Startup Grants & Funding for Proprietorships

A 24-hour intercollege hackathon in Chennai for college students — ₹32,000 prize pool across four winning teams.

A beginner-friendly online hackathon using AI to solve environmental challenges — $25 prize pool.

A national-level puzzle game development hackathon for Indian college students — build a complete puzzle game from concept to playable prototype.

India's flagship energy innovation platform, uniting seven of the country's largest energy majors to carry ventures from the lab bench to industrial scale, focusing on indigenous n-Butanol and iso-Butanol production.

A national-level challenge by TATA Sons and IIM Calcutta to find India's most promising social enterprises, offering cash rewards, seed funding opportunities, and incubation.

A national-level hackathon by Hacker's Unity and JECRC Foundation, Jaipur, offering a ₹2,00,000 prize pool, internships, and incubation support.

Build an AI agent for SAT education — ₹9,300 prize pool. Open globally, online.

An innovation challenge by RBIH and IIMA Ventures to accelerate AI-enabled fintech solutions for women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across India.

A multi-track national hackathon for Indian students with a ₹25.88 lakh prize pool, AWS credits, and a Grand Finale at IES 2026 in New Delhi.

A multi-stage AI innovation challenge for Indian pre-final/final year students — prizes worth INR 6,75,000 up for grabs.

A virtual hackathon with a $6,300 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

An open-ended online hackathon with a $500 prize — beginner-friendly and open to all, including Indian participants.

A generative AI hackathon by D'Code NSUT in New Delhi, challenging teams to build autonomous AI agents — ₹22,000 prize pool.

A beginner-friendly online hackathon by Computer Science Girlies with a ₹4.65 lakh prize pool, focused on technology for wellness.

Build AI-powered beauty and fashion solutions using Perfect Corp's YouCam API — $6,000 prize pool.

A two-stage ideathon challenging participants to design a future civilization around a rotating black hole — ₹10,000 prize pool.

A beginner-friendly, open-ended online hackathon with a $100 prize — open to participants worldwide, including India.

A global online innovation challenge by XPRIZE, inviting participants to leverage Google Gemini for groundbreaking solutions, with a ₹18.6 crore prize pool.

A global AI hackathon by XPRIZE with a $2,000,000 prize pool — open to Indian teams.

A beginner-friendly online hackathon by HackFinity with a $10,000 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

A global online hackathon by Cockroach Labs and AWS — build agentic memory applications and compete for $8,750 in prizes.

An incubation program by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and Pernod Ricard India Foundation offering grants and mentorship to early-stage sustainable businesses from India's North Eastern Region.