Grant Providers
Government departments, incubators, accelerators and other organizations offering grants and funding to Indian startups.
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QRDI Council
Government of Qatar
Qatar's national council for research, development, and innovation, driving the country's knowledge-based economy agenda through strategic funding, policy design, and innovation ecosystem building.
R-ABI (RKVY-RAFTAAR)
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture-backed network of agri-business incubators offering up to ₹25 lakh grants per agripreneur.
Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH)
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh's flagship innovation hub with a hub-and-spoke model across six cities, targeting 20,000 startups
Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries Limited
India's largest conglomerate running JioGenNext, a zero-equity startup accelerator that has incubated 170+ startups raising over INR 2,600 crore with 21 acquisitions.
Social enterprise tackling electronic waste through circular economy solutions.
RIIDL, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Somaiya Vidyavihar University
National Award-winning incubator at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, with 160+ startups incubated, 600+ jobs created, and ecosystem valued at over INR 1,226 crore.
Roche Products
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Global healthcare company running Startup Creasphere, a digital health open innovation platform with 100+ startups globally, offering 3-4 month co-creation pilots with Roche.
University-backed incubator at UPES Dehradun supporting startups from ideation to investment readiness through cohort-based programs, mentorship, and the Runway Ignition Grant.
Non-profit Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce based in Chandigarh, promoting grassroots entrepreneurship through mentorship, acceleration programs, and impact investing since 2014.
USAID-backed healthcare blended finance platform scaling 60+ high-impact health solutions across India.
Samsung's R&D institutes in India offering $50K grants (no equity) to deep-tech mobile startups via Samsung Mobile Advance.
Samsung Research
Samsung Electronics
Samsung's largest R&D centre outside South Korea, based in Bangalore, running startup incubation programs like Samsung Mobile Advance with grants up to $50K for collaborative innovation.
Deep-tech enablement platform connecting 3,000+ startups, investors, and incubators to accelerate funding, talent acquisition, and customer connections for Indian deep-tech ventures.
Sandip TBI
Sandip Foundation
DST-supported Technology Business Incubator at Sandip Foundation in Nashik, nurturing 65+ startups across 20+ sectors with MeitY TIDE 2.0 funding and industry mentor networks.
Savli Technology and Business Incubator (STBI)
Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat
Gujarat's nodal deep-tech incubator under DST-GoG, housed in Vadodara's GIDC industrial estate with cleanrooms, bio-fabrication labs, and multiple government-backed seed funding schemes.
Sharda Launchpad
Sharda University
Sharda University's Section 8 incubator supporting startups across India and abroad
India's third-largest cement producer supporting innovation in climate-tech and sustainability, with CSR investments exceeding 51 crore rupees annually across skill development and rural empowerment.
Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers AG
Global medtech company running the SHIFT Innovation Ecosystem in India to accelerate healthcare startups in diagnostics, digital health, AI, and medical robotics with NASSCOM partnership.
SIIC IIT Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
One of India's oldest technology business incubators, housed at IIT Kanpur, supporting 500+ deep-tech startups across aerospace, healthcare, energy, and drone technology since 2000.
SINE, IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay
One of India's pioneering academic incubators at IIT Bombay, SINE has supported 245+ tech startups that have collectively raised over $940 million and produced unicorns like Gupshup.
Social Alpha
Tata Trusts
Tata Trusts-backed platform incubating science and technology startups for large-scale social and environmental impact
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Premier government body under MeitY with 63 centres across India, operating the Next Generation Incubation Scheme and 24 Centres of Entrepreneurship for IT and emerging-tech startups.
Hybrid SaaS platform and accelerator connecting deep tech startups with government, industry, and academic resources to progress from concept validation through to scaling.
Sri Sairam Techno Incubator Foundation
Sri Sairam Engineering College
Non-profit incubator at Sri Sairam Engineering College in Chennai, supporting 85+ startups including 14 women-led ventures across defence, robotics, drones, healthcare, and agriculture.