Discover startup competitions, hackathons, pitch contests, and innovation challenges across India. Compete, win prizes, and grow your startup.
Showing 69 competitions for Indian startups
Rusk Media & Recur Club
India's premier startup reality show is back for Season 2 — revenue-generating Indian founders pitch to a panel of investor "Tycoons" for ca…
Girls Got Game
A beginner-friendly online game jam for women and non-binary creators — build a game in a week and compete for a $50 prize.
GitLab
A global online hackathon by GitLab with a $20,000 prize pool — open to developers, DevOps engineers, and AI enthusiasts worldwide.
Wooble Software Private Limited
A beginner-friendly full-stack hackathon to build a real-time clinic queue management system — hosted by Wooble with a ₹3,000 prize pool.
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
An online frontend coding competition by IIT Bhubaneswar, challenging developers to build and optimize web pages under pressure, with a ₹8,0…
Sraventix Technologies LLP
National-level online hackathon by Prakasam Police to build AI-driven solutions for public safety and policing challenges.
Pixor Robotics Club
A 24-hour inter-college hackathon in Dindigul with software and hardware tracks — ₹80,000 prize pool across 7+ categories.
DKTE Society's Textile & Engineering Institute (DKTESTEI) Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra
Build the next-gen ThreadCounty SaaS platform in this solo web development hackathon for Indian students — ₹7,000 prize pool.
The TechShare Project
An online beginner-friendly hackathon by The TechShare Project with a $2,310 prize pool, focused on social good and low/no-code projects.
PhysicsWallah (PW) — School of Startups
Pitch your AI startup to PhysicsWallah for a shot at funding from a ₹10 Cr pool — open to seed–pre-Series founders and college students buil…
UiPath
A global online hackathon by UiPath with a $50,000 prize pool, focused on building AI agents using the UiPath platform.
Amazon
A global online hackathon by Amazon to build with Vercel v0 and AWS Databases — $80,000 prize pool.
ConnectsBlue
A marketing competition on Devpost where your idea competes against 1,000 marketers for a ₹10,000 prize.
Xavier School of Management (XLRI)
A case competition on digital transformation hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur — ₹30,000 prize pool for teams of 1–3.
Gappy AI
Build a real AI product using Lemma SDK, win ₹1 Lakh, and get hired by partner companies.
Creator Colosseum
A startup competition for student founders with a $575 prize pool, hosted online by Creator Colosseum.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
An online hackathon for BIMSTEC countries (excluding India) focused on AI-driven road safety solutions, with a ₹1 lakh prize pool.
Aethra
A global online hackathon by Aethra with a $33,532 prize pool — open to all, beginner-friendly, and focused on AI/ML and open-ended innovati…
Sphere Hive
A national-level Data-Centric AI hackathon for Indian students — ₹35,000 prize pool, two rounds, offline finale at Belagavi.
ACT House
A virtual hackathon by ACT House with a $1,000 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.
IIMT UNIVERSITY IIMTU , GREATER NOIDA CAMPUS
India's largest online student hackathon focused on FinTech, AI, and Trading Technology, offering ₹3.15 Lakhs+ in prizes and internship oppo…
Rusk Media & Recur Club
India's premier startup reality show is back for Season 2 — revenue-generating Indian founders pitch to a panel of investor "Tycoons" for ca…
GitLab
A global online hackathon by GitLab with a $20,000 prize pool — open to developers, DevOps engineers, and AI enthusiasts worldwide.
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
An online frontend coding competition by IIT Bhubaneswar, challenging developers to build and optimize web pages under pressure, with a ₹8,0…
Pixor Robotics Club
A 24-hour inter-college hackathon in Dindigul with software and hardware tracks — ₹80,000 prize pool across 7+ categories.
Youth Code Foundation
An online, beginner-friendly hackathon by Youth Code Foundation, challenging participants to build AI solutions with a $2,700 prize pool.
PhysicsWallah (PW) — School of Startups
Pitch your AI startup to PhysicsWallah for a shot at funding from a ₹10 Cr pool — open to seed–pre-Series founders and college students buil…
Amazon
A global online hackathon by Amazon to build with Vercel v0 and AWS Databases — $80,000 prize pool.
Xavier School of Management (XLRI)
A case competition on digital transformation hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur — ₹30,000 prize pool for teams of 1–3.
Creator Colosseum
A startup competition for student founders with a $575 prize pool, hosted online by Creator Colosseum.
Aethra
A global online hackathon by Aethra with a $33,532 prize pool — open to all, beginner-friendly, and focused on AI/ML and open-ended innovati…
ACT House
A virtual hackathon by ACT House with a $1,000 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.
Girls Got Game
A beginner-friendly online game jam for women and non-binary creators — build a game in a week and compete for a $50 prize.
Wooble Software Private Limited
A beginner-friendly full-stack hackathon to build a real-time clinic queue management system — hosted by Wooble with a ₹3,000 prize pool.
Sraventix Technologies LLP
National-level online hackathon by Prakasam Police to build AI-driven solutions for public safety and policing challenges.
DKTE Society's Textile & Engineering Institute (DKTESTEI) Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra
Build the next-gen ThreadCounty SaaS platform in this solo web development hackathon for Indian students — ₹7,000 prize pool.
The TechShare Project
An online beginner-friendly hackathon by The TechShare Project with a $2,310 prize pool, focused on social good and low/no-code projects.
UiPath
A global online hackathon by UiPath with a $50,000 prize pool, focused on building AI agents using the UiPath platform.
ConnectsBlue
A marketing competition on Devpost where your idea competes against 1,000 marketers for a ₹10,000 prize.
Gappy AI
Build a real AI product using Lemma SDK, win ₹1 Lakh, and get hired by partner companies.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
An online hackathon for BIMSTEC countries (excluding India) focused on AI-driven road safety solutions, with a ₹1 lakh prize pool.
Sphere Hive
A national-level Data-Centric AI hackathon for Indian students — ₹35,000 prize pool, two rounds, offline finale at Belagavi.
IIMT UNIVERSITY IIMTU , GREATER NOIDA CAMPUS
India's largest online student hackathon focused on FinTech, AI, and Trading Technology, offering ₹3.15 Lakhs+ in prizes and internship oppo…