Top 2026 seed funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India

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SMT. Raj Kumari Jain Seed Fund for Innovation at PIEDS BITS Pilani
inactive
PIEDS, BITS Pilani
funding
piedsbits pilaniseed fundinginnovationgen aisemiconductorsspace+7 more
Deadline: January 5, 2026
₹10 Lakhs - ₹50 Lakhs
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Samriddhi Agripreneurship Incubation Programme at ICAR-IVRI
inactive
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute
funding
rkvyraftaaragricultureseed fundinganimal scienceagritechivri+3 more
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Upto: ₹25 Lakhs
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Navodaya Agripreneurship Orientation Programme at ICAR-IVRI
inactive
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute
funding
rkvyraftaaragripreneurshippre-seedidea stageanimal scienceagritech+3 more
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Upto: ₹5 Lakhs
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Call for Startup Proposals at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad
inactive
TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad
funding
tihaniit hyderabadautonomous navigationroboticsaiincubationseed funding+3 more
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Upto: ₹15 Lakhs
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Call for SSS Proposals from Entrepreneurs at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad
inactive
TiHAN Foundation, IIT Hyderabad
funding
tihansssautonomous navigationroboticsdeeptechaiiit hyderabad+4 more
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Upto: ₹25 Lakhs
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USHUS Equity Funding Program at IIMK LIVE
inactive
IIM Kozhikode LIVE, Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
funding
ushusequity fundingiimk livecochin shipyardearly-stage startupsIdea StagePrototype Stage+1 more
Deadline: December 30, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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IndiaAI Intelligent Document Processing Challenge
inactive
IndiaAI
funding
indiaaiaiocrnlpdocument-processingmeitycentral-government+4 more
Deadline: December 23, 2025
₹5 Lakhs - ₹1 Cr
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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre
inactive
IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre
funding
seed fundiim udaipurfundingcentral schemetechnologyPrototype StageMVP Stage+1 more
Deadline: December 20, 2025
Upto: ₹50 Lakhs
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Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2026
inactive
Global Citizen
funding
youth leadershipglobal goalspovertytechnologysocial impactawardinternational+5 more
Deadline: December 17, 2025
Upto: ₹2.24 Cr
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FITT Investment Fund & SIDBI DeepTech Acceleration Program
inactive
FITT
funding
deeptechiit delhisidbiacceleratorinvestment fundiptrl 4+6 more
Deadline: December 14, 2025
Upto: ₹1.5 Cr
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HIM Startup Yojana 2025 Seed Fund at IIT Mandi Catalyst
inactive
IIT Mandi Catalyst
funding
seed fundhimachal pradeshhim startup yojanahpcediit mandi catalyststate schemedpiit registered+3 more
Deadline: December 10, 2025
Upto: ₹50 Lakhs
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Elevate - BPCL Ankur Fund Startup Cohort
inactive
BPCL Ankur Fund
funding
bpclankur fundelevategreen techcybersecurityrenewable energygreen hydrogen+8 more
Deadline: December 9, 2025
Upto: ₹5 Cr
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NIDHI-SSS (Seed Support System) at riidl Somaiya Vidyavihar University
inactive
riidl Somaiya Vidyavihar University
funding
nidhi-sssseed funddstriidlsomaiya vidyaviharequity fundingincubation+6 more
Deadline: November 30, 2025
₹25 Lakhs - ₹1 Cr
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Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025 by Dubai Holding
inactive
Dubai Holding
funding
dubai holdingacceleratorcircular economysustainabilityresource recoveryfood wastedigital innovation+6 more
Deadline: November 25, 2025
₹24 Lakhs - ₹1.2 Cr
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LIC HFL - Social Trailblazer Program - Cohort 4 (Incubation Grant) at IRMA iSEED Foundation
inactive
IRMA ISEED Foundation
funding
lic hflcsrirma iseedsocial trailblazersocial impactincubationgrant+9 more
Deadline: November 14, 2025
Upto: ₹30 Lakhs
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Nitto Denko Startup Innovation Challenge: Flexible Sensing at SINE
inactive
Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) - IIT Bombay,
funding
nitto denkosine iit bombayflexible sensingpaid poccorporate challengedpiitwearable+6 more
Deadline: November 11, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech sector (PRIP)
inactive
Department of Pharmaceuticals
funding
prippharmamedtechmsmehealthcarer&dinnovation+5 more
Deadline: November 10, 2025
₹10 Lakhs - ₹5 Cr
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PropelX - Incubation and Seed Funding at IIT Ropar - TBIF
inactive
IIT Ropar - Technology Business Incubator Foundation (TBIF)
funding
iit ropartbifdeep-techseed fundingprototypeidea stagetechnology+2 more
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Upto: ₹2 Lakhs
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DST Seed Support Program (SSP) at AIC - Anna Incubator
inactive
AIC - Anna Incubator (Atal Incubation Center)
funding
dstseed fundingsspaic anna incubatordeeptechhealthtechdefence tech+7 more
Deadline: November 9, 2025
Upto: ₹50 Lakhs
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NIDHI Seed Support Program (SSP) Phase 2 at ACIC-VGU Foundation
inactive
ACIC-VGU Foundation (TBI)
funding
nidhiseed fundingsspdstacic vguagritechhealthtech+8 more
Deadline: November 7, 2025
Upto: ₹50 Lakhs
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Project SAFFAL Accelerator (South Asia Finance Facility for Acceleration and Leverage) by Massive Earth Foundation
inactive
Massive Earth Foundation
funding
women-ledsmesouth asiaindiaclimate techclean energyacceleration+4 more
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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AI by HER: The Impact Challenge for Women in AI
inactive
IndiaAI
funding
aiwomen-ledwomen innovatorsglobal challengesocial impactai-for-goodmeity+6 more
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Upto: ₹2.5 Cr
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DISHA 2.0 Grand Challenge for Digital Healthcare at IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation
inactive
IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation
funding
iiti indoredristi cpsdstnm-icpsdeep-techdigital healthcarecommercialization+8 more
Deadline: October 31, 2025
₹25 Lakhs - ₹2 Cr
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