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
Women Development & Child Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Up to ₹2Cr govt contract for DPIIT-recognised AI/ECD innovators.
TIDES IIT Roorkee, SIDBI
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
India Accelerator, National Technology Development Program (NTDP)
IIT Mandi Catalyst
3-month exploration program for prototype-stage innovators
IIMK LIVE
Sharp Software Development India Pvt Ltd (SSDI), Incubation Centre IIT Patna
COEP’s Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Seed funding up to ₹9 lakhs for tech startups in healthcare, EV, IoT, cyber security and energy.
Incubation Centre IIT Patna, Sharp Software Development India Pvt Ltd
Prototype to revenue startups in enterprise & AI solutions
Department of Electronics, IT, BT
Avaana Capital, Startup India
Ratan Tata Innovation Hub
Titan Capital
Antler India
Tamil Nadu Technology Hub (iTNT Hub)
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC), K-tech, Startup Karnataka
AIC ISB, HDFC Bank Parivartan
Bosch, ACIC-BMU Foundation
VELS Innovation Council, StartupTN
Venture Center, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd.
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)