theNortheast.xyz
The public record of India's Northeast startup ecosystem.
Quick — name every active startup, investor, and incubator across eight Northeast states.
You can't. Nobody can. The ecosystem is real, growing, and almost entirely invisible to itself.
Buried in PDFs, press releases, and WhatsApp groups.
- → Founders can't find the investors who back NE deals.
- → Investors can't see live deal flow without flying in.
- → Incubators run cohorts in silence and hope word travels.
- → Partners and policymakers rely on outdated state PDFs.
- → Press, researchers, and diaspora have no entry point.
One free, public directory. Operator-neutral. Founder-controlled.
Seeded from state registries, university incubators, and press-reported rounds. Growing weekly as founders claim their listings and new ventures self-submit.
Three doors. All open.
Seeded
We import what's already public — state startup missions, incubator cohorts, press rounds. Every seeded listing is labeled and transparent.
Claimed
Founders verify ownership with a single email match. Once claimed, they own the page — update anytime, forever free, no gatekeeper.
Submitted
Missing a venture? Anyone can submit a listing. Reviewed for fit and published free. The directory grows as the region grows.
Get found. Stay found.
One canonical page
A stable, indexable URL that investors and partners can share. No LinkedIn-only blackholes.
You control it
Update the team, the deck, the latest round — no emails to operators, no review queues for edits.
Free, forever
No premium tier, no pay-to-boost. Listing order is structural, not commercial.
Discovery you don't run
SEO, sector pages, state pages, and a WhatsApp community bring the traffic to your listing — not the other way around.
Live deal flow across eight states.
Filter by sector, stage, state
Slice 33 active startups by craft, agri, tourism, tech — or by Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, and four more.
Founder-maintained data
Listings age with the companies behind them. If a round closes, it shows up here before the press picks it up.
Transparent provenance
Every entity is tagged seeded, claimed, or self-submitted. You know what you're reading.
Zero intermediary
Contact founders directly. We don't broker. We don't take fees. We don't sit between you and the deal.
Show your cohorts. Signal your programs. Reach the region.
Showcase cohorts
Publish the startups you've incubated — linked, dated, and credited. Make your track record browsable.
Announce programs
Open applications, demo days, accelerator cohorts — the opportunities layer is coming next, and it's yours.
Cross-state collaboration
Finally, a shared surface where Meghalaya and Nagaland incubators can see each other's work.
Policy-facing visibility
State missions, industry associations, and research bodies all live here — same grammar, same format.
The Northeast is a policy priority, a talent source, and an under-indexed frontier.
Four ways to join the directory.
Browse it
See who's already in. Find the founders, funds, and programs in your sector.
Open to everyoneClaim your listing
If you're in here, take ownership. One email verification, full control after.
For founders & teamsSubmit new entities
Missing a startup, incubator, or investor? Submit it. Reviewed, free, published.
For anyonePartner with us
Data share, cohort publishing, co-branded launches, ecosystem-wide programs.
For institutions