Cleantech grants open to founders in India
- Villgro Incubation Programme incubator verified link
Villgro Innovations Foundation · Seed funding as debt, equity or grant, a 100-day growth plan - Waste to Wealth Mission Technology Support grant verified link
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India · Support for validation and deployment of selected technologi - Prakriti Incubation Launchpad (Cohort 2) incubator verified link
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) · Reward grants up to INR 15 lakh for top startups, plus fello - iCreate Pro-Fund Gateway incubator verified link
International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate), Ahmedabad · Prototype-stage grants from INR 2 lakh up to INR 30 lakh acr - Handloom Hackathon 2026 verified link
Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles · Prize pool of Rs 4 lakh across four themes, Rs 60,000 per th - ACT Grants grant verified link
ACT (ACT Capital Foundation for Social Impact) · Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, non-dilutive grant - Waste to Wealth Technology Challenge grant verified link
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India · Validation, pilot and deployment support for selected techno - Villgro Incubation incubator verified link
Villgro Innovations Foundation · Seed funding as debt, equity, or grant depending on the ente - TDB India-Finland Joint Innovation Call 2026 grant verified link
Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science and Technology · Up to Rs 2.5 crore - Villgro Foundation grant verified link
Villgro Innovation Foundation · ₹50L, ₹1.5Cr soft loan + accelerator - IFC TechEmerge grant verified link
International Finance Corporation (IFC) · Up to $200,000 matching grant + emerging-market pilot - L&T Technology Innovation Challenge credits verified link
L&T Technology Services · Up to ₹50 lakhs + L&T engineering co-development - BPCL Startup Connect credits verified link
BPCL · PoC + pilot deployment - Social Alpha (Tata Trusts) accelerator verified link
Social Alpha · Up to ₹50L + IIT campus incubation - UltraTech Startup Challenge (Aditya Birla) credits verified link
UltraTech Cement · PoC up to ₹25L + plant pilot - iCreate Incubation incubator
International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) · Incubation, prototyping labs and scheme facilitation - Social Alpha Innovation Programmes incubator
Social Alpha (Tata Trusts) · Grants and seed investment for science-led impact startups - Villgro Social Enterprise Incubation incubator
Villgro Innovations Foundation · Grant and patient-capital support for impact ventures
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.
Frequently asked
What cleantech startup grants are available in India?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 30+ cleantech 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.
How do I find the cleantech grants I qualify for in India?+
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