Startup Grants & Funding for Gaming, Media & Web3 Startups

A Gujarat government scheme offering up to ₹30 lakh in financial assistance for startups to develop innovative projects, covering prototype development, market research, and testing.

A Government of India initiative providing up to 30 lakh equity funding and incubation support to SC youth and early-stage startups with innovative, technology-driven ideas.

A loan scheme by NMDFC providing up to ₹30 lakh at concessional interest rates for economically viable income generation ventures by beneficiaries from India's minority communities.

This scheme by the Haryana government provides concessional term loans of up to ₹30 lakh to individuals from minority communities in Haryana to enhance their employability and support self-employment ventures.

A Tamil Nadu government scheme providing reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred by Micro and Small enterprises during fund raising through SME Exchange IPOs, up to ₹30 lakh.

A capital subsidy for MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu to set up environmental protection infrastructure or manufacture single-use plastic alternatives, offering up to ₹30 lakh or 25% of the capital cost.

Hack-Nation India: A global AI hackathon offering over ₹27.9 lakh in cash and Open AI API credits, plus ₹1.4 crore+ in API credits for participants.

This scheme by the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa, offers a performance-linked grant of up to ₹25 lakh to eligible IT units operating in Goa.

Goa Startup Mission offers an equity co-investment of 25% matching funds, up to ₹25 lakh, for Goa-based pre-product launch startups that have raised prior funding from a recognized source.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Loan scheme by the Government of Himachal Pradesh to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for self-employment with loans up to ₹25 lakh at subsidized interest rates.

Financial assistance from PIPDIC for individuals and companies to establish or renovate sales outlets for Village & Small Industries (VSI) products in Puducherry, with a project cost limit of ₹25 lakh.

Loans up to "25 lakh are provided to professionally educated unemployed disabled youth in Haryana to support their self-employment or professional activities.

India's founder-first startup festival + Zee TV pitch show is back. Founders from any city, any stage, any sector pitch to a panel of investor "Titans" for a ₹25 Lakh per-startup cohort guarantee, live Demo Day at Bharat Mandapam (Aug 26–28, 2026) and Zee TV / Zee5 broadcast.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

25% capital subsidy for SC/ST-owned MSEs on technology upgradation

The Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana provides financial assistance and subsidies up to ₹25 lakh to Uttarakhand residents for establishing new enterprises or upgrading existing small-scale units.

This Gujarat government scheme offers financial support of up to ₹25 lakh (75% of costs) to MSMEs and individuals for patent registration expenses, including attorney and application fees.

This sub-scheme under the Investment Promotion Scheme provides financial assistance to MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for initiatives aimed at saving energy and water consumption, covering audit and equipment costs up to ₹21 lakh.

This Gujarat government scheme offers financial assistance to MSMEs for adopting energy-efficient and water-saving practices through audit cost reimbursements and equipment subsidies.

Support for resident Indian citizens and student innovators to develop novel ideas into prototypes.

The JKEDI Startup Seed Funding Programme provides financial assistance of up to ₹20 lakhs to early-stage startups to validate innovative business ideas and accelerate growth in Jammu & Kashmir.