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Tamil Nadu LangTech Startup Fund

active
StartupTN, Tamil Virtual Academy
funding

langtech

tamil ai

nlp

machine learning

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: January 7, 2026

Upto: ₹2.5 crore

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TANSEED 8.0 by StartupTN

active
StartupTN
funding

tamil nadu

state grant

seed funding

equity

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: January 10, 2026

₹10 lakh - ₹15 lakh

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Open Challenge Program (OCP) 8.0 at STPI NEURON

active
STPI NEURON
incubation

animation

gaming

ai

data-analytics

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 11, 2026

Amount Not Specified

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Business Accelerator Program – Cohort 2

active
AIC-InFED, IIM Nagpur
accelerator

sc-st

accelerator

iim nagpur

inclusive entrepreneurship

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 11, 2026

Amount Not Specified

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ClimaFii Alliance Program by Upaya Social Ventures

active
Upaya Social Ventures, Shell Foundation, Accion, UK aid
accelerator

clean energy

dre

social impact

livelihoods

Growth Stage

Scaling Stage

Deadline: January 12, 2026

Upto: ₹63 lakh

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SPARK Program at SINE, IIT Bombay

active
Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) IIT Bombay, HDFC Bank Parivartan
grant

spark

sine iit bombay

deeptech

scale-up

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Upto: ₹50 lakh

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IMPACT 3.0 Program at IPTIF

active
IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)
accelerator

iptif

impact 3.0

deeptech

cyber physical systems

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Upto: ₹50 lakh

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FICCI Mercedes-Benz Bharat Innovation & Business Ideas Challenge Programme

active
FICCI, Mercedes-Benz India
grant

ficci

mercedes-benz

startup india

innovation challenge

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Upto: ₹30 lakh

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Digi-SAPNE 2.0 Startup Acceleration Program at AIC SMU-TBIF

active
AIC SMU Technology Business Incubation Foundation
accelerator

digi-sapne

northeast startups

acceleration program

meity

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Upto: ₹80 lakh

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notion upto 3 months of free Notion Business + Notion AI

FinNest 1.0 Fintech Acceleration Program at IIML EIC

active
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC), HDFC Bank
accelerator

finnest

fintech

financial inclusion

agritech

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Upto: ₹1 crore

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