Top 2026 grants and funding programs for startups from the government and private sectors in India
DST NIDHI i-TBI Ignition Grant 2.0 at CSVTU-FORTE
dst
nidhi
itbi
ignition grant
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Deadline: February 7, 2026
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DDWS Innovation Challenge 2025–26
ddws
jal shakti
water quality
sanitation
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Deadline: February 7, 2026
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MahaGAD AI Sahayak Grand Challenge
ai
llm
rag
govtech
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Early Revenue Stage
Deadline: February 5, 2026
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Chiratae Sonic DeepTech Program
deeptech
chiratae
seed-funding
spacetech
Seed Stage
Early Revenue Stage
Growth Stage
Deadline: February 1, 2026
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BluePrint Startup Funding & Incubation Program
startup india
dpiit
incubation
mentorship
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Early Revenue Stage
Growth Stage
Deadline: February 1, 2026
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Bharat Byte Semiconductor Accelerator at AIC IIT Delhi
semiconductor
deeptech
ai
edge computing
Early Revenue Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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Bharat Safety: Design. Deploy. Deliver. by AIC IIT Delhi & Honda India Foundation
road safety
deep-tech
iit delhi
honda
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
MVP Stage
Early Revenue Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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ARAMBH - Student Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI
rkvv-raftaar
r-abi
icar-circot
maharashtra
Idea Stage
Prototype Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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UDAY - Pre-seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI
rkvv-raftaar
r-abi
icar-circot
maharashtra
Prototype Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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ANKUR - Seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI
rkvv-raftaar
r-abi
icar-circot
maharashtra
MVP Stage
Early Revenue Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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FITT–Circulus Initiative at FITT, IIT Delhi
climate-tech
cleantech
circular-economy
deeptech
Early Revenue Stage
Growth Stage
Scaling Stage
Deadline: January 31, 2026
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