Startup grants open now

For Indian startups. Closing soonest first.

  1. GAIL (India) Limited, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas logoGAIL Pankh Start-up Investment RoundEquity investment. GAIL stake kept below 20%. No cap published.OpenCloses
  2. Cars24, with Startup India and the Startup Policy Forum logoCars24 Grand Startup Challenge₹1 crore prize pool, shared by winnersOpenCloses
  3. PRIME Meghalaya, Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya logoChief Minister's Innovation Contest (Meghalaya)Up to ₹5 lakh each for the top 3, plus possible government adoptionOpenCloses
  4. Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka (KITS) logoELEVATE Minorities 2026 (Karnataka)Up to ₹50 lakhOpenCloses
  5. Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka (KITS) logoELEVATE NxT 2026 (Karnataka DeepTech Grant)Up to ₹1 croreOpenCloses
  6. NICDC Logistics Data Services (NLDSL), with NICDC and DPIIT Startup India logoNLDSL DigiTwin Grand Challenge 2026Grand prize ₹5 lakh per theme. Sector prizes ₹3 lakh each.OpenCloses
  7. Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, run by T-Hub logoMBRDI Climate Tech Student Launchpad (Sustainability Garage)Up to ₹50,000 per teamOpenCloses
  8. Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech (PRIP) Scheme: Call 2Amount set per projectOpenCloses