Food & Beverage Startup Grants & Funding in Rajasthan

An Indo-Canada initiative empowering student entrepreneurs and recent graduates to build innovative solutions for India through an intensive bootcamp and pitch competition with cash prizes up to ₹10.5 lakhs.

A 36-hour hackathon at Manipal University Jaipur with 10 tracks and over ₹5 Lakhs in prizes, open to students, developers and tech enthusiasts.

A national idea-stage innovation competition by MeitY Startup Hub for students, aspiring founders, and young innovators to present impactful ideas and win cash prizes.

Incubation program from MAGIC and SARTHI for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, with mentorship, capacity building and networking.

A unique fellowship for 11th, 12th, and 1st-year UG students offering annual scholarships, summer internships with stipends, a PPO, and potential ₹1 crore seed investment for their startup.

An intensive 90-day residential venture builder program that forges entrepreneurs into co-founders and builds consumer businesses with up to ₹4 crores in capital.

The Ten Minute Million Challenge (TTMM) 2026 offers startups a unique opportunity to pitch directly to top investors and secure on-the-spot funding of up to ₹35 lakh.

A 24-hour global online programming competition by IEEE where student teams solve coding challenges for a USD 10,000 prize pool.

C-CAMP, with Ashraya Hastha Trust, offers up to ₹50 lakh for Indian startups at TRL 6 or above to validate field-ready climate solutions in environment, health and agriculture.

An innovation challenge supporting startups and SMEs in circular economy solutions for plastic, textile, and food waste management across India, offering a prize pool and access to follow-on funding.

TIH IIT Bombay invites proposals from academic and research institutions for IoT technology development and commercialization with grant support up to ₹50 Lakhs.

Y Combinator's Winter 2027 batch (January–March, San Francisco) invests $500K in early-stage startups and adds partner mentorship, a founder network and investor introductions.

A central government scheme offering financial incentives to food processing companies for increasing the production and sales of value-added millet-based products in India and for export.

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

35%–50% grant for cold chain, food processing parks and unit infrastructure

A central government scheme by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) offering production-linked incentives and branding support to food processing manufacturers, including SMEs, to foster global competitiveness.

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

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.