Deep-tech grants open to founders in India
- Jharkhand Startup Rental Assistance grant verified link
Department of Industries, Government of Jharkhand · 50 percent of lease cost, up to Rs 5 lakh per year for three - Beyond Bengaluru Cluster Seed Fund grant verified link
KITS (Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt & S&T) · Investments from Rs 50 lakh per startup (Rs 75 crore corpus) - ELEVATE NxT (Deep-Tech Grant) grant verified link
KITS (Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt & S&T) · Up to Rs 1 crore (milestone-based) - Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) incubator verified link
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad · Campus incubation space, Entrepreneur-in-Residence stipend u - Amrita Technology Business Incubator (Amrita TBI) incubator verified link
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · Funding up to Rs 1 crore per startup, plus mentoring, techni - NIT Warangal Incubation and Entrepreneurship Foundation (NITWIEF) incubator verified link
National Institute of Technology Warangal · 24/7 co-working, prototyping labs, mentoring and seed fundin - TIDES Business Incubator incubator verified link
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee · Physical space, technical and financial guidance, NIDHI PRAY - 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 - IKP Genesis, Early-Stage Deep-Science Startup Program incubator verified link
IKP EDEN (IKP Knowledge Park) · Access to grants such as NIDHI PRAYAS and BIRAC BIG, plus la - iTIC Incubation and Pre-Incubation Programs incubator verified link
iTIC Incubator, IIT Hyderabad · Seed support through schemes such as NIDHI PRAYAS, TiHAN PRA - 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 - IIT Madras Incubation Cell Incubation incubator verified link
IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) · Incubation support with access to seed funding schemes (amou - Karnataka Quality Certification Cost Reimbursement grant verified link
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) · 50% of cost, up to Rs 6 lakh across 5 certifications - Karnataka R&D Project Grants (Startup Policy 2025-30) grant verified link
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) · Up to 50% of project cost, capped at Rs 1 crore - NIDHI Seed Support Scheme at Venture Center grant verified link
Venture Center, Pune (DST NIDHI-SSS) · Up to Rs 50 lakh, up to Rs 1 crore in exceptional cases - Emerging Technologies Hackathon 2026 verified link
TCOE India (Telecom Centres of Excellence) · Prize pool of Rs 10 lakh plus, first prize Rs 1.5 lakh - Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme grant verified link
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), implemented by C-DAC · EDA tool access, FPGA boards, and project-based financial su - Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme grant verified link
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, implemented by C-DAC · Up to 50% of eligible expenditure, capped at INR 15 crore pe
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 deep-tech startup grants are available in India?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 30+ deep-tech 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 deep-tech grants I qualify for in India?+
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