Seed Spark delivers essential business training to early-stage entrepreneurs in collaboration with incubators, accelerators, and other organizations. How do entrepreneurs grow and scale their startups? What kind of business training and tools will make the most impact? What do high-potential entrepreneurs need to get to the next level? Seed Spark is here to help. Developed by Stanford Seed, this online entrepreneurship program gives founders the skills they need to build their business strategy, grow their network, and boost their business acumen. Spark collaborates with incubators, accelerators, and entrepreneurial support organizations in South Asia to provide its training program to high-potential entrepreneurs and founders who are running early-stage startups in the growth or traction stage. Seed Spark is led by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty and seasoned entrepreneurs. The five-month online program blends practical insights on scaling startups with time-tested toolkits necessary for positioning teams and startups for success. Live online expert sessions are combined with video lectures, toolkits, activities, office hours, mentorship opportunities, and peer support groups for a comprehensive learning experience.

𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐄𝐂 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 12 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡–𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2026), 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦!

This achievement reflects the growing quality, strength, and global readiness of NEC-supported startups.

Seed Spark is a competitive five-month program focused on strategy, business growth, and mentorship.

NEC has shown steady progress in recent cohorts:
➜ 5 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 09 (50%)
➜ 6 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 10 (60%) 𝘢𝘯𝘥
➜ 7 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 11 (70%).
𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 12, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 9 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 100% 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞.

The program offers world-class learning, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help startups scale effectively. This success highlights NEC’s strong support system and commitment to building globally competitive ventures. It also positions Nashik as an emerging hub in the global startup ecosystem.