Individual innovators and pre-incorporation founders can access DST's NIDHI-PRAYAS grants, Atal Tinkering Lab programs, and state-level innovation awards. Several schemes including the Smart India Hackathon and BIRAC's Biotechnology Ignition Grant accept applications from individuals before formal entity registration.
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EarthON Foundation, Greenovation Hub
LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) BioNEST Incubator, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
UK Government
InFED, IIM Nagpur
Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE
Shree Cement Limited
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
Up to ₹10 crore for IAF deep-tech defence challenges.
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
Up to ₹1.5 crore for IAF helicopter glide path landing system.
IHH Healthcare, Fortis Healthcare
Hospital pilot program for healthcare startups with hospital-ready solutions.
Atal Incubation Centre - Shiv Nadar University
PayU
Zero-equity fintech accelerator for MVP-stage startups raising Seed–Series A.
BOSCH and BML Munjal University
Sustainable mobility innovation challenge.
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