Startup Grants & Funding in Jammu and Kashmir

The Lab-to-Market (L2M) Program by IITI DRISHTI CPS FOUNDATION offers financial and developmental support to faculty members and researchers for transforming prototype-ready medical devices into market-ready solutions.

a-IDEA (Agri-Business Incubator, ICAR-NAARM) offers equity funding up to ₹1 Crore for innovative early-stage agri-tech and agri-business startups with mentoring and enterprise development services.

A 12-month venture-building program by IKP Knowledge Park offering up to INR 30 Lakhs in equity investment and comprehensive support for deep science startups at TRL 2-3.

IEF of CCSNIAM offers up to ₹25 lakh grant and incubation support to seed-stage agri-startups under the PM-RKVY Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme.

SoilBox Cohort 4, anchored at riidl SVU and funded by OmniActive, offers Agritech startups grants up to ₹10 Lakhs, mentorship, and extensive ecosystem support to tackle critical agricultural challenges.

A data challenge for Indian high school students to analyze exoplanet data — ₹9.58 lakh prize pool.

Pre-seed stage agri-entrepreneurship grant program offering up to ₹5 Lakhs, mentorship, and incubation support under PM-RKVY.

A government grant of up to ₹4 lakhs for Indian student innovators with transformative ideas in the agriculture sector, supported by PM-RKVY and incubated by CCSNIAM.

A monthly online pitch competition for kids to showcase business ideas — ₹55,800 prize pool.

An acceleration program by IIML EIC in collaboration with Legaxy, empowering SportsTech startups with mentorship, investment opportunities, and ecosystem access.

FICCI R&D Awards 2026 recognize and celebrate excellence in research, innovation, and technology development by corporates, startups, MSMEs, and academic institutions across various critical sectors in India.

Supports student-led innovation, learning, and community engagement focused on open payments and digital financial inclusion through mini-grants for university student organizations worldwide.

The CIP Fellowship is a 12-month online program supporting emerging researchers with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen their research and social-policy skills focused on disability rights.

An open-ended online hackathon at the intersection of art and technology — ₹93,000 prize pool.

A 10-hour offline hackathon in Gurgaon for elite student developers — ₹50,000 prize pool across 5 tech themes.

A CSR initiative by PepsiCo and the^delta prize, offering up to ₹6.5 crore in grants for non-profits deploying regenerative agriculture solutions with smallholder farmers across India.

Abu Dhabi-based program for pre-seed to Series A tech startups offering cash, in-kind incentives, and market access.

A global competition offering ₹9.3 lakh cash grants and mentorship for startups building solutions for safer, fairer, and more scalable labor mobility across South and Southeast Asia.

A 12-week, zero-equity accelerator empowering DeepTech healthcare startups with validated MVPs through mentorship, investor access, and pilot opportunities.

A global online hackathon by Arm challenging participants to optimize AI workloads on Arm architecture — ₹7.44 lakh prize pool.

A national-level hackathon by Hacker's Unity and JECRC Foundation, Jaipur, offering a ₹2,00,000 prize pool, internships, and incubation support.

Build an AI agent for SAT education — ₹9,300 prize pool. Open globally, online.