Startup Grants & Funding in Chandigarh

An 8-week accelerator by IPV and Startup India offering early-stage startups Pre-Seed/Seed equity funding (₹1-1.5 Cr) and strategic guidance to rapidly scale.

A loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering financial assistance of up to ₹1.5 crore with an interest concession for existing 'B' category good borrowers to acquire assets, set up new units, or expand.

Funding for AI solutions that accelerate charitable giving, with a focus on global health and development.

Silicon Valley-based accelerator with ₹1.4 crore investment for early-stage startups.

Non-dilutive grant up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ biotech & deep-tech startups; rolling monthly calls.

Receive equity-based seed funding of up to ₹1 Crore, along with mentorship and incubation support from PDEU IIC to accelerate your technology startup's growth and commercialization.

A central government scheme providing concessional credit, margin money assistance, and interest subvention to individual handloom weavers and organizations across India.

44%–50% subsidy on loans for agriculture graduates setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres

Pre-seed accelerator for B2B software startups, offering ₹9,000,000 investment and tailored guidance.

Global virtual hackathon using Claude Code with Opus 4.7, offering a ₹93 lakh prize pool and ₹46,500 API credits for participants. Open to Indian builders.

Financial support for DPIIT-recognized Startups and MSMEs for prototyping, PoC, validation, and pilot deployment of telecom and ICT solutions, offering up to ₹50 lakh as equity-free grant-in-aid.

15-35% margin-money subsidy to set up a new manufacturing or service micro-enterprise, via KVIC/KVIB/DIC

A scheme by MeitY and DoT to reimburse up to 75% of telecom equipment testing and certification charges for DPIIT-recognized Start-ups and MSME-registered Micro & Small Enterprises, capped at ₹50 lakh.

Up to 50% capital subsidy, maximum Rs. 50 lakh, for entrepreneurs setting up sheep or goat breeding units under the National Livestock Mission.

One-time 50% capital subsidy up to Rs. 50 lakh for entrepreneurs setting up indigenous horse, donkey or camel breeder farms.

This scheme provides term loans and subsidies to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs for viable income-generating projects up to ₹50 lakh, implemented through State Channelising Agencies and banks.

India's premier 4-day builder residency in Goa for top developers, designers, and AI/Crypto creators, focused on shipping real products with ₹46.5 lakh+ in bounties.

Grant for Indian manufacturing MSMEs to access design expertise for product innovation.

Supporting early-stage innovations that help mitigate and build resilience against climate change, offering up to ₹40 lakh in financial support.

An initiative by IIITMK and partners to accelerate innovation in Semiconductors & Advanced Materials with grant support up to ₹40 Lakhs.

The Design Scheme under the MSME Innovative Scheme provides financial assistance and expert design consultancy to micro, small, and medium enterprises for new product development and existing product enhancement.

iCreate connects innovators and startups at the idea-to-PoC stage with government funding schemes from GoI and the Government of Gujarat, alongside mentorship, lab access, and on-campus incubation.