eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru

An online frontend coding competition by IIT Bhubaneswar, challenging developers to build and optimize web pages under pressure, with a ₹8,000 cash prize pool.

A beginner-friendly full-stack hackathon to build a real-time clinic queue management system — hosted by Wooble with a ₹3,000 prize pool.

A global online hackathon by GitLab with a $20,000 prize pool — open to developers, DevOps engineers, and AI enthusiasts worldwide.

4-month virtual accelerator for revenue-generating women-led startups by ISB I-Venture.

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.