Startup Grants & Funding in Mizoram

This Grand Challenge by ICMR and Gates Foundation seeks innovative nutrient-dense food products to combat anaemia in adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in India, offering grants up to ₹1 Crore for prototype development.

An 18-month equity-based incubation program for AI and DeepTech startups, offering up to ₹50 lakhs seed funding, GPU infrastructure, and GTM support in Nagpur.

A global online hackathon by Reddit to build games with a hook — ₹37.2 lakh prize pool.

An open challenge by STPI''s SmartAgri CoE in Bhilai, offering incubation, lab access, mentorship, and up to ₹35 lakh seed funding to AgriTech startups.

A national-level online hackathon for Indian college students — ₹70,000 prize pool, three rounds, real-world problem statements.

A beginner-friendly online hackathon by IEEE KCE Student Branch CIS Chapter — ₹10,000 prize pool, open to all.

A beginner-friendly, open-ended online hackathon with a ₹9,300 prize pool, open to participants worldwide including India.

An early-stage product development and validation grant of up to ₹20 Lakhs for DeepTech startups at TRL 4+ in partnership with Excelium Technologies.

An open challenge program by STPI CoE-EA and Schneider Electric supporting startups with equity-linked funding up to ₹25 lakh for Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech solutions.

A bilateral initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Innovate UK to facilitate technology-led startup exchange and cross-border entrepreneurship between India and the UK, focusing on advanced manufacturing.

FSID invites early-stage deep-tech startups in Sustainability, CleanTech, and HealthTech to apply for seed funding and incubation support under the Zerodha CSR initiative.

The Tech Next Challenge spotlights startups using autonomous intelligence to shape the next era of work, offering a direct path to Accenture's global enterprise clients and strategic partners.

XCITE's rural business incubation program, supported by NABARD, offers structured support and seed grants up to ₹5 lakh to early-stage women-led, tribal-led, and rural enterprises in Eastern/North-Eastern India.

The WCT-BEES Grants Programme offers small, equity-free grants of up to ₹3.5 lakh to Indian researchers and organizations for critical conservation research and grassroots projects across India, focusing on endangered species and threatened habitats.

The WCT-BEES Grants Programme provides small grants up to ₹3.5 lakh to Indian researchers, conservationists, and organizations for critical conservation research and grassroots projects focused on endangered species and biodiversity in India.

The FIST program by BITS BioCyTiH Foundation provides up to INR 75 Lakhs in combined grants and equity investment to faculty-led translational research aiming to commercialize TRL 7+ technologies in healthcare, agriculture, and environment.

NIDHI-SSS provides seed funding of up to ₹50 Lakhs to early-stage, innovation-driven startups incubated at IIT Mandi Catalyst for product development and commercialization.

A national-level online hackathon by Elite Forums for India's top developers, innovators, and startups, offering cash prizes, funding opportunities, and valuable credits.

The Earthna Prize is a global award by Earthna, a Qatar Foundation center, recognizing traditional and indigenous knowledge in addressing critical sustainability challenges with a prize pool of US$1,000,000.

A virtual hackathon to build projects using LingoQL — ₹46,500 prize pool for the best submission.

This program by SIIC IIT Kanpur offers equity investment from ₹10 lakh to ₹1.5 crore for iDEX Challenge Winners and DPIIT-recognized startups in the defence and related sectors to promote domestic manufacturing and scale-up.

A national-level innovation challenge for Indian students, organized by SRCAS Coimbatore, with ₹1.80 L cash prize and a chance to visit Singapore.