Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

Unilever's annual technology case study competition for India's top B-School students — ₹6.25 L cash prizes plus PPO opportunities.

A national-level 24-hour offline hackathon in Pune for college students across India — ₹1,00,000+ prize pool, internship opportunities, and themes in AI/ML, cybersecurity, blockchain, and open innovation.

A 36-hour national-level hackathon for undergraduate students, with ₹60,000 in cash prizes across multiple domains.

A national-level 24-hour hybrid hackathon in Coimbatore with ₹30,000 cash prize, internships, and blockchain/AI learning opportunities for students.

A global AI hackathon for social good with a ₹9.3 lakh prize pool, open to Indian participants.

A virtual hackathon exploring quantum computing and related technologies — ₹93,000 prize pool.

A hybrid AI hackathon to build real-time conversational AI applications using Agora Conversational AI — open to students, developers, and startups.

A 24-hour offline innovation hackathon at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad — open to all Indian college students with a ₹1.20 L prize pool.

A 24-hour offline software development hackathon at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad — ₹1.20 L prize pool for student teams of 2–4.

A beginner-friendly online game jam for web developers — build a browser game and compete for a €100 prize.

A virtual AI hackathon by Suvidha International Foundation with a $500 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

A 12-hour national vibe coding hackathon at Adamas University, Kolkata — ₹7,000 prize pool.

A national-level 36-hour offline hackathon at MITS Gwalior for undergraduate students — ₹1.5 lakh+ in prizes across AI, Web3 & Blockchain, and Open Innovation tracks.

An online hackathon for builders to create AI/ML solutions for social good — $150 prize pool.

A hackathon by Women In Product India for building AI agents — ₹1,00,000 prize pool.

A 30-hour on-site hackathon at UEM Kolkata for college students across India — ₹60,000 prize pool, open innovation theme.

A 24-hour cybersecurity hackathon at SRMS CET&R, Bareilly with CTF challenges, ₹51,000+ prizes and certificates.

A global online hackathon by OSC with a ₹3.72 lakh prize pool — open to all skill levels, including Indian teams.

A global online deep tech hackathon with a ₹15.35 lakh prize pool, open to Indian teams.

A full-day hackathon in Gurugram where developers build enterprise AI solutions using Synq AI's context layer — solo participation, prizes worth ₹1,00,000.

A 24-hour student hackathon at Ramco Institute of Technology with a ₹30,000 prize pool, open to teams of 2–4 from the same college.

An online international hackathon for students and innovators, with a US$8,000 prize pool.