Startup Grants & Funding for Product-Stage Startups

A 36-hour tech sprint at Manipal University Jaipur with 10 tracks and over ₹5 Lakhs in prizes.

A mission-driven accelerator initiative by the UP Promote Pharma Council for late-stage MedTech innovations (TRL 7-9) to bridge the gap from validated prototypes to full-scale market deployment and commercialization.

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.

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

Eligible textile enterprises in West Bengal can receive a reimbursement of 25% up to ₹1.5 crore for costs incurred on captive Effluent Water Treatment Plants and pollution control devices.

A central government scheme by MeitY offering a 25% capital expenditure reimbursement to entities investing in manufacturing electronic components and semiconductors in India.

Financial assistance to MSMEs and startups for R&D and commercialization of drugs and medical devices under the Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector (PRIP) scheme.

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.

A capital subsidy program offering reimbursement of 25% of investment in plant and machinery, up to ₹100 crore, for eligible textile and garmenting units in Uttar Pradesh, with additional benefits for units in Poorvanchal and Bundelkhand.

A scheme offering 10% reimbursement on operating expenses for new IT/ITeS units in Uttar Pradesh, capped at ₹20 crore annually for 5 years.

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

A Ministry of Defence program offering grants up to ₹50 crore for startups and MSMEs to develop cutting-edge indigenous defence technologies and prototypes as part of the 'Make in India' initiative.

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.

Up to INR 40 crore per deep-tech startup from UP's Patience Capital, for a maximum of four startups a year, with returns via IP, revenue share or equity.

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.

This scheme provides a 2% interest subvention on term loans for projects sanctioned under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), capped at ₹5 crore annually for up to five years.

New enterprises in agriculture, food processing, dairy, non-timber forest produce, CBG, and green hydrogen sectors can claim 100% mandi tax exemption for 5 years, up to ₹5 crore annually.

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.

A scheme by the Government of Madhya Pradesh providing loans up to ₹2 crore, margin money assistance, and interest subsidies to citizens for establishing new industries.

Bihar reimburses textile and leather units up to 10% interest (12% for micro and small) for 5 years, capped at ₹20 crore.