IIT Mandi Catalyst launched incubation programs to develop startups working in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The program is supported by IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation. The program is aimed to develop and support startups at different stages of product development. 

The incubation program will be conducted in two phases; startups interested in HCI incubation programs need to enroll for incubation phase 1 (Exploration Batch). After completing incubation phase 1, selected startups will get the opportunity to move to incubation phase 2, where startups can avail of financial support in the form of a prototyping grant (CPS-PRAYAS) and seed fund support (CPS-Seed support scheme(SSS)). 

Apart from these incubation phases, IIT Mandi Catalyst will also provide the opportunity to individual innovators to validate their startup ideas as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence under the CPS-EIR scheme.