Social Impact Startup Grants & Funding in Jammu and Kashmir

Government of Karnataka's flagship deep tech grant program offering up to ₹1 crore per startup, with mentorship and milestone-based funding, targeting science- and engineering-led innovations.

An online, beginner-friendly hackathon with a $300 prize pool, open to participants worldwide including India.

A national-level virtual hackathon by IEEE SMC GNITC — 48-hour sprint with a $1,350 prize pool.

The Startup Qatar Investment Program by QDB offers substantial funding and comprehensive support to attract and help tech startups establish or expand in Qatar.

Surge offers up to $5M in seed capital, full-stack support, and access to a global network for audacious early-stage founders.

FID offers non-dilutive grants from €50,000 to €4,000,000 to innovations combating poverty and inequality in low- and middle-income countries, providing staged funding and technical support.

NABVENTURES AgriSURE Direct Scheme offers direct equity investments of up to ₹25 crore for DPIIT-recognized early-stage startups in India's agriculture and rural development sectors.

EU deep-tech scaleup funding: grant up to ₹26.25 crore plus up to ₹105 crore optional equity. Non-EU startups eligible by relocating to the EU.

Credit guarantee cover up to Rs 20 crore that lets banks, NBFCs and AIFs lend to DPIIT-recognised startups without collateral. You receive a loan and repay it. CGSS is not a grant.

An accelerator VC that gives seed funding and hands-on support to early-stage startups in India, from idea stage to angel stage, across sectors.

A Central Government scheme offering financial assistance through debt/convertible instruments or equity investment to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs in manufacturing, services, and allied sectors.

Grants of up to US $1.5 million (about ₹14.25 Cr) for proven innovations that improve the lives of people in poverty in low- and middle-income countries.

Repayable credit from NSIC for MSMEs to buy indigenous and imported raw materials, paid directly to suppliers, up to ₹20 crore at group level.

Capital investment incentive of up to ₹7.5 crore for new and expanding manufacturing and service units in Jammu & Kashmir.

Equity funding and mentorship for revenue-generating impact ventures in India's rural and informal economies.

Financial incentive for new and expanding manufacturing or service units in Jammu & Kashmir, offering up to 50% of capital investment with a maximum of ₹7.5 crore.

Provides a 5.5% interest subvention on working capital loans for new and expanding business units in Jammu & Kashmir, with a maximum benefit of ₹5 crore over five years.

Iterative's Winter 2027 Accelerator invests US$150,000-500,000 in early-stage Southeast Asia-focused startups for 10-15% equity, providing mentorship, network, and investor access through a 12-week remote program.

NABVENTURES AgriSURE Direct Scheme offers direct equity investments of up to ₹25 crore for DPIIT-recognized early-stage startups in India's agriculture and rural development sectors.

EU deep-tech scaleup funding: grant up to ₹26.25 crore plus up to ₹105 crore optional equity. Non-EU startups eligible by relocating to the EU.

Grants of up to US $1.5 million (about ₹14.25 Cr) for proven innovations that improve the lives of people in poverty in low- and middle-income countries.

Repayable credit from NSIC for MSMEs to buy indigenous and imported raw materials, paid directly to suppliers, up to ₹20 crore at group level.

Equity funding and mentorship for revenue-generating impact ventures in India's rural and informal economies.

Iterative's Winter 2027 Accelerator invests US$150,000-500,000 in early-stage Southeast Asia-focused startups for 10-15% equity, providing mentorship, network, and investor access through a 12-week remote program.