St grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India
Circular Bharat Accelerator
Circular economy accelerator with pilot grants for TRL 5+ startups.
Vidhai Vaanam Accelerator Program Series 2
12-week hybrid accelerator for early-stage sector-agnostic startup
The Pitch by Deel 2026 - Deel
Global seed-stage competition for startups under $5M raised
IMPunjab Accelerator Cohort 3 - Innovation Mission Punjab
Punjab-based DPIIT startups with pilot/revenue traction
EDII Tamil Nadu Innovation Voucher Programme
Grant up to ₹7 lakhs for manufacturing MSMEs/startups in Tamil Nadu.
Vision 2 Venture – Incubation Program by Incubation Centre IIT Patna
Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.
AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures
4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.
MAGIC Seed Fund Support Scheme
Seed fund for Maharashtra startups from PoC to commercialization.
BUILD 5.0 – Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program by FITT IIT Delhi
₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.
NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026
Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.
Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3
₹2.5–10 lakh grant for Gujarat student innovators under 35.
Techtonic: Innovations for Sustainability – Social Alpha
Up to ₹60L support for sustainability startups in energy, materials and resources.
Honda Innovation Challenge 1.0 - Honda & T-Hub
Mobility deeptech challenge with paid PoC and up to ₹10L funding
Maruti Suzuki Accelerator - Maruti Suzuki Innovation
Mobility and automotive tech accelerator with funded PoC by Maruti Suzuki
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) For Startups
Govt seed grant up to ₹20L + ₹50L debt for DPIIT-recognised Indian tech startups. Rolling applications
BioNEST Incubation Program – FITT IIT Delhi
Biotech incubation at IIT Delhi for innovators at ideation to early prototype stages.
AVINYA AI Accelerator – Cohort 2 by ACSEL Technology Forum
4-month AI accelerator in Karnataka for early-stage startups, up to ₹10L seed funding.
WE-Engage SPARK Cohort 3
Accelerator for women-led startups with validated MVP and early traction/revenue in India.
GRO8 Cohort 2 by 888VC
AI-enabled accelerator for pre-seed/seed tech-enabled startups, $25K+ investment.
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.