Academic institutions including universities, research labs, and IITs/IIMs qualify for DST-FIST infrastructure grants, MHRD's SPARC program, and BIRAC's university innovation grants. Institution-linked startups benefit from dedicated incubation centres, NIDHI-TBI funding, and faculty entrepreneurship schemes under the National Education Policy 2020.
Showing 402+ programs for Indian startups
Techstars, Permanente Medicine Mid-Atlantic States
Accelerator for healthcare startups transforming care delivery, focusing on Mid-Atlantic states.
Techstars
Accelerator for space technology startups, leveraging adjacent industries for aerospace market access.
Infineon Technologies
Global co-innovation program for hardware, semiconductor, and embedded software startups.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), BIRAC
Joint call for Bio AI hubs in biomanufacturing under BioE3. Open to startups, LLPs, and academic SIROs.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), BIRAC
BioE3 Challenge for Indian citizens with biotech concept proposals.
StartupTN
C-CAMP, Ashraya Hastha Trust
StartupTN
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Wadhwani Foundation
Invention Engine
MASA Forum, Startup India
Gates Foundation
Boeing India, T-Hub
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Capgemini
NSRCEL, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), NITI Aayog, and Xynteo
Circular economy accelerator with pilot grants for TRL 5+ startups.
Vidhai & Vaanam Space LLP
12-week hybrid accelerator for early-stage sector-agnostic startup
Deel
Global seed-stage competition for startups under $5M raised
Innovation Mission Punjab
Punjab-based DPIIT startups with pilot/revenue traction
Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII), Tamil Nadu
Grant up to ₹7 lakhs for manufacturing MSMEs/startups in Tamil Nadu.
Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Council (MAGIC)
Seed fund for Maharashtra startups from PoC to commercialization.
NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI, Gurugram
Zero equity subsidized incubation for tech startups in Haryana.
Social Alpha
Up to ₹60L support for sustainability startups in energy, materials and resources.