Create in India Challenge Season 2 (WAVES 2027)
Closed Ministry of Information and Broadcasting All of India
Up to ₹1 crore per selected challenge
- Grant to organisations, including startups, that run industry led creative challenges in animation, VFX, gaming and AI
- Industry bodies, companies, startups, non profits and academic institutions
- Proposal to run a creative challenge (animation, VFX, gaming, AI and more)
- Closed
- Submit a challenge proposal on the WAVES Bazaar portal during a call
- Early revenue, Growth stage
- Government of India
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