SaaS grants for startups

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

Open all yearGrant plus other support
Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Up to ₹10 lakh early stage; up to ₹50 lakh for pilots; up to ₹1 crore for deep techFunding for tech startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, from idea to pilot and deep tech
Open all yearGrant plus other support
NM-ICPS Technology Innovation Hubs: Startup and Fellowship Support
Department of Science and Technology (NM-ICPS)
Set by each hubSeed funding, fellowships and incubation at 25 deep tech innovation hubs
Open all yearReimbursement
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
Open all yearReimbursement
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
Open all yearReimbursement
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
Open all yearReimbursement
Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics and IT (SIP-EIT)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Up to ₹15 lakh per invention (50% of cost)Refunds of international patent filing costs for electronics and IT startups and MSMEs
ClosedPrize
5G Innovation Hackathon
Department of Telecommunications
₹5 lakh first, ₹3 lakh second, ₹1.5 lakh third; ₹1 lakh prototype funding for top teamsPrizes and prototype funding for 5G use case solutions
ClosedPrize
BHASHINI Grand Innovation Challenges
Digital India BHASHINI Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Stage prizes, then a ₹50 lakh government contract for the winnerStaged prizes and a government contract for Indian language AI solutions
ClosedGrant
C-DOT Samarth Incubation Programme
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications
Up to ₹5 lakh, plus 6 months of office space, lab access and mentoringSix month incubation with a grant, office space and labs for telecom and ICT startups
ClosedPrize
Cyber Security Grand Challenge
Ministry of Electronics and IT, with Data Security Council of India
Edition 2.0: ₹5 lakh idea stage, ₹10 lakh MVP stage, ₹25 lakh finalists; top prize ₹1 croreStaged prizes for Indian startups solving published cybersecurity problem statements
ClosedGrant
GSMA Innovation Fund for Green Transition
GSMA, with UK government funding
£100,000 to £200,000Grants for mobile and digital climate and circularity businesses in emerging markets
ClosedGrant plus other support
IndiaAI Innovation Challenge
IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Up to ₹25 lakh each for shortlisted teams to pilot; winner gets a contract of up to ₹1 croreFunded pilots and government contracts for AI solutions to ministry problem statements
ClosedGrant plus other support
SpinLab Accelerator (Leipzig, Germany)
SpinLab, The HHL Accelerator
€6,000 on acceptance; up to €50,000 with pitch prizesFree funding, coaching and prize money for tech startups in a Leipzig accelerator

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