Creator Colosseum Startup Competition: Student Founders. Real Startups.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for any Karnataka startup to build a proof-of-concept.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for Karnataka startups registered outside Bengaluru Urban.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for SC/ST-owned Karnataka startups (70%+ SC/ST equity).

One-time grant up to ₹50L for women-led Karnataka startups (51%+ women equity).

Global TiE pitch competition for women-founded startups — $100,000+ in equity-free prizes ($50K global winner), mentorship & investor access. Idea-stage excluded.

SINE IIT Bombay's NIDHI Seed Support (NIDHI-SSP) call: equity/CCPS seed funding up to ₹1 crore for DPIIT-recognised startups for prototyping, product trials and commercialization.

Equity seed funding (₹10L–₹1.5Cr) for iDEX challenge-winner MSMEs/startups in defence and related sectors, implemented by SINE IIT Bombay.

Equity/CCPS seed funding (₹25L–₹1Cr) for startups incubated at SINE IIT Bombay to scale up, funded directly by SIDBI.