Startup Funding Programs in India

A CSR grant of ₹8 lakh for early-stage Indian health tech startups leveraging information and communication technology to develop innovative healthcare solutions.

TIH IIT Bombay invites proposals from academic and research institutions for IoT technology development and commercialization with grant support up to ₹50 Lakhs.

BioE3 Challenge for Indian citizens with biotech concept proposals.

Non-dilutive grants of €5,000–€50,000 for open-source software, hardware and open-standards work that strengthens the open internet.

NLnet offers financial support for technical development projects that use open licenses and standards, with a focus on open internet technologies, with grants up to €50,000.

Government of Karnataka's flagship deep tech grant program offering up to ₹1 crore per startup, with mentorship and milestone-based funding, targeting science- and engineering-led innovations.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for Karnataka startups where a minority founder holds at least 51%, to build a prototype and scale up.

A 12-week acceleration program for student innovators from Karnataka and Maharashtra focusing on climate and mobility challenges, offering up to ₹50,000 grant for prototype development.

Receive grant funding up to ₹35 lakh and tailored mentorship for climate tech startups focusing on circular economy, clean mobility, and energy resilience.

Opportunity for farmers, technicians, or labourers with innovative ideas to receive grant support of up to ₹4 lakh to develop and implement their practical, ground-level solutions in Karnataka.

SPARKS 2.0 is a flagship initiative by PI-RAHI, offering grant support, acceleration, mentorship, and investor access to research-driven and deep-tech startups across India.

Financial assistance to MSMEs and startups for R&D and commercialization of drugs and medical devices under the Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector (PRIP) scheme.

A Ministry of Defence program offering grants up to ₹50 crore for startups and MSMEs to develop cutting-edge indigenous defence technologies and prototypes as part of the 'Make in India' initiative.

FID offers non-dilutive grants from €50,000 to €4,000,000 to innovations combating poverty and inequality in low- and middle-income countries, providing staged funding and technical support.

EU deep-tech scaleup funding: grant up to €2.5 million plus up to €10 million optional equity. Non-EU startups eligible by relocating to the EU.

Financial support and incentives for companies establishing BPO/ITeS operations with a minimum of 25 seats in India's North-Eastern region.

Grants of up to US $1.5 million for proven innovations that improve the lives of people in poverty in low- and middle-income countries.

Tiered financial assistance of INR 2 crore to INR 10 crore for youth-led companies in Uttar Pradesh that open 50 to 500 retail chain outlets, with an extra subsidy for outlets abroad.

Grant from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for cold chain and value addition infrastructure in food processing, up to 50% of project cost with a maximum of ₹10 crore.

Annual funding of up to US$1 million (approximately ₹8.5 crore) for individuals and organizations developing critical Free and Open Source Software projects globally.

Matching grant of 50% of funds raised, up to ₹5 crore, for startups with operations in Uttar Pradesh that raised money from recognised national or international bodies or missions.

Admissible grant of 35% of eligible project cost, up to ₹5 crore, for units establishing primary processing, collection, distribution, retail, and preservation facilities in Uttar Pradesh.