Top 2026 grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India

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Centre of Excellence for Sustainability & Climate Action at C-CAMP

C-CAMP, Ashraya Hastha Trust

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Amount Not Specified

Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund (Equity Fund) by StartupTN

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Amount Not Specified

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BCDD Funding Support Scheme at Kerala Startup Mission

Kerala Startup Mission, Backward Classes Development Department (BCDD)

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Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

C-CAMP Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Centre of Excellence Non-Dilutive Funding Program

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Wadhwani Foundation

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ACE $100k High-Touch AI Accelerator by Invention Engine

Invention Engine

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Upto: ₹90 Lakhs

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Bharat Startup Grand Challenge (BSGC) 2026

MASA Forum, Startup India

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Upto: ₹5 Lakhs

AI and Technology Solutions for Women’s Livelihoods

Gates Foundation

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Amount Not Specified

BUILD 5.0 – Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program

Boeing India, T-Hub

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Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

Impact Orbit – Skilling & Livelihood Innovations Program

NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore and Capgemini

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Upto: ₹12.5 Lakhs

Circular Bharat Accelerator

NSRCEL, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), NITI Aayog, and Xynteo

Circular economy accelerator with pilot grants for TRL 5+ startups.

Amount Not Specified

Vidhai Vaanam Accelerator Program Series 2

Vidhai & Vaanam Space LLP

12-week hybrid accelerator for early-stage sector-agnostic startup

Amount Not Specified

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The Pitch by Deel 2026 - Deel

Global seed-stage competition for startups under $5M raised

Amount Not Specified

IMPunjab Accelerator Cohort 3 - Innovation Mission Punjab

Innovation Mission Punjab

Punjab-based DPIIT startups with pilot/revenue traction

Amount Not Specified

EDII Tamil Nadu Innovation Voucher Programme

Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII), Tamil Nadu

Grant up to ₹7 lakhs for manufacturing MSMEs/startups in Tamil Nadu.

₹3 Lakhs - ₹7 Lakhs

Vision 2 Venture – Incubation Program by Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.

Amount Not Specified

AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures

IIMA Ventures, Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad

4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.

Amount Not Specified

MAGIC Seed Fund Support Scheme

Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Council (MAGIC)

Seed fund for Maharashtra startups from PoC to commercialization.

Amount Not Specified

BUILD 5.0 – Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program by FITT IIT Delhi

Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi in partnership with Boeing

₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026

IKN Innovation Foundation, IMI Kolkata

Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.

Amount Not Specified

NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI Gurugram Incubation Program

NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI, Gurugram

Zero equity subsidized incubation for tech startups in Haryana.

Amount Not Specified

Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub)

₹2.5–10 lakh grant for Gujarat student innovators under 35.

₹2.5 Lakhs - ₹10 Lakhs

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