A free 2-month virtual incubation program by ICAR-CIRCOT for innovators and startups in Farm Mechanisation and Post-Harvest Technology across India.

APIIC's 2nd Incubation & Ignition Call offers grant funding up to ₹10 lakh and structured incubation support for innovators and early-stage startups in healthcare and medical technology.

UdyogTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC IIT Delhi, fuels deep-tech innovation in industrial robotics and advanced manufacturing, offering project funding up to ₹5 Crore and crucial industry collaboration.

IEF of CCSNIAM offers up to ₹25 lakh grant and incubation support to seed-stage agri-startups under the PM-RKVY Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme.

Pre-seed stage agri-entrepreneurship grant program offering up to ₹5 Lakhs, mentorship, and incubation support under PM-RKVY.

A government grant of up to ₹4 lakhs for Indian student innovators with transformative ideas in the agriculture sector, supported by PM-RKVY and incubated by CCSNIAM.

SoilBox Cohort 4, anchored at riidl SVU and funded by OmniActive, offers Agritech startups grants up to ₹10 Lakhs, mentorship, and extensive ecosystem support to tackle critical agricultural challenges.

An acceleration program by IIML EIC in collaboration with Legaxy, empowering SportsTech startups with mentorship, investment opportunities, and ecosystem access.

The Lab-to-Market (L2M) Program by IITI DRISHTI CPS FOUNDATION offers financial and developmental support to faculty members and researchers for transforming prototype-ready medical devices into market-ready solutions.

A national-level innovation challenge for Indian students, organized by SRCAS Coimbatore, with ₹1.80 L cash prize and a chance to visit Singapore.

A national-level 8-hour offline hackathon in Gurugram for Indian students — ₹30,000 cash prize pool.

Pitch Fest 2026, hosted by AIC - Anna Incubator & PALS, empowers campus innovators and emerging startups driving deep-tech and sustainability solutions through pitching workshops, mentorship, and cash prizes.

Asia's deep tech startup pitching competition (10th edition) by Enterprise Singapore — Startup SG grant prizes up to ₹2.88 crore, finals at SWITCH 2026, Singapore.

Vande Bharatam is a national movement by Gautam Adani to discover and empower India's next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs, offering a prize pool, mentorship, and significant visibility.

India's premier startup reality show is back for Season 2 — revenue-generating Indian founders pitch to a panel of investor "Tycoons" for capital from a ₹100 Cr+ pool. Streams on Amazon MX Player.

A data challenge for Indian high school students to analyze exoplanet data — ₹9.58 lakh prize pool.

A monthly online pitch competition for kids to showcase business ideas — ₹55,800 prize pool.

Join the world's most prestigious startup accelerator, Y Combinator, for its Fall 2026 batch in San Francisco, offering seed funding, intensive mentorship, and unparalleled access to a global network of founders and investors.

Equity investment program for impact-driven technology startups solving health, agriculture, climate, and deep technology challenges across India.

A 12-month venture-building program by IKP Knowledge Park offering up to INR 30 Lakhs in equity investment and comprehensive support for deep science startups at TRL 2-3.

a-IDEA (Agri-Business Incubator, ICAR-NAARM) offers equity funding up to ₹1 Crore for innovative early-stage agri-tech and agri-business startups with mentoring and enterprise development services.

The Founder Institute, in collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad, CIE, offers an 11-week AI-native company-building program to help early-stage entrepreneurs transform ideas into fundable, global businesses through a structured, in-person accelerator.

Aarohan 6.0 offers seed funding up to ₹1 Crore as equity/CCPS to deployment-ready Agritech startups building innovative IoT solutions, along with expert mentorship and access to TIH IIT Bombay's advanced labs and ecosystem.

Interest-free seed loan for Bihar-registered validation-stage startups, with bonus for women/SC/ST/differently-abled.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Collateral-free credit guarantee up to ₹2 crore for micro & small enterprises

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

₹10 lakh–₹1 crore greenfield loans for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs

Below-market soft loans from ₹10 lakh for MSMEs in manufacturing and services

Subordinate debt with 90% CGTMSE guarantee for stressed/NPA-classified MSMEs

Government top-up for SEBI/RBI-recognized investments, up to ₹15 Lakh per instance, with women-led bonus.

Provides margin money and interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Reimbursement of VAT/CST/GST for physically incubated Karnataka startups with turnover up to 50 Lakhs.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.