Startup Grants & Funding for Climate, Energy & EV Startups

Grant by KSUM for technology startups converting MVP to market-ready product, up to ₹7 lakhs.

A Uttarakhand government scheme offering project loans from ₹20,000 to ₹7 lakh and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) for self-employment ventures by Scheduled Caste and Tribe entrepreneurs below the poverty line.

This scheme provides a 25% capital investment subsidy, up to ₹6.25 lakhs, to local entrepreneurs for establishing Micro and Small Enterprises in Lakshadweep.

A Goa government scheme offering reimbursement to startups for co-working space, incubator, or accelerator seat costs up to ₹6000 per seat.

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Grant for women/transgender-led startups in Kerala to productize MVP, up to ₹5 lakhs.

Incubation for student entrepreneurs and recent graduates with prototype or early traction.

Up to ₹5L grant for Andhra University students, faculty, and researchers building innovations and startups.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

Swarnima provides low-interest loans up to ₹5 lakh to female beneficiaries from Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Maharashtra to support self-employment ventures and foster financial independence.

A margin money loan scheme by LIDCOM for the Scheduled Caste Charmakar community in Maharashtra, offering seed capital and subsidy for business projects.

A Bihar state-sponsored loan scheme providing up to ₹5 lakh at 5% interest to minority youth for employment and income-generation activities.

A loan scheme by the Tamil Nadu government providing up to ₹5 lakh at 12% interest to women entrepreneurs for their businesses.

A scheme by Mission Youth J&K to provide financial assistance up to ₹5 lakh to young women (18-35 years) for setting up or expanding self-employment ventures.

The Big Loan Scheme by DSFDC offers term loans up to ₹5 lakh to marginalized residents of Delhi for establishing non-polluting income-generating businesses.

A self-employment scheme by the Government of Rajasthan providing specially-abled individuals with a loan up to ₹5 lakh and a subsidy up to ₹50,000 to start their own businesses.

The Self Employment Scheme by Gujarat's Tribal Development Department offers affordable loans up to ₹5 lakh to unemployed Scheduled Tribe individuals to start businesses.

The Microcredit Finance Scheme provides microloans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest to Scheduled Caste individuals and Self-Help Groups in Gujarat for self-employment and small-scale businesses.

A low-interest loan scheme by GTKVN to promote self-employment among professionally educated unemployed youth from Thakor and Koli communities in Gujarat.

Odoo Hackathon 2026 is Asia's largest recruitment hackathon, offering a ₹5,00,000 cash prize pool and direct job opportunities for coders aged 18+.

Reimbursement of patent filing costs up to ₹5 lakh for DPIIT-recognized MP startups.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.