Grant Providers
Government departments, incubators, accelerators and other organizations offering grants and funding to Indian startups.
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Social incubator supporting early-stage nonprofits and social enterprises building resilient livelihoods across India.
India's top financial newspaper running startup events, awards, and ecosystem programs for founders and investors.
Wildlife conservation foundation co-founded by Roshni Nadar Malhotra, disbursing over 16 crore rupees in grants to support habitat restoration and species recovery across 21 Indian states.
Global life sciences leader running the BioVerse Challenge in partnership with DPIIT to accelerate 500+ Indian biotech startups with technology access, mentorship, and investor connections.
Peter Thiel's foundation — $200,000 grants for young innovators (≤22) who skip college to build companies.
T-Hub
Government of Telangana
India's largest innovation campus in Hyderabad — 2,300+ startups, $2B+ portfolio funding raised.
TIDES, IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee
Technology business incubator at IIT Roorkee fostering innovation through the TIDES Ignition Program and SAKSHI acceleration initiative, with MeitY TIDE 2.0 funding for ICT startups.
TiE Pune
TiE Global
Pune chapter of TiE, the global entrepreneurship network, supporting founders through mentorship and events.
TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad
DST-funded Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Hyderabad for autonomous navigation and cyber-physical systems, with a 135-crore mandate and India's first testbed for autonomous vehicles.
Early-stage venture fund founded by Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, with 250+ investments including Ola, Razorpay, Urban Company, and Mamaearth across India and the US.
Business-led non-profit accelerating sanitation innovation with 111+ SMEs graduated
T-Works
Government of Telangana
India's largest prototyping centre in Hyderabad, a Telangana government initiative offering subsidised access to 3D printing, laser cutting, testing labs, and electronics facilities for startups.
Top UC campus in Silicon Valley's orbit with the Beall Applied Innovation center supporting deep-tech and biotech startups.
RPA leader with a startup program and academic alliance supporting automation and AI-first enterprise ventures.
The United Kingdom government collaborates with India on startup innovation through Innovate UK, the UK-India Startup Launchpad, and jointly funded R&D programs worth over 330 million pounds.
UNICEF Venture Fund
UNICEF
UNICEF's pooled fund investing in early-stage open-source and frontier-tech startups in emerging markets, including India.
Nonprofit impact investor building a dignified economy by investing in early-stage Indian businesses that have created over 35,000 jobs for people living in extreme poverty since 2011.
UP Electronics Corporation Ltd (UPLC)
Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Nodal agency of the Government of Uttar Pradesh for IT and electronics promotion, managing the StartinUP portal for startup registration, incubation, and incentive disbursement statewide.
Uttishthati Foundation i-TBI, NIT Hamirpur
NIT Hamirpur
DST-backed i-TBI at NIT Hamirpur supporting Himachal-region founders with ignition grants and prototyping infrastructure.
Venture Center
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
India's largest science-based incubator hosted at CSIR-NCL Pune, supporting 750+ entrepreneurs over 17 years with an 85% startup survival rate and the AABI Incubator of the Year award.
Chennai-based startup accelerator with a sector-agnostic approach and a focus on space-tech and deep-tech, helping early-stage founders build scalable products through structured mentorship.
India's oldest social enterprise incubator, founded in 2001, having supported 340+ enterprises across healthcare, agriculture, and climate that have collectively raised over 4 billion rupees.
Visa Foundation
Visa Inc.
Corporate foundation of Visa Inc. with over $400 million in assets, deploying grants and impact investments to support financial inclusion and women-led micro and small businesses globally.
VIT TBI
Vellore Institute of Technology
DST-supported Technology Business Incubator at Vellore Institute of Technology, operating BIRAC BioNEST and MeitY TIDE 2.0 programs for biotech and ICT startups since 2003.