AI Impact Summit 2026 Pre-Summit Event: Call for Proposals by AI4India & IHFC

IHFC

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Details

Amount

Upto: ₹2,00,00,000

Deadline

December 24, 2025

Provider

IHFC

Stage

About this Opportunity

This is an official Pre-Summit Event for the AI Impact Summit 2026, focused on 'Building Inclusive AI for India and The World'.
Selected teams get an opportunity to showcase their work at the Pre-Summit Event on January 23, 2026, at R&I Park, IIT Delhi.
The call for proposals is aimed at innovative AI startups and research teams with solutions across key sectors.
Promising projects may be considered for incubation and funding up to ₹2 Crore by IHFC.
The funding is only available for sectors and domains supported by IHFC (deeptech startups related to IHFC domains only).

Proposals are invited from Start-ups, Industry, and Academia.
Proposals must be across the following application areas: Industry, Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Defence & Security, AI Hardware, Entertainment, Productivity Tools, and Foundational Research / Scientific Discovery.
The technology's Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is assessed, with options from Less than TRL 4 up to TRL 9 (Full Scale Production Achieved).
Consideration for incubation and funding of up to ₹2 Crore by IHFC is Only for sectors and domains supported by IHFC.
Applicants must submit a Proposal PPT (following the required format) and optionally a Video of Prototype/Product.