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Six examples of our approach put to work. Ventures in which IDC INDIA INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL’s leaders are involved are marked “affiliated”.

01Affiliated venture

GRASA

A precision-nutrition brand making fermented millet atta, cookies and sourdough bread from ancient Indian grains, with no maida and no refined sugar. GRASA is founder-affiliated, and we disclose that openly.

  • 500+People helped in Delhi NCR
  • 87%Report more energy in month 1
  • 48 hrsFermentation in cookies

*Figures as published by the venture on its own website.

Our role
Incubated through COSMINNOX and studied in our journal as a food-as-medicine case
Result
FSSAI-licensed, with home delivery across Delhi NCR
Visit grasamillets.com
02Journal

IDCIJST

IDC INDIA INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL’s peer-reviewed, open-access journal, launched in 2026 to publish research from India’s academics, researchers and innovators.

  • Vol. 1Launched in 2026
  • Open accessFree to read
  • Peer-reviewedEditorial board
Our role
Founding publisher and editorial governance
Result
Volume 1 (2026) launched and e-ISSN received
Visit idcijst.com
03Incubator

COSMINNOX

A startup incubator for founders and students. It began as a digital magazine and founder network, and grew into a platform that backs early-stage ventures.

  • 7,900+Applications reviewed
  • 2Ventures incubated
  • MagazineWhere it began
Our role
Developed with IDC INDIA INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Result
GRASA and Mansa Ayurveda incubated
Visit cosminnox.com
04Digital magazine

The Cosminnox

India’s independent digital magazine covering business, technology, health, education and culture, with a weekly newsletter. It is also the media arm that carried the press coverage of GRASA’s national award.

  • 10News categories
  • 171Outlets carried the GRASA release
  • 5K+Newsletter readers

*Figures as published by the venture on its own website.

Our role
Media platform built within the COSMINNOX ecosystem
Result
GRASA’s award story syndicated across 171 media outlets
Visit news.cosminnox.com
05IDC INDIA INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL initiative

Bestie

Bestie by MediCaps is a health, wealth and happiness companion for women aged 18 to 60+, with an AI friend, a named navigator and registered doctors. It educates and organises care; it does not replace a doctor.

  • 3+Languages
  • Doctor-ledClinical governance
  • Privacy-firstRecords stay in India
Our role
Initiative of IDC INDIA INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, COSMINNOX and IDC MediCaps
Result
Early access open in Delhi NCR, Tricity and Punjab
Visit bestie-frontend-omega.vercel.app
06Legal partner

MaiCourt

MAICOURT, the Mass Awareness Initiative for Constitutional Rights & Transparency, is a public-interest legal institution and our legal facilitation partner for innovators and founders.

  • 6Practice areas
  • Article 21Right to justice focus
  • Public interestResearch and advocacy
Our role
Legal facilitation partner for innovators and founders
Result
Six practice areas, from constitutional to regulatory law
Visit maicourt.com
07Incubated venture

Mansa Ayurveda

An Ayurvedic clinic in Zirakpur, near Chandigarh, offering authentic Ayurvedic treatments, Panchkarma therapy and herbal remedies for concerns such as weight, hair, joints and diabetes care.

  • ZirakpurNear Chandigarh
  • PanchkarmaTherapy offered
  • HerbalAyurvedic remedies
Our role
Incubated through COSMINNOX
Result
Incubated alongside GRASA
Visit mansaayurveda.com
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