Startup Grants for Indian Founders

Browse government, CSR, and international grants available to Indian founders. Filter by eligibility, sector, funding amount, and deadlines — all in one place.

Showing 294+ programs for Indian startups

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Navodaya Agripreneurship Orientation Programme at ICAR-IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

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Student Orientation Programme at ICAR-IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Upto ₹4 LakhsClosed

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AgriNext Startup Innovation Grant by Kerala Startup Mission

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

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Call for Startup Proposals at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad

TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad

Upto ₹15 LakhsClosed

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Call for SSS Proposals from Entrepreneurs at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad

TiHAN Foundation, IIT Hyderabad

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

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Call for Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Proposals at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad

TiHAN Foundation, IIT Hyderabad

Upto ₹3 LakhsClosed

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Meta Pragati AI for Impact Program by The Delta

The Delta, Meta

Upto ₹1 CrClosed

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Bharat Startup Grand Challenge 2025

Sri Sairam Techno Incubator Foundation

₹1 Lakhs – ₹3 LakhsClosed

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MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant/Fellowship Program at DERBI Foundation

DERBI Foundation

Upto ₹7 LakhsClosed

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Fortify to Scale Grand Challenge by Bharat Impact

Bharat Impact Incubation Centre

Upto ₹2.5 LakhsClosed

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AI Impact Summit 2026 Pre-Summit Event: Call for Proposals by AI4India & IHFC

IHFC

Upto ₹2 CrClosed

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IndiaAI Intelligent Document Processing Challenge

IndiaAI

₹5 Lakhs – ₹1 CrClosed

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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

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Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2026

Global Citizen

Upto ₹2.24 CrClosed

youth leadershipglobal goalsEarly Revenue Stage
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Grant for Agroecology Program (GAP) Fund – Challenge Round 6 by ACCESS Development Services

ACCESS Development Services

Upto ₹2 CrClosed

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GCI-BIRAC Vaginal Health Formulation Innovation Grant

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

Upto ₹2.2 CrClosed

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AI for Fintech Accelerator by SanchiConnect

SanchiConnect

Upto ₹3 CrClosed

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AI & AgriTech Innovation Center - Track 1: Discovery & Ideation

Government of Maharashtra, AI & AgriTech Innovation Center

Upto ₹40 LakhsClosed

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AI & AgriTech Innovation Center - Track 2: Pilot & Validation

AI & AgriTech Innovation Center

Upto ₹2 CrClosed

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IIITD-IC FinTech Grand Challenge

IIIT Delhi Innovation & Incubation Center, Startup India, Decentro

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

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FITT Investment Fund & SIDBI DeepTech Acceleration Program

FITT

Upto ₹1.5 CrClosed

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HIM Startup Yojana 2025 Seed Fund at IIT Mandi Catalyst

IIT Mandi Catalyst

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

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StartupGrantsIndia is India's largest independent directory of startup grants, government schemes, accelerators, incubation programs, CSR funds, and seed funding opportunities — all in one place.

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