
PM SVANidhi Startup Challenge
Closed Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, with Startup India All of India
Up to ₹20 lakh in 3 milestone tranches
- Pilot funding for startups building livelihood solutions for street vendors
- DPIIT recognised startup
- Solution for street vendors: identity, bookkeeping, finance, packaging, vending carts or market links
- Closed
- Applied on the Startup India challenge page; winners pilot with urban local bodies
- Prototype, Early revenue stage
- Government of India
Open now for the same stage
- Open all yearGrant plus other support

Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT - Open nowGrant
DRDO Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Ministry of Defence, executed by DRDO - Closes 30 Nov 2026Grant

ICMR First in the World Challenge
Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research - Open all yearGrant
Make-I (Government Funded) under the Defence Acquisition Procedure
Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence
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Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT - Open nowGrant

IIMA Ventures Bharat ClimateTech Initiative
IIMA Ventures with MUFG - Open all yearGrant

IIMA Ventures Bharat Inclusion Initiative
IIMA Ventures, supported by the Gates Foundation and Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - Open all yearGrant

IIMA Ventures Fintech for Women's Financial Inclusion
IIMA Ventures
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