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.
DBS Foundation offers grants up to SGD 250,000 (approx. ₹1.54 crore) to innovative social enterprises and SMEs in Asia, focusing on essential needs and financial inclusion.
Watson Institute's 16-week fully-funded virtual fellowship for impact-driven entrepreneurs with proven traction, offering training, mentorship, and global networks.
Incubation program by IIT Dharwad's dhaRti Foundation, supported by BIRAC and DBT, offering lab infrastructure, mentorship, and funding access for bioscience, deep-tech, clean energy, and agri startups.
Equity-free grants up to ₹49.8L and two-year mentorship for young innovators aged 15-30 tackling UN SDGs.
Global pitch competition for women founders with $100k+ equity-free prizes & mentorship.
Equity-free ₹2-5 lakh ignition grant + incubation for early-stage hardware/deeptech startups from DST-iTBI NIT Agartala.
Incubein Foundation (RTMNU BIC) offers grants up to ₹10L to early-stage startups, students, and researchers with mentorship and lab access.
18-month equity-based incubation for AI/DeepTech startups with up to ₹50L seed funding, GPU infrastructure, and GTM support at NERVE CoE, Nagpur.
An open challenge by STPI's SmartAgri CoE in Bhilai, offering incubation, lab access, mentorship, and up to ₹35 lakh seed funding to AgriTech startups.
CSR-backed grants of ₹8L or ₹12L for startups solving plastic waste & circularity challenges. Incubation at IIT Kanpur.
Seed grant up to ₹10L for early-stage startups in deeptech, energy, agritech, and healthtech.
BIRAC GCI grants up to ₹2 crore for breakthrough screening & diagnostics innovations in TB, emerging pathogens and enteric disease.
Non-dilutive seed grant up to ₹25L (85% funding) for MVP-stage agri startups at R-ABI incubators.
Up to ₹45L equity-free PoC grant for Indian startups to co-create next-gen mobile innovations with Samsung R&D India.
Non-dilutive pre-seed grant up to ₹5L for farmers, students, youth with agri-business ideas.
₹3–5L equity-free grant + 4-week AI prototype sprint for Andhra Pradesh startups & MSMEs.
Government of Karnataka grant up to ₹50L for proof-of-concept. Non-dilutive, milestone-based, with mentoring support.
One-time grant up to ₹50L for women-led Karnataka startups (51%+ women equity).
Infineon's COINS program offers co-innovation partnership, free samples, and global market access for hardware, semiconductor, and embedded software startups.
Bilateral India-Finland grant for sustainable energy, digital tech, and microelectronics R&D projects.
Up to ₹10L equity-free seed support + TBI 2.0 incubation at KLE Tech Belagavi — for MedTech, AgriTech, AI/ML & Smart Manufacturing founders across Karnataka, Goa & Maharashtra.
DBT-BIRAC joint call under BioE3 to set up Bio AI hubs for high-performance biomanufacturing. Open to startups, LLPs, academic SIROs. Rolling applications until June 30, 2026.
Maritime startup seed grant of up to ₹30 lakhs from IIMK LIVE and Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
One-time grant up to ₹50L for Karnataka startups registered outside Bengaluru Urban.