Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

Global virtual hackathon using Claude Code with Opus 4.7, offering a ₹93 lakh prize pool and ₹46,500 API credits for participants. Open to Indian builders.

Goa Government scheme to reimburse up to 50% of fresher salaries (up to ₹10,000/month) or up to 25% of local workforce salaries (up to ₹25 lakh/year) for up to 3 years.

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering up to 45% subsidy on capital investments (land, building, plant & machinery) for enterprises, with enhanced support for Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs.

A centrally sponsored subsidy scheme for Haryana residents to establish minimum 30-ton capacity ice plants or cold storage facilities to strengthen fish preservation infrastructure.

This Tamil Nadu government scheme provides a 35% capital subsidy and a 6% interest subvention on loans for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand manufacturing, services, and eligible trading businesses.

Govt seed grant up to ₹20L + ₹50L debt for DPIIT-recognised Indian tech startups. Rolling applications

₹50L state grant for MASI-recognised Assam startups — includes ₹5L Idea2POC component.

This scheme provides self-employment loans up to ₹50 lakhs for persons with disabilities in Haryana, covering various income-generating activities in agriculture, small business, transport, and service sectors.

PIPDIC offers short-term financial assistance as loans ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh to existing Medium and Small Scale Industry units in Puducherry.

15-35% margin-money subsidy to set up a new manufacturing or service micro-enterprise, via KVIC/KVIB/DIC

This scheme offers a credit-linked interest subsidy for new or expanding food processing industries in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, covering up to ₹50 lakh annually.

A self-employment promotion scheme by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh offering capital subsidies and project loans to unemployed youth for establishing viable enterprises.

Assistance for industrial units in Puducherry covering 50% of total rent, literature, and display material expenses for participation in international trade fairs, up to a maximum of ₹5 lakh.

A scheme by the Gujarat Government offering financial assistance up to ₹50 lakh to MSMEs for technology acquisition, covering up to 65% of the cost.

A centrally sponsored scheme offering subsidies for establishing 20-ton capacity ice plants or cold storage units in Haryana to enhance fish preservation and cold chain infrastructure.

This scheme provides term loans and subsidies to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs for viable income-generating projects up to ₹50 lakh, implemented through State Channelising Agencies and banks.

Provides margin money and interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

India's premier 4-day builder residency in Goa for top developers, designers, and AI/Crypto creators, focused on shipping real products with ₹46.5 lakh+ in bounties.

A capital investment subsidy scheme offering up to ₹45 lakh for new or expanding Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

A Madhya Pradesh government scheme offering loans up to ₹42 lakh to unemployed youth and livestock farmers for establishing modern dairy units and boosting milk production.

The Design Scheme under the MSME Innovative Scheme provides financial assistance and expert design consultancy to micro, small, and medium enterprises for new product development and existing product enhancement.

The Entrepreneur Support Scheme (ESS) by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Kerala, offers financial assistance as a capital subsidy to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises engaged in manufacturing activities within the state.