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Women-Led Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

Women-led startups receive dedicated funding through NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), SIDBI's Stand-Up India scheme, Telangana's WE Hub, and BIRAC's WISER program. Multiple state startup policies reserve 20-30% of their seed fund corpus for women founders, and DST's KIRAN scheme supports women in STEM entrepreneurship.

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Samsung Research Open Innovation Challenge by StartupTN

Samsung Research

Closed

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DPCC Innovation Challenge for Air Pollution Reduction

Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)

₹5 Lakhs – ₹50 LakhsClosed

dpccdelhiPrototype Stage
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Startup Ignition Grant at SSU Innovation Tech Foundation

SSU Innovation Tech Foundation (Tech Incubator of Sri Sri University)

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

dstnidhiearly Stage
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Agri Sandbox 2025 - Technology Validation Grant at AgHub

AgHub

Upto ₹20 LakhsClosed

agritechsandboxPrototype Stage
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Startup Grand Challenge in Tyre Manufacturing Sector

CEAT Limited

Upto ₹1 LakhsClosed

ceatstartup indiaEarly Stage
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India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India

Upto ₹1.5 CrClosed

swedencollaborative r&dany Stage
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LIC HFL - Social Trailblazer Program - Cohort 4 (Incubation Grant) at IRMA iSEED Foundation

IRMA ISEED Foundation

Upto ₹30 LakhsClosed

lic hflcsrMVP Stage
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MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Program at Maker Village

Maker Village

Upto ₹4 LakhsClosed

meitytide 2.0early Stage
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IGNITE Program Grant by FITT-IIT Delhi and IDFC FIRST Bank (CSR Initiative)

Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) - IIT Delhi

Upto ₹30 LakhsClosed

iit delhifittGrowth Stage
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Nitto Denko Startup Innovation Challenge: Flexible Sensing at SINE

Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) - IIT Bombay,

Closed

nitto denkosine iit bombayEarly Stage
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Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech sector (PRIP)

Department of Pharmaceuticals

₹10 Lakhs – ₹5 CrClosed

prippharmaearly Stage
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MeitY GENESIS PILOT Program

MeitY

Upto ₹40 LakhsClosed

meitygenesisEarly Revenue Stage
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GREAT Scheme for Technical Textiles at IC IIT Patna

Incubation Centre (IC) - IIT Patna

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

dstnttmearly Stage
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PropelX - Incubation and Seed Funding at IIT Ropar - TBIF

IIT Ropar - Technology Business Incubator Foundation (TBIF)

Upto ₹2 LakhsClosed

iit ropartbifearly Stage
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DST Seed Support Program (SSP) at AIC - Anna Incubator

AIC - Anna Incubator (Atal Incubation Center)

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

dstseed fundingearly Stage
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MAHA MedTech Mission: Product Development and Commercialization Funding

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

₹5 Cr – ₹50 CrClosed

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

ACIC-VGU Foundation (TBI)

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

nidhiseed fundingPrototype Stage
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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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