AI grants open to founders in India
- iTIC Incubation and Pre-Incubation Programs incubator verified link
iTIC Incubator, IIT Hyderabad · Seed support through schemes such as NIDHI PRAYAS, TiHAN PRA - Mumbai 91springboard accelerator verified link
91springboard · Coworking + cohort programs (₹5L, ₹25L follow-on via partner - iDEX ADITI 2.0 grant verified link
iDEX-DIO · Up to ₹25Cr grant per challenge - IIT Bombay SINE: Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship verified link
IIT Bombay · Up to ₹50 Lakh seed + ₹2 Crore follow-on (selective) - BITS Pilani Technology Innovation Hub verified link
BITS Pilani · Up to ₹30 lakhs + BITS 1L+ alumni network - India-UK Tech Partnership Fund grant verified link
DPIIT / UK DIT · Joint grants + UK market access - NASSCOM DeepTech Club credits verified link
NASSCOM · Mentoring + investor connects - BharatGen Foundation Model Programme grant
BharatGen, Government of India · Varies, see programme page for the current call - IndiaAI Mission (Startups) grant
IndiaAI, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology · Compute subsidy + acceleration and international programmes - DataStax for Startups credits
DataStax · Astra DB credits for eligible startups · global, open to India - Pune SP Jain Centre for Entrepreneurship Development accelerator
SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) · ₹5L, ₹25L seed + 6-month program - SINE Incubation, IIT Bombay incubator
Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay · Incubation support plus access to government seed schemes - Villgro Social Enterprise Incubation incubator
Villgro Innovations Foundation · Grant and patient-capital support for impact ventures - Microsoft AI for Good Grant credits
Microsoft · $100,000 Azure credits + grant · global, open to India - MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) Innovation Challenge grant
MeitY Startup Hub · ₹20 Lakhs - Mozilla Technology Fund and Awards grant
Mozilla Foundation · Grant awards through themed calls; amount varies · global, open to India - a16z SPEEDRUN accelerator
Andreessen Horowitz · Up to about USD 1,000,000 investment per company · global, open to India - VIT Chennai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre incubator
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai · Varies by program
Amounts and windows change, and dead links are purged weekly, so the live list and current eligibility are always in the app. This is a sample of what is open now.
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What ai startup grants are available in India?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 30+ ai grants, accelerators and cloud credits open to founders in India, including named programmes above. The best fit depends on your stage, sector and registration status, so run the eligibility check rather than applying to all of them.
Do these grants take equity?+
Most of the programmes here are non-dilutive: grants, government schemes and cloud credits that take no equity and no repayment. Accelerators may take a small stake; each listing says which. Incubateer scores every one honestly as strong match, worth a look, or long shot.
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