1. Solapur Shark Tank: National Startup Funding Competition
Host: Uddyam PAHSUI Foundation Incubation Centre, Solapur
Description: Connect startups with over 20 investors for funding up to ₹10 Crores and valuable mentorship.
Eligibility: Startups looking for funding and mentorship.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹10 Crores
Sector: Various
Deadline: August 8, 2024
Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeqhhsoJe6tU_KQR64wbzd2zCbzFTWHudb36uHTjI_ch_R0A/viewform
Other Info: Online Pitch Sessions: August 12 – 16, 2024, Award Ceremony: August 23, 2024. Contact: [email protected]
2. Shitij 2024-25 Incubation Programme
Host: Pusa Krishi
Description: A comprehensive year-long incubation program with mentoring and market linkages.
Eligibility: Startups in agriculture and related sectors.
Fund Amount: Access to various funding schemes
Sector: AgriTech, Biotechnology
Deadline: August 4, 2024
Apply: https://pusakrishi.accubate.app/ext/form/2406/1/apply
Other Info: Includes infrastructure access like labs and office space.
3. DERBI-Startup Hub Grant & Fellowship
Host: DERBI Foundation
Description: Offers fellowships and grants for digital healthcare innovations.
Eligibility: Innovators in the digital healthcare space.
Fund Amount: Fellowships up to ₹4 lakhs, Grants up to ₹7 lakhs
Sector: Healthcare, Technology
Deadline: July 31, 2024
Apply: https://derbifoundation.accubate.app/ext/form/2428/1/apply
Other Info: Contact: [email protected]
4. SRiX_MeitY_TIDE 2.0
Host: SRiX
Description: Supports startups with grants for EiR and prototyping in tech fields.
Eligibility: Startups in IoT, 3D printing, and ESDM labs.
Fund Amount: ₹4 lakhs for EiR, ₹7 lakhs for prototyping
Sector: Technology
Deadline: July 31, 2024
Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFldjs2mhdpfesk-E2WbTMwFn9tZL-LQDPJd-ePHe3-8nOHg/viewform
5. PMFME – PM’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises
Host: Government of India
Description: Subsidy for small food processing businesses.
Eligibility: Small food processors contributing 10% of the project cost.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹10 lakhs as subsidy
Sector: Food Processing
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply: https://pmfme.mofpi.gov.in/
Other Info: Total cost coverage up to 35%, linked with CGTMSE for collateral-free loans.
6. EvolveX by We Founder Circle Host: We Founder Circle
Description: Acceleration and support for early stage startups.
Eligibility: Early-stage startups, sector agnostic.
Fund Amount: ₹25 lakhs per startup for 5% equity
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: Rolling basis
Apply: https://bit.ly/EvolveXCohort5-
Other Info: Includes mentorship, business support, and networking opportunities.
7. AIC-SEED Plan-E
Host: AIC-SEED
Description: Grants for PhD researchers to turn research into startups.
Eligibility: PhD research teams
Fund Amount: Up to ₹10 lakhs
Sector: Research and Development
Deadline: Rolling basis
Apply: https://aic-seed.accubate.app/ext/form/2092/1/apply
8. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
Host: Amrita Technology Business Incubator
Description: Supports startups from proof of concept to market entry.
Eligibility: DPIIT-recognized startups, incorporated not more than 2 years ago.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹945 Crore allocated nationally
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: July 27, 2024
Apply: https://www.amritatbi.com/Startup-India-Seed-Fund.html
9. TIDE 2.0 Seed Fund
Host: TIDE
Description: Supports digital solutions from PoC to MVP with grants.
Eligibility: Startups in specified tech sectors with a completed PoC.
Fund Amount: INR 7 lakhs for start-up support, INR 4 lakhs for EiR
Sector: Health Care, EduTech, Agriculture, ICT
Deadline: Rolling basis
Apply: https://meity.amityincubator.com/
10. Titan Capital
Host: Titan Capital
Description: Seed funding and support for early-stage founders.
Eligibility: Early-stage startups with innovative ideas.
Fund Amount: Varies
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: Rolling basis
11. 100X.VC Class 12
Program Host: 100X.VC
Description: Invests ₹1.25 Cr in each startup through iSAFE notes for future equity, with mentoring and networking opportunities.
Eligibility: Early-stage startups seeking seed funding.
Fund Amount: ₹1.25 Cr per startup
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: Rolling basis
Apply: https://www.100x.vc/class12
Other Info: Interactive HomeRun Masterclass Series and VC Pitch Day included.
12. NIDHI iTBI Ignition Grant
Host: KS Patel Centre for Entrepreneurship, RK University
Description: Supports groundbreaking ideas with funding to aid commercialization.
Eligibility: Innovators with promising startup ideas.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹10 lakhs
Sector: Various
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply: http://www.rku.ac.in/cfe/itbi24
13. EDII PGDM Host: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Description: Offers grants and tailored support programs for diverse entrepreneurial initiatives.
Eligibility: Entrepreneurs and startups in various sectors.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹50 lakhs
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: Rolling basis
14. Punjab Agricultural University Programs
Host: Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Description: Offers grants and mentorship for agripreneurs at different stages of business development.
