Government-backed funding for pre-product and idea-stage startups in India — public proof-of-concept grants and ideation support, mostly non-dilutive and routed through central or state innovation schemes.
The ANKURAN program offers non-dilutive pre-seed grants up to ₹5 lakh for farmers, students, and young entrepreneurs with innovative agricultural business ideas.
BIRAC's GCI program provides grants of up to ₹2 crore for developing innovative screening and diagnostic tools for infectious diseases like TB and emerging pathogens.
Equity-free grant of ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh for Andhra Pradesh-based startups and MSMEs, combined with a 4-week intensive sprint to develop an AI prototype.
The Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) program provides grants from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh for young innovators and early-stage startups in Gujarat.
Jharkhand Startup Policy provides a one-time marketing grant of up to ₹10 Lakh for startups registered in the state, operating for less than five years with an annual turnover under ₹25 Crore.
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