Innovate. Incubate. Impact.
HandloomX is the startup and innovation accelerator of CoE-HT, empowering innovators, entrepreneurs and startups to build technology-led solutions for the handloom ecosystem and beyond.
Technology solutions to improve productivity and reduce drudgery.
Eco-friendly dyes, natural fibres, recycling and circular innovations.
Contemporary designs, new product categories and market-aligned solutions.
E-commerce, traceability, digital tools and platforms to connect weavers to global markets.
Solutions that enhance income, skill, wellbeing and social impact for weaver communities.
Innovations in yarn, dyeing, finishing, tooling and other support services.
The Innovation Challenge is a pre-seed platform designed to discover and support breakthrough ideas across the 5F – Farm to Foreign value chain: Farm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion and Foreign. Open to young innovators, startups, researchers, industry professionals, individual weavers, and weaver associations and cooperatives, the program enables promising ideas to move towards real-world solutions through seed funding opportunities of up to ₹30 lakhs, expert mentorship, incubation support, market access, and strategic partnerships—creating scalable solutions and sustainable impact across the handloom ecosystem.
HandloomX is a sector-focused startup incubation and venture creation program designed to transform critical challenges and market opportunities across the handloom value chain into innovative products, technologies, and scalable ventures. The program connects startups and innovators with expert mentorship, CoEHT’s research and technology ecosystem, industry partnerships, investor networks, product validation, commercialization, market access, and export facilitation—enabling them to build sustainable, market-ready ventures and strengthen the competitiveness of the Indian handloom sector.
Accel Loom is a growth-focused acceleration program designed to support market-ready startups and enterprises in scaling their innovations across the handloom value chain. The program enables high-potential ventures to accelerate growth through strategic mentorship, industry partnerships, investor connections, product commercialization, market expansion, and export facilitation—helping them move from validated solutions to scalable businesses with national and global market potential.
We identify and onboard innovative ideas and early-stage startups.
Structured incubation with mentorship, training and technical support.
Access to labs, funding connects, pilot support and go-to-market assistance.
Enable startups to scale, commercialize and create long-term impact.
Driving innovation-led growth for a resilient and future-ready handloom ecosystem.
HandloomX is committed to nurturing innovations that respect tradition, leverage technology and create sustainable impact for weavers, communities and the world.