Eligibility: Aspiring and existing agripreneurs.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹25 lakhs
Sector: Agriculture
Deadline: July 31, 2024
Apply: https://lnkd.in/gg_rfQdK
Other Info: Includes Uddam (Idea Stage) and Udaan (Expansion Stage) programs.
15. Startup Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) Scheme
Host: Government of India
Description: Facilitates the protection of intellectual property for startups, simplifying the IP filing process.
Eligibility: DPIIT-recognized startups in India.
Fund Amount: Support with IP filings
Sector: Various
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply: N/A
Other Info: Includes facilitator services at no cost and covers only statutory fees for IP office.
16. IN-SPACe Pre-Incubation Entrepreneurship (PIE) Development Program
Host: IN-SPACe
Description: Supports space technology startups with mentorship, grants, and VC pitch opportunities.
Eligibility: New and early-stage startups in space technologies.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹10 lakhs
Sector: Space Technology
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply: https://www.inspace.gov.in/inspace?id=inspace_pie_program_page
17. Maruti Suzuki Mobility Challenge 2.0
Host: Maruti Suzuki, T-Hub
Description: Challenge for mature startups to innovate in automotive tech with PoC grants and mentorship.
Eligibility: Startups in AI/ML, Video Analytics, Data Analytics.
Fund Amount: ₹11 lakhs
Sector: Automotive
Deadline: July 30, 2024
Apply: https://programs.t-hub.co/mobility-challenge/
18. Nidhi EiR / Grant by G H Raisoni Technology Business Incubator Foundation
Host: G H Raisoni Technology Business Incubator Foundation
Description: Provides a stipend for startup development and mentoring.
Eligibility: Refer to specific eligibility criteria.
Fund Amount: Stipend of ₹20,000 per month for 6 months
Sector: Multiple
Deadline: July 25, 2024
Apply: https://forms.gle/S5rJxA1TZqYYnAfU8
19. MeitY TIDE 2.0 EiR / Grant by PSG College of Technology
Host: PSG-STEP, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Description: Funding and mentoring for startups from Idea to PoC and Prototype Development.
Eligibility: Startups
Sector: Multiple
Apply: https://psgstep.fibenis.org/
20. Maharashtra Startup Week
Host: Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Description: Startups can showcase innovative solutions and receive government work orders.
Eligibility: DPIIT recognized Startups with deployment-ready MVP.
Fund Amount: Up to ₹15 lakhs
Sector: Multiple
Apply: https://msins.accubate.app/ext/form/1663/1/apply?source=LinkedIn&medium=Post
21. Design Impact Awards for Water Management Host: Design Impact Awards
Description: Supports innovators with market-ready solutions for water management challenges in India.
Eligibility: Solutions must be prototyped, tested, and ready for market deployment.
Fund Amount: Grants of up to 1.5 crore INR for top grantees
Sector: Water Management
Apply: https://designimpactawards.titan.in/
22. Yoga Tech Challenge 2024
Host: Startup India
Description: Seeks groundbreaking apps, wearables, or ideas for the yoga industry.
Eligibility: Educational institutes, hospitals, universities, registered trusts/societies/NGOs, yoga institutes/colleges, any Indian company
Sector: Health, Technology
Last Date: July 31, 2024
23. Szuki’s Next Bharat Ventures Fund
Host: Suzuki
Description: Fund for early-stage Indian startups focused on innovation and sustainability.
Eligibility: Early-stage Indian startups
Fund Amount: Investments ranging from ₹5 Cr to ₹20 Cr
Sector: Innovation, Sustainability
Apply: https://nextbharat.ventures/program/
24. Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme
Host: Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Description: Funds and supports women-led startups in Maharashtra.
Eligibility: DPIIT recognized and Maharashtra state registered startup, women having more than 51% stake
Sector: Multiple
Apply: https://msins.accubate.app/ext/form/2415/1/apply
25. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) by Amrita TBI
Host: Amrita Technology Business Incubator
Description: Funding and support from proof of concept to market entry.
Eligibility: DPIIT-recognized startups, incorporated not more than 2 years ago
Fund Amount: Up to ₹945 Crore allocated nationally
Sector: Multiple
Last Date: July 27, 2024
Apply: https://www.amritatbi.com/Startup-India-Seed-Fund.html
26. Kalpataru OCP 4.0: Digital Transformation of Public Sector Undertakings
Host: Kalpataru CoE
Description: Promotes tech entrepreneurs focusing on Industry 4.0 technologies.
Eligibility: Indian startups in software product development, DPIIT-registered
Benefits: Incubation space, funding up to Rs. 4 Lakhs
Apply: https://innovate.stpinext.in/about-us/kalpataru_ocp_4.0
27. SMILE Council Tree Age Innovation Challenge
Host: SMILE Council
Description: Seeks technology solutions for non-invasive determination of tree age to protect heritage trees in Mumbai.
Eligibility: Innovators with technologies addressing tree age estimation challenges.
Sector: Environmental Conservation, Technology
Deadline: August 4, 2024
Apply: https://smile.mcgm.gov.in/Other
Info: Opportunity for a pilot project implementation in Mumbai. Contact the SMILE Council for further details.
