Fintech grants open to founders in India
- 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 - Maharashtra State Startup Support (MSInS) grant verified link
Maharashtra State Innovation Society · Patent filing rebate up to Rs 10 lakh, 80 percent quality te - India-Singapore Innovation Challenge grant verified link
DPIIT / Enterprise Singapore · Market access + SG investor network - India-UK Tech Partnership Fund grant verified link
DPIIT / UK DIT · Joint grants + UK market access - Zone Startups India (BSE) accelerator verified link
Zone Startups / BSE · Up to ₹15L + BSE ecosystem - CIIE.CO Seed and Accelerator Programmes incubator
CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad · Seed capital and grants via specific programmes - CIIE.CO (IIM Ahmedabad) Bharat Inclusion Initiative accelerator
CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad · $100,000 - Digital India Startup Hub (DISH) Program grant
Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) · ₹25 Lakhs - Plug and Play Fintech credits
Plug and Play Tech Center · Corporate pilots and investor access; no fee to join · global, open to India - Mastercard Start Path credits
Mastercard · Program, partnership access and pilots; no equity taken · global, open to India - Interledger Foundation Open Payments SDK Grant grant
Interledger Foundation · Project-based (varies by proposal) · global, open to India - IBITF Fintech Incubation and Grants incubator
IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation (IBITF) · Varies by call - MSME SAMADHAAN (Delayed Payment Monitoring) grant
Ministry of MSME, Government of India · Free online mechanism to file and pursue claims for delayed - SIDBI Refinance and Institutional Finance grant
SIDBI · Refinance and credit lines to banks, NBFCs and MFIs - PSB Loans in 59 Minutes (SIDBI-promoted) grant
SIDBI · In-principle MSME loan approval up to Rs 5 crore - PIEDS (Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society) incubator
BITS Pilani · Equity funding and scheme grants, varies by program - IIMA Ventures Fintech for Women's Financial Inclusion incubator
IIMA Ventures (CIIE.CO), IIM Ahmedabad · Incubation, mentoring and market support (no fixed grant) - Bharat Inclusion Initiative incubator
IIMA Ventures (CIIE.CO), IIM Ahmedabad · Grants up to INR 25 lakh, plus seed investment through the B
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 fintech startup grants are available in India?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 30+ fintech 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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