Startup Grants & Funding in Telangana

One-time 50% capital subsidy up to Rs. 50 lakh for entrepreneurs setting up indigenous horse, donkey or camel breeder farms.

Z Fellows 2026 is a one-week fellowship for early technical builders, offering mentorship from multi-billion dollar company founders and an optional $10,000 equity investment for ongoing company-building support.

Provides a 25% investment subsidy on eligible fixed capital investment, up to a maximum of ₹30 lakh, for Micro and Small Industrial Enterprises promoted by Men Entrepreneurs in Telangana.

This program offers US$500 grants and US$10,000 investments (via SAFE) to individuals and entrepreneurs worldwide, focusing on international markets and profitability.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for setting up a new freshwater scampi hatchery.

T-Hub's agri-tech venture studio, anchored by Kheyti, gives founders a ₹1 lakh monthly stipend and sponsored pilots to build market access tools for smallholder greenhouse farmers.

Trelis offers quarterly grants of ₹41,750 (US$500) to individuals for AI model development and potential ₹8.35 lakh (US$10,000) investments for financially self-sustaining ideas.

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Pre-seed incubation for deep-tech startups in cobotics, AI, drones, autonomous systems at IIT Delhi.

The NIEPA Grant-in-Aid Scheme provides non-dilutive funding to educational institutions, universities, research organizations, and NGOs for studies, evaluations, and conferences in educational planning and administration.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

This scheme offers reimbursement for intellectual property (IP) filing fees, including patents, trademarks, GIs, and designs, to eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

Supports individuals and teams with grants up to US$5000 (approx. ₹4.17 lakh) to develop projects that grow the Open Humans ecosystem through new data sources or exploration tools.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of foreign patent registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh.

PMMSY input support of ₹2.40–3.60 lakh per hectare for the first crop in new brackish-water ponds.

PMMSY input support of ₹2.40–3.60 lakh per hectare for the first crop in new saline/alkaline water ponds.

The Ministry of Tourism's Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme provides financial support to approved tourism service providers and State/UT departments for overseas promotion and marketing of India.

Provides US$4,000 cash grants to explorers and projects worldwide working on open-source quantum software, education, or hardware prototypes, with a simple application process.

A Central Sector Scheme providing holistic support including collateral-free credit, skill training, modern tools, digital transaction incentives, and market linkage to artisans and craftspeople.

Accelerator program for DPIIT-registered drone startups across India.

An Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program by TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad offering a fellowship of ₹3 Lakhs for 6 months to early-stage innovators in autonomous navigation technologies, with mentorship and…

India's premier pitch competition for college students, founders, and early-stage startups — ₹3 lakh prize pool, judged by IIT professors and industry leaders.