The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has announced seven new WaveX incubation centres across India to boost startups in animation, VFX, gaming, comics, and XR. The centres, located at IIMC campuses, FTII Pune, and SRFTI Kolkata, will provide world-class infrastructure and mentorship
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To make sure that India is well facilitated with a proper e-gaming structure, the government has been promoting upcoming startups and already established companies.
As reported by news agency IANS, in view of giving them a push, start-up accelerator platform WaveX will establish seven new incubation centres across India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Wednesday.
These centres will support startups in animation, visual effects, gaming, comics (AVGC), and extended reality (XR).
What is WaveX?
The Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) launched the WAVEX platform in March 2025. It is a platform that aims to fund and provide national exposure to startups in the media and entertainment sector.
7 new WaveX incubator centres
WaveX, in view of setting up new centres across India, has announced that it will be establishing seven new incubators. The places at which they will be launching the incubators are the Indian Institute of Mass Communication campuses in Delhi, Jammu, Dhenkanal (Odisha), Kottayam (Kerala), and Amravati (Maharashtra), along with the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata, as per IANS.
The new centres were launched in addition to the existing facility at the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) in Mumbai.
The new incubator centres will provide startups with access to advanced production, post-production, and game development editing and testing through IICT, FTII, SRFTI, and other partner incubators.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also informed that each centre would choose 15 startups for its inaugural cohort.
As reported by news agency IANS, the monthly fees of these incubator centres are fixed at Rs 8,500 plus GST, with priority given to ventures in media, entertainment, AVGC, and XR.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting further said that, “These facilities enable startups to design, develop, and validate content in film, gaming, and immersive media at global standards,” as cited by news agency IANS.
Mumbai to have flagship incubator
As reported by news agency IANS, the flagship IICT Incubator in Mumbai is equipped with world-class infrastructure and provides advanced equipment and infrastructure, featuring an 8K Red Raptor Vista Vision camera, a 4K HDR preview theatre with Dolby Atmos, high-performance Alienware workstations, a state-of-the-art virtual production stage with LED walls, photogrammetry systems, professional sound and colour-mix theatres, 4K HDR edit suites, VR testing kits, and the latest gaming consoles.
Moreover, the I&B ministry further asserted that the startups can access resources both on-site and through digital platforms. The ministry further informed that applications are now open at wavex.wavesbazaar.com.
(With inputs from IANS)
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