Women-led startups receive dedicated funding through NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), SIDBI's Stand-Up India scheme, Telangana's WE Hub, and BIRAC's WISER program. Multiple state startup policies reserve 20-30% of their seed fund corpus for women founders, and DST's KIRAN scheme supports women in STEM entrepreneurship.
Showing 395+ programs for Indian startups
EWOR
EWOR invests in individuals at any stage, from idea to €500K ARR, fostering potential.
Forum Ventures
Pre-seed venture capital for B2B SaaS and AI startups.
Forum Ventures
Pre-seed accelerator for B2B software startups, offering ₹9,000,000 investment and tailored guidance.
Marwari Catalysts
Acceleration program for pre-seed & early-stage Indian startups across all sectors.
500 Global
Silicon Valley-based accelerator with $150K investment for early-stage startups.
IHFC, IIT Delhi
Incubation for Indian deeptech startups in Cyber Physical Systems, Robotics, IoT, and AI.
Campus Fund, Google Cloud
Investment platform and accelerator contest for student-led AI startups.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Nationwide challenge by Thermo Fisher for early-stage and growth-stage biotech startups registered with DPIIT.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.
IFAD, IDB Lab
Open innovation challenge for growth-stage enterprises in agritech, climate, and rural development.
TIDES Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee
DST grant up to ₹10L for idea-stage innovators needing prototype development support.
Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC), UNICEF, SBI Mutual Funds
Women-led startups: grants up to ₹50L, investments up to ₹5Cr.
Shree Cement Limited
Atal Incubation Centre - Shiv Nadar University
TIDES IIT Roorkee, SIDBI
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
India Accelerator, National Technology Development Program (NTDP)
Oxyzo Financial Services and PIEDS, BITS Pilani
Up to ₹10 lakhs for women-led startups from Tier 2/3 India.
Entrepreneurship Development Center (Venture Center), BIRAC
IIMK LIVE
Sharp Software Development India Pvt Ltd (SSDI), Incubation Centre IIT Patna