Startup Grants & Funding for Veteran-Founded Startups

भारत में Veteran-founder स्टार्टअप ग्रांट्स और loans MUDRA योजना (Shishu/Kishore/Tarun tiers में ₹50,000-₹10 लाख), PMEGP (15-35% subsidy के साथ ₹50 लाख तक के project costs), और Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare की SEMFEX scheme (KVIC और NABARD के माध्यम से concessional interest के साथ administered) के माध्यम से route होते हैं। Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) DGR sponsorship route के तहत government contracts के लिए veteran-run security agencies, logistics firms और agri-businesses को empanel करता है।

दिखा रहे हैं 1170+ programs for Indian startups

FIRE, Goa

Up to ₹10L

4th Akash ESIIP: EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program at AIC-IIITH Foundation

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Akash ESIIP AIC-IIITH: Revenue-Stage GreenTech Social Enterprises को Equity-Free ₹5 लाख Grant, IIITH Research Connect, और Acceleration Support मिलता है।

Incubation Centre IIT Patna

Up to ₹10L

Call for Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Proposals at TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad

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Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups

Deshpande Startups

Up to ₹10L

Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) Cohort 2 at DERBI Foundation

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Amrita Technology Business Incubator

Up to ₹30L

SAAF Cities 2.0 Program by Villgro

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Apollo — B2B sales intelligence and lead database

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), IIIT Hyderabad

Up to ₹10L

Avinya Ventures Pitch Day

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SIIC IIT Kanpur

Up to ₹10L

DBDIC इन्क्यूबेशन Cohort 2026

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सभी स्टेजेज़ के डीपटेक, क्लाइमेट-टेक व बायोटेक स्टार्टअप्स के लिए इन्क्यूबेशन

Semrush — SEO and online marketing toolkit

IIT Mandi Catalyst

Up to ₹7L

Women-Led & Social Impact Startups Innovation Challenge

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IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)

Up to ₹3L

Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) on Social Innovation at IPTIF

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Emergent — build full-stack apps with AI

KL Technology Incubators Foundation

Up to ₹7L

Samvardhan 2026 Design Accelerator at PIEDS BITS Pilani

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ACIC-BMU Foundation

Up to ₹10L

AgriNext Startup Innovation Grant by Kerala Startup Mission

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AgriNext Kerala Startup Mission का Agri-Tech Startup Program है: 150 Startups को Funding, Incubation, और Kerala Agri Value Chain में Integration मिलती है।

Make — visual automation and workflow builder

AssisTech Foundation (ATF)

Up to ₹50L

Meta Pragati AI for Impact Program by The Delta

Grant

AIC-BIMTECH

Up to ₹10L

GrowX Acceleration Program 2026 at AI Centre of Excellence, GIFT City

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AI chatbot — automated customer support for startups

Runway Incubator, UPES

Up to ₹10L

CCAMP — MeitY TIDE 2.0 EiR ग्रांट — डिजिटल हेल्थ सॉल्यूशन्स के लिए

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IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF)

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IMPACT 3.0 Program at IPTIF

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Cashfree — payments and payouts for Indian businesses

ACIC VGU Foundation

Up to ₹10L

Incubation Program at KIET

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VJTI TBI Foundation

₹20L – ₹50L

AI & AgriTech Innovation Center - Track 1: Discovery & Ideation

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n8n — workflow automation for technical teams

AIC ISB

Up to ₹10L

riidl Somaiya Vidyavihar University में BIRAC सीड फंड

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Karnavati Innovation and Incubation Foundation (KIIF)

Up to ₹10L

Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund (इक्विटी फंड) — StartupTN द्वारा

Grant

Unbounce — landing page builder and conversion optimization

AIC SMUTBI

Up to ₹10L

ग्रामम् थोरुम् पुथोझिल स्कीम

Grant

Savli Technology and Business Incubator (STBI)

Up to ₹50L

SIIC, IIT Kanpur में Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship CoE

Equity

Razorpay — payments and banking for Indian startups

Amrita Technology Business Incubator

Up to ₹10L

Call for R&DI Funding Proposals

Grant

MUTBI, Manipal

Up to ₹10L

ARAMBH - Student Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

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ARAMBH ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI का Student Entrepreneurship Program है: Maharashtra और Goa के Student Agripreneurs को Ideation से PoC तक Grant और Incubation Support मिलता है।

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