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BIRAC LEAP Fund at Venture Center

active
Entrepreneurship Development Center (Venture Center), BIRAC
funding

birac

leap fund

venture center

biotech

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: February 27, 2026

₹0 - ₹1 crore

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SIDBI Seed Fund Programme at TIDES IIT Roorkee

active
TIDES IIT Roorkee, SIDBI
grant

sidbi

seed fund

tides

iit roorkee

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹1.5 crore

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IITK FinTech Spark Program at SIIC IIT Kanpur

active
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur
accelerator

fintech

iit kanpur

student startups

payments

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹4 lakh

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notion upto 3 months of free Notion Business + Notion AI

HP Udgam Cohort 2025 Round-II

active
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
funding

hp udgam

hpcl

energy transition

oil and gas

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹2.5 crore

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Venture Challenge 9.0

active
Atal Incubation Centre - Shiv Nadar University
incubation

aic

shiv nadar university

venture challenge

incubation

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Scaling Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

₹5 lakh - ₹1 crore

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Saksham – Women Entrepreneurship Support Program

active
Oxyzo Financial Services and PIEDS, BITS Pilani
incubation

women founders

tier 2 startups

tier 3 startups

rural entrepreneurship

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹10 lakh

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BOSCH–BMU Innovation Challenge Cohort 2

active
BOSCH and BML Munjal University
contest

sustainable mobility

innovation challenge

clean technology

electrification

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Amount Not Specified

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Startup Exploration Program 2026 - IIT Mandi Catalyst

active
IIT Mandi Catalyst
incubation

incubation

prototype stage

iit mandi

exploration program

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹9 crore

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iDEX Open Challenge

active
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
contest

defence

aerospace

deeptech

idex

idea Stage

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

scaling Stage

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Upto: ₹1.5 crore

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Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge 2026

active
UNDP, Citi Foundation, Atal Innovation Mission, T-Hub Foundation
grant

youthcolab

undp

social innovation

responsible consumption

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: March 3, 2026

₹2.2 lakh - ₹3.5 lakh

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Logistics Innovation Challenge by Shree Cement Limited

active
Shree Cement Limited
accelerator

cement industry

logistics

open innovation

manufacturing

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: March 9, 2026

Upto: ₹1 lakh

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