Government Funding Schemes

Central government mission funding 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) across premier Indian institutes to drive research, startup incubation, and seed investment in cyber-physical systems and emerging technologies like IoT, AI, robotics, and more.

Central programme supporting student innovation and entrepreneurship, run in recurring calls

NXP Semiconductors challenge for Indian hardware and embedded-tech startups, run in editions

Odoo's recurring hackathon for student and developer teams building on the Odoo platform

GOI scheme providing collateral-free loans up to ₹10 lakh to micro and small enterprises through MUDRA Ltd and partner banks

Department of Pharmaceuticals scheme supporting pharma and medtech research and innovation

Maharashtra government scheme supporting women-led startups through the state innovation society

PhysicsWallah School of Startups challenge for AI-first early-stage startups, run in editions

GOI agri-startup incubation and funding scheme under DARE/ICAR, implemented through empanelled R-ABIs and host institutes nationwide

AICTE scheme providing ₹2 lakh seed money to 9 SC/ST student startups per approved institute, plus ₹20 lakh one-time financial assistance to the host institution

Equity/equity-like seed funding (₹10 lakh–₹1.5 crore) for iDEX challenge-winner MSMEs and startups in defence and related sectors, to promote import substitution and domestic defence manufacturing.

SIDBI equity/CCPS seed funding (₹25 lakh–₹1 crore) channelled through partner incubators to help early-stage incubatee startups scale up.

DPIIT's Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) provides up to ₹20 lakh as a grant for proof of concept and prototype development, plus up to ₹50 lakh as convertible debentures or debt for commercialization — disbursed to DPIIT-recognised startups through empanelled incubators across India.

Enterprise Singapore's global deep-tech pitching competition at SWITCH, open to Indian startups

SINE IIT Bombay pre-incubation programme for early-stage deep-tech teams, run in cohorts

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science student hackathon, run in numbered editions

Pegasus Tech Ventures global pitch competition with recurring Indian regional rounds