Top 2026 grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India
EMERGE Pre-Incubation Program 2026
Pre-incubation for ideation-stage founders to build prototypes
Moonshots for Development (M4D) Open Innovation Challenge
Open innovation challenge for growth-stage enterprises in agritech, climate, and rural development.
iDEX Open Challenge
Up to ₹1.5 crore grant for defence & aerospace innovators.
ISB I-Venture Investment Readiness Accelerator (IRA) 2.0
Sector-agnostic accelerator for MVP to growth startups raising Seed–Series A.
BIRAC–RDI Fund – Research, Development & Innovation Fund
Deep-tech biotech co-investment fund for TRL 4+ Indian entities.
MANAGE FISHub Incubation Program 2026 Cohort II - MANAGE Fisheries Innovation
Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs
MANAGE-CIA RKVY-RAFTAAR Student Orientation Program (SOP) Cohort 15
Grant up to ₹4L for students with agri-innovation ideas
MANAGE-CIA RKVY-RAFTAAR Agripreneurship Orientation Program (AOP) Cohort 15
Grant up to ₹5L for agripreneurs with agri startup ideas
MANAGE-CIA RKVY-RAFTAAR Startup Agribusiness Incubation Program (SAIP) Cohort 15
Grant up to ₹25L for DPIIT agri startups with MVP
Wadhwani Innovation Network CoE Call for Proposals 2026
Up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ deeptech startups with IIT Hyderabad collaboration
PIEDS SIDBI iDEX Fund - BITS Pilani PIEDS
Up to ₹1.5 Cr for DPIIT-recognised iDEX-winning defence startups
RTIH Catalyst Incubation Program Cohort 1
Up to ₹30L for revenue-ready startups with early traction and POCs
IHFC–India Accelerator MedTech Impact Call 2026
Up to ₹5Cr for medtech & healthcare startups with scalable solutions
FutureX AI – Campus Fund (2nd Edition) by Campus Fund, Google Cloud
Investment platform and accelerator contest for student-led AI startups.
Innovate for Impact Challenge 2026
O'Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants
DST NIDHI Seed Support Program – ACIC VGU Foundation
Seed funding up to ₹50L for tech startups incubated at ACIC VGU
Y Combinator Summer 2026 Batch Accelerator
Global accelerator for early-stage startups with funding and mentorship
ADITI 4.0 Challenge Grant Program - iDEX
Defence deeptech grant up to ₹25 Cr for startups solving military challenges.
Defence India Startup Challenge 14 (DISC 14) - Defence Innovation Organisation
Defence challenge for startups/MSMEs solving 82 military problem statements
DRISHTI Challenges - Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)
DPSU-led defence innovation challenges for deeptech and hardware startups