Grant Providers
Government departments, incubators, accelerators and other organizations offering grants and funding to Indian startups.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Group
Major Indian private-sector bank offering DPIIT-recognised startups zero-balance accounts, working capital loans, API banking, mentorship, and incubation access.
Labour & Employment Department, J&K
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
J&K government department providing seed capital, soft loans, and self-employment schemes to educated unemployed youth for setting up enterprises in the UT.
L'Oréal Research & Innovation
L'Oréal S.A.
Global beauty company running the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program to discover and scale startups across the SAPMENA region in beauty tech, sustainability, and consumer experience.
LV Prasad Eye Institute BioNEST Incubator
L V Prasad Eye Institute
India's first hospital-based incubator funded by BIRAC BioNEST, supporting healthcare innovators in medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health at LVPEI Hyderabad.
Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum (MABIF)
NABARD & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
NABARD + TNAU joint agri-incubator in Madurai — 535+ startups supported, grants up to ₹25 lakhs.
Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)
Government of Maharashtra
Government of Maharashtra's nodal agency for boosting innovation-driven entrepreneurship, offering seed funds, startup recognition, and Maharashtra Startup Week programmes.
Maker Village
IIITM-K / MeitY
India's largest electronic hardware incubator in Kochi, a MeitY and Kerala government initiative with 60,000 sq ft of labs, prototyping facilities, and SMT lines.
Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Council (MAGIC)
Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA)
India's first regional association-led sector-agnostic business incubator and SME accelerator
Maruti Suzuki India
Suzuki Motor Corporation
India's largest carmaker running the Maruti Suzuki Accelerator (formerly MAIL) to support mobility, AI, and auto-tech startups with paid POC opportunities and mentorship.
India's fast-growing startup accelerator from Rajasthan, backing early-stage founders in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Networking platform empowering MSMEs and startups for growth across India
Non-profit organisation accelerating climate tech startups through programmes like LowCarbon.Earth and GoMassive Climate Accelerator, in partnership with UNEP and AWS.
George Mason University research center running Emergent Ventures — grants for high-impact entrepreneurs and thinkers worldwide.
MGU Innovation Foundation
Mahatma Gandhi University
Section 8 incubation ecosystem at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, supporting startups in AI, IoT, cybersecurity, robotics, and biotech under RUSA 2.0.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of India
Central government ministry running RKVY-RAFTAAR to support agri-startups with grants up to INR 25 lakh, incubation through 24 R-ABIs, and agripreneurship training.
Ministry of Defence
Government of India
Central government ministry running iDEX programmes (SPARK, iDEX Prime, ADITI) providing defence and aerospace startups with grants ranging from INR 1.5 crore to INR 25 crore.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Government of India
Central ministry supporting NE region entrepreneurship through the North East Venture Fund, UNNATI industrialisation scheme, and ASCEND startup workshops.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Government of India
Central ministry running SAMRIDH, TIDE 2.0, GENESIS, and NGIS schemes to support 3,600+ tech startups with over INR 212 crore in funding through MeitY Startup Hub.
Ministry of Mines
Government of India
Central ministry running S&T-PRISM to financially support startups and MSMEs in mining, mineral processing, metallurgy, and recycling with two-year research funding.
Ministry of MSME
Government of India
Central ministry running PMEGP, ASPIRE, and other schemes providing subsidised loans, margin money, and incubation support to micro and small enterprises across India.
Ministry of Textiles
Government of India
Central ministry running NTTM and the GREAT scheme providing grants up to INR 50 lakh to startups innovating in technical textiles for commercialisation.
MUTBI, Manipal
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
DST-funded technology business incubator at Manipal Academy of Higher Education supporting startups in HealthTech, AgriTech, renewable energy, and nanotechnology.
NaaViC, ICAR-NIVEDI
ICAR-NIVEDI
Veterinary and animal science startup incubator at ICAR-NIVEDI, Bengaluru — supported by RKVY-RAFTAAR and DST.
India's premier IT industry body running the 10,000 Startups initiative and DeepTech Club for tech founders.