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.
A Government of Maharashtra grant program offering top startups work orders, mentoring, and access to government machinery to pilot solutions in state departments.
Venture capital fund by Ministry of DoNER investing in startups based in the North Eastern Region of India.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Program at IC IIT Patna offers up to ₹10L grant for early-stage tech founders from Tier II/III cities.
6-month accelerator for Indian deeptech startups with MVP, offering up to ₹40L seed funding.
Up to ₹15L + access to ₹2Cr grants for agrivoltaics pilots.
GREAT provides up to ₹50L grant-in-aid for technical textiles innovations to young innovators, scientists, and startups for prototyping and commercialization.
Three-month in-person accelerator for early-stage enterprise tech startups with global potential.
A MeitY scheme allowing startups to import items duty-free to reduce costs.
SPARSH by BIRAC provides fellowships and kick-start grants up to ₹5L for social innovation in biotechnology. Open to Indian citizens below 35.
Monthly ₹17,500 grant for up to 25 idea-stage startups per incubator in Uttar Pradesh for one year.
Sandip TBI's PoC Grant offers up to ₹7L non-equity funding for early-stage startups with a validated PoC to build an MVP, along with mentoring and technical support.
Incubation cohort offering grants up to ₹50L via Startup India Seed Fund, plus additional support from MSIS and SIDBI.
Kerala Startup Mission's Idea Grant for student innovators provides up to ₹2L to develop initial ideas with commercial potential.
A grant-based incubation program at KIET offering up to ₹10L funding, mentorship, lab access, and investor connections for early-stage startups in tech-driven domains.
Government of Gujarat provides grants up to ₹30L for startups based in the state.
TiHAN–IIT Hyderabad offers grants up to ₹25L for startups working on autonomous navigation technologies under its SSS program.
DSIR's PRISM scheme supports Indian innovators, startups and MSMEs to turn ideas into prototypes and enterprises through grants from ₹2 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
Non-equity grant of up to ₹4L for early-stage innovators and student founders under MeitY TIDE 2.0 to develop a Proof-of-Concept.
SAMRIDH offers up to ₹40 lakh grant to accelerate product innovation, development and growth for tech startups in the scaling-up stage.
NIDHI-PRAYAS provides up to ₹10L in grant funding for young innovators to develop prototypes at Technology Business Incubators across India.
₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.
Grant up to ₹1 Crore for DPIIT-recognized startups deploying high-impact solutions in Madhya Pradesh.
Government-backed loans of ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs to set up greenfield enterprises.
NRL IAF provides grants of ₹25 lakh to ₹7.5 crore for idea-stage startups based in North East India, with equity funding available for later stages.