Top 2026 grants and funding programs for Individual companies in Tamil Nadu
The Pitch by Deel 2026 - Deel
Global seed-stage competition for startups under $5M raised
EDII Tamil Nadu Innovation Voucher Programme
Grant up to ₹7 lakhs for manufacturing MSMEs/startups in Tamil Nadu.
AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures
4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.
BUILD 5.0 – Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program by FITT IIT Delhi
₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.
NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026
Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.
Techtonic: Innovations for Sustainability – Social Alpha
Up to ₹60L support for sustainability startups in energy, materials and resources.
Honda Innovation Challenge 1.0 - Honda & T-Hub
Mobility deeptech challenge with paid PoC and up to ₹10L funding
Maruti Suzuki Accelerator - Maruti Suzuki Innovation
Mobility and automotive tech accelerator with funded PoC by Maruti Suzuki
Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge 2026
LVPEI BioNEST Incubator Start-Up Challenge 2026
Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) India 2026 by UK Government
GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Program Cohort 2 – InFED IIM Nagpur
Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.
STPI EmTek Call for Proposal 7.0 - STPI EmTek CoE Bhubaneswar
Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE
iDEX Prime Re Open
Up to ₹10 crore for IAF deep-tech defence challenges.
iDEX DISC 12 (Re-Open) – IAF
Up to ₹1.5 crore for IAF helicopter glide path landing system.
IHH Catalyst Program – Fortis IndiaEdition
Hospital pilot program for healthcare startups with hospital-ready solutions.
PayU inFINity 3.0 Fintech Accelerator
Zero-equity fintech accelerator for MVP-stage startups raising Seed–Series A.
BOSCH–BMU Innovation Challenge Cohort 2
Sustainable mobility innovation challenge.