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Women-Led Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

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.

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DST NIDHI i-TBI Ignition Grant 2.0 at CSVTU-FORTE

CSVTU Foundation for Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

dstnidhiIdea Stage
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DDWS Innovation Challenge 2025–26

Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), IIT Madras

Upto ₹3 LakhsClosed

ddwsjal shaktiIdea Stage
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MahaGAD AI Sahayak Grand Challenge

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Closed

aillmPrototype Stage
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Chiratae Sonic DeepTech Program

Chiratae Ventures

Upto ₹18 CrClosed

deeptechchirataeSeed Stage
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BluePrint Startup Funding & Incubation Program

Startup India, DPIIT, apna, Venture Catalysts++

Closed

startup indiadpiitIdea Stage
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Bharat Byte Semiconductor Accelerator at AIC IIT Delhi

AIC IIT Delhi

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

semiconductordeeptechEarly Revenue Stage
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Bharat Safety: Design. Deploy. Deliver. by AIC IIT Delhi & Honda India Foundation

AIC IIT Delhi

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

road safetydeep-techIdea Stage
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ARAMBH - Student Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

Upto ₹4 LakhsClosed

rkvv-raftaarr-abiIdea Stage
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UDAY - Pre-seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

rkvv-raftaarr-abiPrototype Stage
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ANKUR - Seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

rkvv-raftaarr-abiMVP Stage
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FITT–Circulus Initiative at FITT, IIT Delhi

Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) IIT Delhi

Upto ₹8 CrClosed

climate-techcleantechEarly Revenue Stage
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Roche Drishti HealthTech Challenge by Roche India

Roche Products

Upto ₹35 LakhsClosed

healthtechretinal careIdea Stage
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Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) Cohort 2 at DERBI Foundation

Government of Karnataka, DERBI Foundation

Closed

kankarnatakaMVP Stage
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Bengal Business Accelerator Program Cohort 3.0

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park

Closed

acceleratormsmeEarly Revenue Stage
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UDBHAV 2.0 Program

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC)

Closed

udbhavblockchainPrototype Stage
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TECHPIONEER Grant Program

IIT Madras Incubation Cell, HDFC Bank Parivartan

Upto ₹50 LakhsClosed

techpioneeriit madrasMVP Stage
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Green Energy & Climate Action Challenge under Bharat Startup Grand Challenge

Startup India

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

bharat startup grand challengegreen energyIdea Stage
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GENESIS Pilot Program

STPI Electropreneur Park CoE Bhubaneswar

Upto ₹40 LakhsClosed

genesisstpiPrototype Stage
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Women-Led & Social Impact Startups Innovation Challenge

Federation of All India Vyapar Mandal

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

women-ledsocial impactAny Stage
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Startup Cohort 2026 at NETRARIT Foundation – TBI

NETRARIT Foundation – Technology Business Incubator

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

incubationseed fundingIdea Stage
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Hair & Beauty Innovation Challenge

MSME And Startups Accelerator (MASA) Forum, Startup India

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

bharat startup grand challengebeauty innovationIdea Stage
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Amrita TBI x Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator Program

Amrita TBI, Berkeley SkyDeck

Closed

acceleratorberkeley skydeckMVP Stage
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