Wednesday, 26 August 2026 — 28 August 2026
Prize Pool
₹25 Lakhs
Ideabaaz — Season 2 & Startup Festival 2026 is India's founder-first national stage for startups, hybrid across a Zee TV / Zee5 pitch show and a 3-day live startup festival at Bharat Mandapam, New
Prize Pool
₹25 Lakhs
Notion SaaS Credits — up to ₹5L
Rs. 5 Lakhs+ in Notion workspace credits — databases, wikis, project management, and team docs — for new users with a work email.
Semrush SaaS Credits
7-day free trial of Semrush Pro or Guru — full SEO, keyword research, competitive audit, and rank tracking across India and global SERPs.
Reclaim.ai SaaS Credits — up to 10% off
10% off Reclaim.ai Starter and Business plans for 12 months — AI scheduling assistant that auto-blocks focus time and defends your calendar.
Mixpanel SaaS Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr
Full year free on Mixpanel's analytics platform (up to $145K value) — 1B events, session replay, experiments, and data pipelines. Under $8M raised.
Huawei Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr
Up to $150K in Huawei Cloud credits plus co-sell slots, coaching, and dedicated migration support. Open to companies under 5 years old.
Microsoft Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.4Cr
Up to $150K in Azure credits plus GitHub Enterprise, Copilot, and Microsoft 365 — unlocked progressively as your startup grows.
Datadog Tooling Credits — up to ₹95L
Up to $100K in Datadog credits covering the full observability stack — APM, logs, security, AI — for Series A or earlier startups.
DigitalOcean Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr
Up to $10K/month in DigitalOcean cloud and GPU credits for 12 months, plus 15 months of free paid support. For AI-native startups.
Razorpay Payment Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr
Up to ₹1 Cr in benefits for funded Indian startups — payment processing credits, Magic Checkout, RazorpayX account, and free payroll software.
Google Cloud Credits — up to ₹3.3Cr
Up to $350K in Google Cloud credits over 2 years for AI-first startups (Vertex AI/Gemini). Includes Workspace, Maps, and a startup success manager.
IBM Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr
Up to $120K in IBM Cloud credits covering watsonx AI, analytics, and infrastructure. Open to startups under 5 years old with under $1M revenue.
Akamai Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.1Cr
Up to $120K in cloud credits year one for early-stage startups running VM, GPU, or storage workloads on Akamai Cloud infrastructure.
