Closing this month — Startup Grants & Funding Programs in India

6-month free blockchain incubation at IIM Lucknow for DPIIT-recognised UP-registered startups.

Seed funding of ₹30–50 lakh for BITS Pilani students and recent alumni building innovation-led startups, combining non-matching and matching capital with institutional support from PIEDS.

Up to ₹50L equity-linked seed support for women-led Indian startups incubated at AIC Banasthali.

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.

Equity/equity-linked seed funding up to ₹1 crore for IIT Bombay-associated technology startups to accelerate product development and go-to-market.

Up to ₹1.5 crore equity-free defence grant for Indian startups, innovators and MSMEs.

Global co-innovation program for hardware, semiconductor, and embedded software startups.

Joint call for Bio AI hubs in biomanufacturing under BioE3. Open to startups, LLPs, and academic SIROs.

Up to ₹45L equity-free PoC grant for Indian startups building next-gen mobile tech with Samsung.

Up to ₹4L grant-in-aid for student entrepreneurs building agri-startups from idea to prototype , NaaViC, ICAR-NIVEDI.

11-month incubation for women-led startups and ventures building solutions for women , IIMV FIELD, CSR-backed by NBCC India Ltd.

NIT Agartala's DST-iTBI incubator offers early-stage hardware/deeptech startups an equity-free ₹2–5 lakh ignition grant plus a 6-month incubation program.

Funding support up to ₹10 Lakhs for early-stage startups, student innovators, and aspiring entrepreneurs in various tech sectors.

Asia's deep tech startup pitching competition (10th edition) by Enterprise Singapore — Startup SG grant prizes up to S$400K (≈₹2.97 cr), finals at SWITCH 2026, Singapore.

BIRAC GCI grant up to ₹2 crore for breakthrough screening & diagnostics innovations in TB, emerging pathogens and enteric disease.