Kerala's KSUM (Kerala Startup Mission) is one of India's most active state startup agencies, operating the IDEA Grants, Innovation Grants, and Scale-Up programs. Incubators at Technopark Trivandrum, Infopark Kochi, and MakerVillage provide dedicated hardware prototyping labs and seed funding up to ₹30 Lakhs.
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NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
Up to ₹1.5 crore grant for defence & aerospace innovators.
ISB I-Venture
Sector-agnostic accelerator for MVP to growth startups raising Seed–Series A.
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Deep-tech biotech co-investment fund for TRL 4+ Indian entities.
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs
MANAGE Centre for Innovation and Agripreneurship
Grant up to ₹4L for students with agri-innovation ideas
MANAGE Centre for Innovation and Agripreneurship
Grant up to ₹5L for agripreneurs with agri startup ideas
MANAGE Centre for Innovation and Agripreneurship
Grant up to ₹25L for DPIIT agri startups with MVP
Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Centre of Excellence, IIT Hyderabad
Up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ deeptech startups with IIT Hyderabad collaboration
Pilani Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), SIDBI
Up to ₹1.5 Cr for DPIIT-recognised iDEX-winning defence startups
AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum
Pre-incubation for ideation-stage founders to build prototypes
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.
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
National blockchain and Web3 startup challenge for citizen-centric solutions
UNDP, Citi Foundation, Atal Innovation Mission, T-Hub Foundation
Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST), IIT Kanpur
Up to ₹25L for Indian agritech private limited startups.
NXP Semiconductors
Deeptech challenge for Indian semiconductor, AI, robotics and EV startups
EarthON Foundation, Greenovation Hub
LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) BioNEST Incubator, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
UK Government
InFED, IIM Nagpur
Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE