Po grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India
RTIH Catalyst Incubation Program Cohort 1
Up to ₹30L for revenue-ready startups with early traction and POCs
DST NIDHI Seed Support Program – ACIC VGU Foundation
Seed funding up to ₹50L for tech startups incubated at ACIC VGU
DBDIC Incubation Cohort 2026
Incubation for deeptech, climate-tech & biotech startups across all stages
iCreate Pro-Fund Gateway Prototype/PoC Funding Support
BCDD Funding Support Scheme at Kerala Startup Mission
Circular Bharat Accelerator
Circular economy accelerator with pilot grants for TRL 5+ startups.
MAGIC Seed Fund Support Scheme
Seed fund for Maharashtra startups from PoC to commercialization.
Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3
₹2.5–10 lakh grant for Gujarat student innovators under 35.
Honda Innovation Challenge 1.0 - Honda & T-Hub
Mobility deeptech challenge with paid PoC and up to ₹10L funding
ISB I-Venture Investment Readiness Accelerator (IRA) 2.0
Sector-agnostic accelerator for MVP to growth startups raising Seed–Series A.
MANAGE FISHub Incubation Program 2026 Cohort II - MANAGE Fisheries Innovation
Aquaculture and fisheries incubation program for startups and aquapreneurs
Wadhwani Innovation Network CoE Call for Proposals 2026
Up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ deeptech startups with IIT Hyderabad collaboration
Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge 2026
STPI EmTek Call for Proposal 7.0 - STPI EmTek CoE Bhubaneswar
Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE
herSTART 5th Edition
Women-led startups: grants up to ₹50L, investments up to ₹5Cr.
Logistics Innovation Challenge by Shree Cement Limited
IIT Tirupati TIH Deep Tech Technology Development Projects (TDP) – 2026
Up to ₹1 Cr for TRL 2–4 to TRL 5–6 deeptech projects.
HP Udgam Cohort 2025 Round-II
Saksham – Women Entrepreneurship Support Program
Up to ₹10 lakhs for women-led startups from Tier 2/3 India.
DST–NIDHI Seed Support Scheme (SSS) at IIMK LIVE
Greenovation Agrivoltaics Challenge
Up to ₹15L + access to ₹2Cr grants for agrivoltaics pilots.