An incubation program by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and Pernod Ricard India Foundation offering grants and mentorship to early-stage sustainable businesses from India's North Eastern Region.

A seed grant program by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and FTBI NIT Rourkela offering up to ₹3 lakh to innovative technology startups incubated at FTBI.

A grand challenge by Social Alpha to identify and support science-led, consumer-centric innovations solving critical bottlenecks across India's clean energy value chain with funding up to ₹60 lakh.

IIM Kashipur FIED invites Uttarakhand-based Agri-Startups for the RKVY-RABI Programme 2026, offering structured training, expert mentorship, incubation, and Grant-in-Aid up to ₹25 Lakhs.

RakshaTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC (IIT Delhi) in collaboration with Corps of EME, offers up to ₹5 Crore in funding to deep-tech startups and innovators for national security and defense solutions.

NIDHI iTBI program at down town Venture Labs offers incubation, mentorship, infrastructure, and an Ignition Grant of up to ₹10 Lakhs for healthcare and ICT startups, focusing on hardware products.

Joint India-Finland R&D grant for sustainable energy, digital tech, and microelectronics projects.

State-driven grant fund by StartupTN and Tamil Virtual Academy to support startups building Tamil language technology solutions, with a total corpus of ₹2.5 Crore.

An innovation challenge by RBIH and IIMA Ventures to accelerate AI-enabled fintech solutions for women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across India.

A national-level challenge by TATA Sons and IIM Calcutta to find India's most promising social enterprises, offering cash rewards, seed funding opportunities, and incubation.

IIT Bhubaneswar REP hosts ReFlow 2026, a national hackathon for innovators, students, and entrepreneurs to develop impactful solutions in menstrual health, hygiene, and sustainability.

An open-ended online hackathon with a $500 prize — beginner-friendly and open to all, including Indian participants.

A generative AI hackathon by D'Code NSUT in New Delhi, challenging teams to build autonomous AI agents — ₹22,000 prize pool.

A virtual hackathon with a $6,300 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

A multi-stage AI innovation challenge for Indian pre-final/final year students — prizes worth INR 6,75,000 up for grabs.

A multi-track national hackathon for Indian students with a ₹25.88 lakh prize pool, AWS credits, and a Grand Finale at IES 2026 in New Delhi.

India's premier business reality show offering entrepreneurs the chance to pitch for equity investment from multi-millionaire investors and gain massive brand exposure.

Aarohan 6.0 offers seed funding up to ₹1 Crore as equity/CCPS to deployment-ready Agritech startups building innovative IoT solutions, along with expert mentorship and access to TIH IIT Bombay's advanced labs and ecosystem.

PearX is an exclusive 12-week accelerator program by Pear VC for pre-seed companies, offering significant equity investment and extensive support in the SF Bay Area.

The UAE-India Start-up Series 2.0 connects high-potential Indian startups with the UAE and international markets, offering up to ₹56.75 lakh via SAFE note, mentorship, and market entry support.

Interest-free seed loan for Bihar-registered validation-stage startups, with bonus for women/SC/ST/differently-abled.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Collateral-free credit guarantee up to ₹2 crore for micro & small enterprises

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

Below-market soft loans from ₹10 lakh for MSMEs in manufacturing and services

Subordinate debt with 90% CGTMSE guarantee for stressed/NPA-classified MSMEs

Below-market NABARD loans for dairy cooperatives and producer companies for processing infrastructure

Government top-up for SEBI/RBI-recognized investments, up to ₹15 Lakh per instance, with women-led bonus.

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

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Reimbursement of VAT/CST/GST for physically incubated Karnataka startups with turnover up to 50 Lakhs.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.