology to social and environmental challenges: tell us about your venture.

The call for applications will open soon.