Acceleration grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India

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IIMA Ventures Aerospace & Defence Acceleration Fund

active
IIMA Ventures and Jaivel Aerospace
accelerator

Pre-seed/seed deeptech fund for aerospace & defence startups

Deadline: December 31, 2026
Upto: ₹3.7 Cr
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AgriTech Acceleration Program 2026

inactive
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC)
accelerator

₹1 lakh grant accelerator for AgriTech startups expanding in Uttar Pradesh

Deadline: March 21, 2026
Upto: ₹1 Lakhs
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WE-Escalate Women in Life Sciences Acceleration Program

inactive
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC), K-tech, Startup Karnataka
accelerator
women-ledlife sciencesacceleration programkarnataka startupsbioinnovationhealthtechagritech+5 more
Deadline: February 16, 2026
Amount Not Specified
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Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) Cohort 2 at DERBI Foundation

inactive
Government of Karnataka, DERBI Foundation
accelerator
kankarnatakaacceleratorstartupgrowth stagementorshipMVP Stage+2 more
Deadline: January 31, 2026
Amount Not Specified
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FinNest 1.0 Fintech Acceleration Program at IIML EIC

inactive
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC), HDFC Bank
accelerator
finnestfintechfinancial inclusionagritechclimatesustainabilityaccelerator+5 more
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Upto: ₹1 Cr
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Digi-SAPNE 2.0 Startup Acceleration Program at AIC SMU-TBIF

inactive
AIC SMU Technology Business Incubation Foundation
accelerator
digi-sapnenortheast startupsacceleration programmeitytechnologyearly stageaic smutbi+4 more
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Upto: ₹80 Lakhs
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Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation & Acceleration Program

inactive
T-Works, HDFC Bank Parivartan
accelerator
hardware startupsmanufacturingprototypingt-workshdfc parivartanspacetechrobotics+3 more
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Upto: ₹25 Lakhs
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GrowX Acceleration Program 2026 at AI Centre of Excellence, GIFT City

inactive
AI Centre of Excellence
accelerator
growxai accelerationdeeptechai coegift citygujaratai startups+4 more
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Amount Not Specified
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FITT Investment Fund & SIDBI DeepTech Acceleration Program

inactive
FITT
funding
deeptechiit delhisidbiacceleratorinvestment fundiptrl 4+6 more
Deadline: December 14, 2025
Upto: ₹1.5 Cr
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Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship CoE at SIIC, IIT Kanpur

inactive
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur (SIIC)
incubation
aiartificial intelligencemlmachine learningictiotcybersecurity+15 more
Deadline: November 30, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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iCreate Drone Challenge 2025

inactive
iCreate
grant
icreatedroneuavdeep-techaccelerationfundingprototype+2 more
Deadline: November 25, 2025
Upto: ₹2 Cr
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Project SAFFAL Accelerator (South Asia Finance Facility for Acceleration and Leverage) by Massive Earth Foundation

inactive
Massive Earth Foundation
funding
women-ledsmesouth asiaindiaclimate techclean energyacceleration+4 more
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Amount Not Specified
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cATalyst Startup Acceleration Programme by SBI Foundation

inactive
AssisTech Foundation (ATF)
grant
catalystatfassistechsbi foundationassistivepwddisability+6 more
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Upto: ₹50 Lakhs
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DTC Accelerate - ClimateTech (Agri and Water Tech) at iHub - AWaDH, IIT Ropar

inactive
AWaDH, IIT Ropar
funding
dtc accelerateclimatetechagritechwatertechihubawadhiit ropar+6 more
Deadline: September 28, 2025
Upto: ₹25 Lakhs
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Market Acceleration Grant

kerala startup mission
grant
Keralagrowth Stage
Upto: ₹10 Lakhs
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EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program - 4th Cohort

inactive
EPAM, CIE IIITH
accelerator
social impactenvironmentwaste managementclean energyaccelerationgrantiiith+4 more
Upto: ₹5 Lakhs
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4th Akash ESIIP: EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program at AIC-IIITH Foundation

inactive
AIC-IIITH Foundation
grant
greentechdeep-techaccelerationequity-freeiiithepamsocial impact+6 more
Upto: ₹5 Lakhs
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6th Akash Acceleration Program at AIC - IIIT Hyderabad

inactive
AIC - IIIT Hyderabad
accelerator
acceleratoraic-iiithsocial startupssdgseed fundinghealthtechsustainability+4 more
Upto: ₹2 Lakhs
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