Top 2026 MVP stage grants and funding programs for startups in Uttar Pradesh

herSTART 5th Edition

Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), UNICEF, SBI Mutual Funds

Women-led startups: grants up to ₹50L, investments up to ₹5Cr.

Deadline: March 10, 2026

Upto: ₹50 Lakhs

Logistics Innovation Challenge by Shree Cement Limited

Shree Cement Limited

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Upto: ₹1 Lakhs

IIT Tirupati TIH Deep Tech Technology Development Projects (TDP) – 2026

IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation

grant

Up to ₹1 Cr for TRL 2–4 to TRL 5–6 deeptech projects.

iDEX Prime Re Open

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)

Up to ₹10 crore for IAF deep-tech defence challenges.

Upto: ₹10 Cr

Up to 3 months free Notion Business + Notion AI

iDEX DISC 12 (Re-Open) – IAF

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)

Up to ₹1.5 crore for IAF helicopter glide path landing system.

Upto: ₹1.5 Cr

IHH Catalyst Program – Fortis IndiaEdition

IHH Healthcare, Fortis Healthcare

Hospital pilot program for healthcare startups with hospital-ready solutions.

Deadline: March 8, 2026

Venture Challenge 9.0

Atal Incubation Centre - Shiv Nadar University

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Deadline: March 7, 2026

₹5 Lakhs - ₹1 Cr

PayU inFINity 3.0 Fintech Accelerator

PayU

Zero-equity fintech accelerator for MVP-stage startups raising Seed–Series A.

Deadline: March 6, 2026

BOSCH–BMU Innovation Challenge Cohort 2

BOSCH and BML Munjal University

Sustainable mobility innovation challenge.

Deadline: March 5, 2026

SIDBI Seed Fund Programme at TIDES IIT Roorkee

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TIDES IIT Roorkee, SIDBI

grant

Upto: ₹1.5 Cr

IITK FinTech Spark Program at SIIC IIT Kanpur

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur

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Upto: ₹4 Lakhs

HP Udgam Cohort 2025 Round-II

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

funding

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Upto: ₹2.5 Cr

Saksham – Women Entrepreneurship Support Program

Oxyzo Financial Services and PIEDS, BITS Pilani

Up to ₹10 lakhs for women-led startups from Tier 2/3 India.

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

Startup Exploration Program 2026 - IIT Mandi Catalyst

IIT Mandi Catalyst

3-month exploration program for prototype-stage innovators

Upto: ₹9 Cr

BIRAC LEAP Fund at Venture Center

Entrepreneurship Development Center (Venture Center), BIRAC

funding

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Deadline: February 27, 2026

DST–NIDHI Seed Support Scheme (SSS) at IIMK LIVE

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IIMK LIVE

funding

Innovate with SSDI Program at Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Sharp Software Development India Pvt Ltd (SSDI), Incubation Centre IIT Patna

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Greenovation Agrivoltaics Challenge

EarthON Foundation, SwitchON Foundation

Up to ₹15L + access to ₹2Cr grants for agrivoltaics pilots.

Upto: ₹15 Lakhs

Innovate with SSDI 2026

Incubation Centre IIT Patna, Sharp Software Development India Pvt Ltd

Prototype to revenue startups in enterprise & AI solutions

ELEVATE NXT 2026 Deeptech Grant-in-Aid Program

Department of Electronics, IT, BT

grant

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Deadline: February 24, 2026