Idea-Stage Startup Grants & Funding in India 2026

Idea-Stage Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

Idea-stage startups in India can access pre-revenue funding through DST's NIDHI-PRAYAS (up to ₹10 Lakhs), Atal Innovation Mission's AIC grants, and university-run incubator seed programs. These schemes fund concept validation, initial prototyping, and early customer discovery without requiring incorporation or revenue history.

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RABI Program 2025 - Student Innovation Category at FIED IIM Kashipur

FIED IIM Kashipur

Idea-Stage Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

RABI Program 2025 - Student Innovation Category at FIED IIM Kashipur

Pfizer INDovation 2025

AWS Campus Fund Grand Challenge 2025 by AWS and Campus Fund

MeitY GENESIS EIR Grant 2.0 at AIIC

Sustainable Solutions for Hilly Region Development & Livelihood Promotion Challenge at BIC

NIDHI-Seed Support System (SSS) at Amity Innovation Incubator

Future Stars U25 Grant at IKP Knowledge Park

Healthier India Program at FITT, IIT Delhi

NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) at CIBA

NCPEDP-Mphasis Assistive Technology (AT) Hub Startup Pitch Day

ELEVATE 2025 Challenge (Grant-in-Aid) by Startup Karnataka

DST NIDHI Seed Support (SS) Program at AgHub PJTAU

TIDE 2.0 Challenge Grant at SIIC, IIT Kanpur

TIDE 2.0 EiR Grant Program at JECRC Incubation Centre

Himalayan Startup Trek (HST) Grand Challenge 2025 at IIT Mandi Catalyst

IKP-BFI-BIOME Fellowship Program at IKP Knowledge Park

5G/6G Centre of Excellence (CoE) Program at IIT Kanpur

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at IIMA Ventures

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant at IIMA Ventures

iDEX Open Challenge

WISE SNDTWU Incubation Cohort (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, MSIS, SIDBI)

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at IIM Calcutta Innovation Park