Startup grants in India

UCI Design-a-thon 2026

UCI Design-a-thon 2026 is an online design competition by UC Irvine with a $5,048 prize pool. Open globally to all skill levels.

SuperNova Hacks 2.0

SuperNova Hacks 2.0 is a hackathon offering ₹60,000 in cash prizes for undergraduate student teams.

#include 1.0

A multi-round technology innovation hackathon for Indian students, with ₹30,000+ cash prizes and AWS mentorship.

BLOCKQUEST 2026: AI Arcade Game Development Challenge

BLOCKQUEST 2026 is an AI arcade game development challenge by SRMIST ACM SIGAI, inviting students to innovate and build games with AI for a ₹7,000 prize pool.

Greenovation DRE for Livelihoods Challenge 2026

Up to ₹20L non-dilutive funding + bootcamp + EarthON Gurukul incubation for Indian clean-energy startups solving rural livelihood challenges.

School2Startup National Innovation Challenge

A national online innovation challenge for Indian students and early-stage innovators, focusing on startup thinking, pitch building, and entrepreneurship, with a ₹10,000 prize pool.

Simply Updify InnovateX 2026 – National Level Online Hackathon

Simply Updify InnovateX 2026 is a national-level online hackathon with a prize pool of ₹17,500, open to students, freshers, and professionals across India.

Next Byte Hacks V2

An online, beginner-friendly hackathon by Next Bytes with a $100 prize pool, open to all skill levels.

Vision Genix 2026 – AI Video Generation Using Prompt Engineering

Vision Genix 2026 is an innovation challenge in Hyderabad for individuals and teams to create AI-generated videos using prompt engineering, featuring a ₹3,000 cash prize pool.

LUMA Hackathon: Pitch your idea, win up to $500

An online beginner-friendly hackathon by LUMA to pitch ideas and win up to $500.

CDSCO-IndiaAI Health Innovation Acceleration Hackathon

A national AI/ML hackathon by IndiaAI and CDSCO to innovate regulatory processes for drugs and medical devices, offering an ₹85 lakh prize pool including a work contract.

Smart Global Grains Trade Challenge 2026 (SGGT Challenge)

Global innovation challenge by IGC and IMEAA for tech solutions in grains trade digitalisation with US$150,000 prize pool.

Google Cloud Rapid Agent Hackathon

Build AI agents with Google Cloud in this global online hackathon, competing for a $50,000 prize pool.

Youth Code x AI

Online hackathon by Youth Code Foundation with $2,700 prize pool for AI, mobile, and web solutions. Beginner-friendly and globally open.

VoxaOS - AI Innovation Challenge

An online AI innovation challenge by VoxaOS for students and young professionals to build AI-powered solutions, offering cash prizes and VoxaOS credits.

VC Arena – The Apex Investor Challenge

LaunchHacks V

LaunchHacks V is an online hackathon for developers of all skill levels, offering a $575 prize pool.

Social Innovation Summit 2026

A competition for social entrepreneurs and startups building sustainable solutions for society and the environment — ₹50,000 grants for top 3 finalists plus mentorship at COEP's Bhau Institute, Pune.

Ascend 2026: Global Case Study Competition

An online global case study competition focused on supply chain management, offering a ₹30,000 cash prize pool and pre-internship opportunities.

United Hacks V7

A global online hackathon by Hack United, offering a ₹24.5 lakh prize pool for participants of all skill levels to innovate across various themes.

Vibe-a-thon

A national-level intercollege hackathon by NMIT for engineering students to build AI-powered solutions, offering a total prize pool of ₹1.30 Lakh.

Build for Impact — CBC Hackathon @ UR-CST

Online hackathon by Claude Builder Club @ UR-CST with $1,500 prize pool for social impact projects using AI/ML.

Grizzly Hacks III

Grizzly Hacks III is an online beginner-friendly hackathon with a $40,021 prize pool, focusing on ML/AI and Social Good.

International Hackathon Competition 2026

An online hackathon with a ₹8.8L prize pool, open to students, developers, and startups, offering cash prizes and paid internships.