Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

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.

कम्प्यूटर साइंस गर्लीज़ द्वारा एक बिगिनर-फ्रेंडली ऑनलाइन हैकाथॉन जिसका प्राइज़ पूल $5,000 है। यह टेक्नोलॉजी फॉर वेलनेस पर फोकस करता है।

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.

यह एक ग्लोबल ऑनलाइन इनोवेशन चैलेंज है। इसे एक्सप्राइज़ ने पेश किया है। इसमें पार्टिसिपेंट्स गूगल जेमिनी का इस्तेमाल करके ग्राउंडब्रेकिंग सॉल्यूशंस बना सकते हैं। और $2,000,000 यूएसडी का प्राइज़ पूल है।

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.

A 24-hour national-level online hackathon for Indian students — ₹60,000 prize pool, real-world problem statements, and national recognition.

An 8-hour software development hackathon in Nagpur for Indian students — ₹25,000 prize pool, theme Intelligent Systems.

Unilever's annual technology case study competition for India's top B-School students — ₹6.25 L cash prizes plus PPO opportunities.

A national-level 24-hour offline hackathon in Pune for college students across India — ₹1,00,000+ prize pool, internship opportunities, and themes in AI/ML, cybersecurity, blockchain, and open innovation.

A 36-hour national-level hackathon for undergraduate students, with ₹60,000 in cash prizes across multiple domains.

A national-level 24-hour hybrid hackathon in Coimbatore with ₹30,000 cash prize, internships, and blockchain/AI learning opportunities for students.

ग्लोबल एआई हैकाथॉन जो सोशल गुड के लिए है, $10,000 प्राइज़ पूल के साथ, भारतीय प्रतिभागियों के लिए खुला है।

एक वर्चुअल हैकाथॉन जो क्वांटम कम्प्यूटिंग और संबंधित टेक्नोलॉजीज़ को एक्सप्लोर करता है - $1,000 प्राइज़ पूल।

A hybrid AI hackathon to build real-time conversational AI applications using Agora Conversational AI — open to students, developers, and startups.

A 24-hour offline innovation hackathon at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad — open to all Indian college students with a ₹1.20 L prize pool.