Developer Tools grants for startups

13 grants, prizes and schemes written for Developer Tools startups. Grants open to every sector are on the main grants page.

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Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)
Ethereum Foundation
Amount set per project (paid in ETH)Grants for open-source work that strengthens the Ethereum ecosystem
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FLOSS/fund
Zerodha
Up to USD 100,000 a year per project (from USD 10,000)Sustainability funding for widely used free and open source software projects
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FOSS United Grants
FOSS United Foundation
₹1 lakh to ₹8 lakh for projects (past grants)Funding for Indian free and open source software projects, maintainers and community events
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GitHub Secure Open Source Fund
GitHub
USD 10,000 per projectFunding and security training for maintainers of widely used open source projects
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Odisha IT Policy Patent Registration Incentive
Electronics and IT Department, Government of Odisha (OCAC as nodal agency) Odisha
75% of patent costs. Up to ₹2 lakh per Indian patent, ₹10 lakh per unit. Up to ₹5 lakh per foreign patent, ₹25 lakh per unit.Refunds most patent filing costs for IT companies and startups operating from Odisha
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Odisha IT Policy Quality and Security Certification Assistance
Electronics and IT Department, Government of Odisha (OCAC as nodal agency) Odisha
75% of certification costs, up to ₹15 lakhRefunds most CMMI, ISO and similar certification costs for Odisha IT units
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Odisha IT Policy R&D Incentive for Software Products
Electronics and IT Department, Government of Odisha (OCAC as nodal agency) Odisha
50% of R&D costs, including staff costs. Up to ₹1 crore a year.Refunds half of R&D spending, salaries included, once an Odisha software product is built
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Open Technology Fund: Internet Freedom Fund
Open Technology Fund
USD 10,000 to USD 900,000 for up to 24 monthsFunding for open-source internet freedom, privacy and digital security projects
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Solana Foundation Grants and Convertible Grants
Solana Foundation
Amount set per project; Superteam microgrants up to USD 10,000Milestone grants for open-source public goods built on Solana
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Sovereign Tech Fund
Sovereign Tech Agency, Germany
Work worth more than EUR 50,000; amount set per projectDevelopment and maintenance of open source base technologies that others build on
Closes 31 Oct 2026Grant
Alpha-Omega Open Source Security Grants
Alpha-Omega (Linux Foundation, OpenSSF)
Typically USD 50,000 to 100,000Security improvements in critical open source projects and ecosystems
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Epic MegaGrants
Epic Games
USD 5,000 to 75,000 (up to USD 150,000 for exceptional projects)Grants for games, film, animation, architecture, education and open source tools built with Unreal Engine
Closes 3 Nov 2026Grant
NLnet Open Calls (Restack and CodeSupply funds)
NLnet Foundation
€5,000 to €50,000 for a first grantSmall grants for open-source software, hardware and internet infrastructure

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