Non-dilutive government schemes and institutional grants for Indian startups — capital you never repay and never give up equity for. Filter by sector, amount, stage and deadline.
NASSCOM AI CoE invites AI and deep-tech startups with working products or validated prototypes to deploy innovative solutions in the sports sector across five key areas.
A comprehensive two-year incubation program empowering women entrepreneurs from idea to scale with grant support, mentorship, and access to India's leading startup ecosystem, powered by NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore and Kotak BizLabs.
A 6-month innovation challenge by Hyundai to co-develop cutting-edge solutions with startups in electrification, mobility, AI, and next-gen vehicle tech, offering PoC grants and market access.
A premier MedTech ideathon for Kerala engineering and medical students to develop multidisciplinary healthcare solutions with cash prizes, incubation, and mentorship.
The second week of Locus' virtual Paygentic Hackathon series, challenging teams to build with the BuildWithLocus suite for a share of the ₹3.72 lakh series prize pool.
A 24-hour national-level hackathon at JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, focusing on AI/ML, FinTech, HealthTech, and more, with a ₹50,000 prize pool.
HackPrix Season 3 is a 36-hour in-person student hackathon in Hyderabad, offering a ₹2.79L+ prize pool for building innovative solutions. Organised by HackPrix and MLH, it features workshops, mentorship, and social events.
HackPrix Season 3 is a 2-day in-person hackathon in Kismatpur, India, designed to encourage new hackers to build unique and meaningful projects across diverse technologies.
Asia's largest recruitment hackathon with a ₹5,00,000 cash prize pool and direct job opportunities. Open to coders aged 18+.
Week 3 of Locus' virtual Paygentic Hackathon, focusing on CheckoutWithLocus, with a share of ₹3.72 lakh in prizes.
India's founder-first startup festival + Zee TV pitch show is back. Founders from any city, any stage, any sector pitch to a panel of investor "Titans" for a ₹25 Lakh per-startup cohort guarantee, live Demo Day at Bharat Mandapam (Aug 26–28, 2026) and Zee TV / Zee5 broadcast.
A biennial national recognition program for Indian startups and social innovators, offering strategic mentorship, investor access, and national visibility.
Uttar Pradesh's biggest startup reality show is back for Season 2 — UP-based founders pitch to a panel of investors for funding of up to ₹1 Cr per startup, mentorship and on-screen visibility.
Build intelligent systems with OpenAI Codex at the Kochi hackathon and compete for API credits and ChatGPT Pro subscriptions.
The global environmental prize founded by Prince William, awarding ₹10.5Cr to five groundbreaking solutions annually across categories like nature, air, oceans, waste, and climate.
An offline designathon in Delhi for college students to showcase their creativity and innovation, with cash prizes for top designs.
A 48-hour national-level hackathon in Hyderabad for students and professionals, featuring a significant cash prize pool and diverse innovation themes.
Supports up to 8 early-stage climate-tech startups with ₹40 lakh grant, mentoring, and resources over 2 years.
Cisco LaunchPad is a B2B Corporate Accelerator program designed to propel deep-tech startups working in disruptive technologies through grants, mentorship, and extensive tech and investor access.
A solo coding hackathon with a ₹1,00,000 prize pool — for individual builders who love to code and experiment.
India's premier 4-day builder residency in Goa for top developers, designers, and AI/Crypto creators, focused on shipping real products with ₹46.5 lakh+ in bounties.
Dayananda Sagar University's national 36-hour hackathon with a total prize pool of ₹20 Lakhs+.
The BIRAC PCP Fund provides non-dilutive grants to Indian biotech startups with products at TRL 7 or above, accelerating market launch, pilot validation, and large-scale commercialization.
HACKWAVE 2.0 is a 36-hour offline hackathon organized by GDG GTBIT, with a ₹1 lakh+ prize pool.