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Startup Grants and Funding programs for Rural Innovation startups in India

Rural innovation startups are prioritised under the ASPIRE scheme, NABARD’s Rural Innovation Fund, and state rural development grants. Solutions for rural livelihoods, cottage industries, and village-level economies attract dedicated quotas and concessional seed funding.

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NIDHI Seed Support Program (SSP) Phase 2 at ACIC-VGU Foundation

ACIC-VGU Foundation (TBI)

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

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Project SAFFAL Accelerator (South Asia Finance Facility for Acceleration and Leverage) by Massive Earth Foundation

Massive Earth Foundation

Closed

women-ledsmeEarly Revenue Stage
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AI by HER: The Impact Challenge for Women in AI

IndiaAI

Upto ₹2.5 CrClosed

aiwomen-ledearly Stage
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DISHA 2.0 Grand Challenge for Digital Healthcare at IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation

IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation

₹25 Lakhs – ₹2 CrClosed

iiti indoredristi cpsPrototype Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EiR Grant - at AIC-AMTZ MediValley

AIC-AMTZ MediValley

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisearly Stage
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MeitY GENESIS Matching Investment Scheme

Meity GENESIS

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisMVP Stage
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MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant/Seed Fund at AIC Banasthali (For Women Entrepreneurs)

AIC Banasthali (Atal Incubation Center)

₹4 Lakhs – ₹7 LakhsClosed

meitytide 2.0Idea Stage
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ADITI 2.0 (Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX) - Defence Grant

iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)

₹ – ₹25 CrClosed

idexministry of defenceearly Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EIR Grant at iHub - AWaDH @ IIT Ropar

iHub - AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) @ IIT Ropar

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisIdea Stage
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MeitY GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Grant at AIC-ADT Baramati Foundation

AIC-ADT Baramati Foundation

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisIdea Stage
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Womenpreneur For Bharat 3.0 at PIEDS, BITS Pilani

PIEDS, BITS Pilani

Upto ₹15 LakhsClosed

womenpreneurwomen-ledprototype Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EiR Program at Deshpande Startups

Deshpande Startups

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisidea Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EiR Program at FiiRE Goa

Forum for Innovation Incubation Research & Entrepreneurship Goa

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisearly Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EIR at IC IIT Patna

IC IIT Patna

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisearly Stage
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NIDHI-SSS Seed Support Fund at Amrita TBI

Amrita Technology Business Incubator

Upto ₹30 LakhsClosed

nidhisssGrowth Stage
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DST NIDHI PRAYAS Program at CIE - IIIT Hyderabad

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) - IIIT Hyderabad

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

dstnidhiIdea Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EiR Grant - Cohort 2 at SIIC IIT Kanpur

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) - IIT Kanpur

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisIdea Stage
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MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant Program at IIT Mandi Catalyst (Prototype Funding)

IIT Mandi Catalyst

Upto ₹7 LakhsClosed

meitytide 2.0Prototype Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EIR Program (Cohort 2) at KL Technology Incubators Foundation

KL Technology Incubators Foundation

Upto ₹7 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisearly Stage
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Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) on Social Innovation at IPTIF

IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation

Upto ₹2.5 LakhsClosed

eirsocial innovationearly Stage
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India-Canada Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme 2025

Department of Science & Technology

Upto ₹1.5 CrClosed

canadaindustrial r&dearly Stage
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MeitY GENESIS EiR Cohort-2 at ACIC-BMU Foundation

ACIC-BMU Foundation

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisidea Stage
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