Top 2026 grants and funding programs for startups from the government and private sectors in India
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NewGen IEDC Grant Support
NewGen Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC)
grantnewgen iedc
dst
science and technology
innovation
early Stage
Deadline: August 5, 2025
Upto: ₹2.5 lakh
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MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
grantmsme
idea hackathon
innovation
startup
any Stage
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Upto: ₹15 lakh
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Ignition Grant under the NIDHI iTBI Scheme at AdtU
NIDHI
grantNIDHI
ignition grant
10 Lakhs
AI
early Stage
Deadline: July 25, 2025
Upto: ₹10 lakh
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SIDBI Seed Fund Programme for iDEX-Supported Startups
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
grantiDEX
SIDBI
MSME
iitk
any Stage
Deadline: July 20, 2025
₹10 lakh - ₹15 crore
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BFI-BIOME & IITK Bioinnovation Program - Cohort 2
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur
granthealthcare
biotechnology
medical devices
diagnostics
early Stage
Deadline: July 18, 2025
Upto: ₹10 lakh
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AIM-ICDK Water Challenge 5.0
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
grantaim
niti aayog
icdk
denmark
any Stage
Deadline: May 5, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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Gramam Thorum Puthozhil Scheme
StartupTN, TANSIM
grantstartuptn
rural innovation
tamil nadu
tanseed
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Deadline: January 5, 2025
Upto: ₹1 lakh
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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
department for promotion of industry and internal trade
grantsisfs
early Stage
Amount Not Specified
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Idea Grant
kerala startup mission
grantKerala
idea Stage
Upto: ₹3 lakh
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Idea Grant (Student Innovator)
kerala startup mission
grantKerala
idea Stage
Upto: ₹2 lakh
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Productization Grant
kerala startup mission
grantKerala
prototype Stage
Upto: ₹7 lakh
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