Ayurveda Start-up Grand Challenge
A programme by All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) (All India Institute of Ayurveda)
A Ministry of Ayush challenge for early-stage Ayurveda ventures, with AIIA as the nominated nodal agency. Closed since January 2024.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-stage Ayurveda start-ups, and individuals applying as a team. |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Format | Online |
| Run with | Ministry of Ayush, Startup India |
About Ayurveda Start-up Grand Challenge
The Ministry of Ayush launched this challenge on the eighth Ayurveda Day, in November 2023 at Panchkula. All India Institute of Ayurveda was nominated as its nodal agency, which is the role AIIA played: it ran the intake and answered applicants, while the challenge itself belongs to the ministry.
Applications ran on the Startup India portal and closed on 31 January 2024. It has not run again since, so treat this as a closed call and a sign of the kind of thing AIIA is asked to run rather than something you can enter today.
Who could apply
- Early-stage start-ups
- Individuals applying as a team, so a registered company was not required
How selection worked: Entries were judged against published challenge statements and guidelines. First and second places were awarded in three categories: software solutions, hardware solutions and food innovations.
How to apply: Closed. Questions about future rounds go to icaine-ayurveda@aiia.gov.in.
Where to apply
Other AIIA programmes
- AIIA-iCAINE business incubationAIIA's in-house incubation centre for Ayurveda and Ayush ventures, offering space, laboratory and clinical access, licensing help and mentoring.
- MSME Idea Hackathon, with AIIA as host instituteA national call from the Ministry of MSME in which an innovator names AIIA as their host institute and is then supported through it.