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One-time grant up to ₹50L for SC/ST-owned Karnataka startups (70%+ SC/ST equity).
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Online Application Submission
Submit the application on the official ELEVATE portal with incorporation/registration details, business and innovation details, founding team credentials, financials, a grant utilisation plan and all mandatory documents, including a valid digital caste certificate for the SC/ST director(s)/partner(s).
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The Program Management Unit (PMU) verifies legal eligibility, startup age (10 years or less), turnover cap (₹200 crore or less), ownership norms and that SC/ST director(s)/partner(s) hold at least 70% equity. Eligible applications advance to evaluation.
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ELEVATE Unnati 2026 is the SC/ST call of the Government of Karnataka's ELEVATE grant-in-aid scheme, run by the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) under the Department of Electronics, IT, BT & S&T.
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Startups where Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe director(s) or partner(s) hold at least 70% equity in the company or firm.
SC/ST director(s) or partner(s), individually or collectively, must hold at least 70% equity, maintained for the entire project duration. Any dilution that breaches this leads to disqualification or termination of assistance.
A valid digital caste certificate with an RD number, issued by the Revenue Department, Government of Karnataka.
Yes. A startup can apply to multiple calls, but a single pitch is evaluated across all of them and the total grant is capped at ₹50 lakh.
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