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

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AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures

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

ai

stem

undergraduate

residency

idea Stage

mvp Stage

Amount Not Specified

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MAGIC Seed Fund Support Scheme

active
Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Council (MAGIC)
funding

seed fund

maharashtra

magic

early stage

idea Stage

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

Amount Not Specified

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

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

boeing

deeptech

aerospace

ev

idea Stage

mvp Stage

Upto: ₹10 lakh

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NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026

active
IKN Innovation Foundation, IMI Kolkata
incubation

pre-incubation

early stage

student founders

investment readiness

idea Stage

mvp Stage

Amount Not Specified

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NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI Gurugram Incubation Program

active
NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI, Gurugram
incubation

iot

ai

incubation

zero equity

early_revenue Stage

Amount Not Specified

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notion upto 3 months of free Notion Business + Notion AI

Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

active
Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub)
grant

gujarat

student startup

seed grant

ssip

idea Stage

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

₹2.5 lakh - ₹10 lakh

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Techtonic: Innovations for Sustainability – Social Alpha

active
Social Alpha
grant

climate tech

sustainability

clean tech

energy innovation

idea Stage

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

growth Stage

scaling Stage

₹30 lakh - ₹60 lakh

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Honda Innovation Challenge 1.0 - Honda & T-Hub

active
T-Hub
accelerator

mobility

automotive

ai

deeptech

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

Upto: ₹10 lakh

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AgriTech Acceleration Program 2026

active
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC)
accelerator

agritech

agriculture

accelerator

ai_ml

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

growth Stage

Upto: ₹1 lakh

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Maruti Suzuki Accelerator - Maruti Suzuki Innovation

active
Maruti Suzuki India
accelerator

mobility

automotive

accelerator

ev

mvp Stage

early_revenue Stage

growth Stage

Amount Not Specified

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herSTART 5th Edition

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

women entrepreneurs

incubation

grant

investment

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: March 10, 2026

Upto: ₹50 lakh

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