AI grants in India

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Funds Indian biotech startups commercializing validated products through PCP Fund grants.

Gives Indian mobile-tech startups up to $50,000 in zero-equity grant funding.

Pays a ₹10,000 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to beginner-friendly hackathon participants building AI, IoT or social-good projects.

Gives winning deep-tech startups fast-track access to Accenture's enterprise clients, up to $25,000 in non-dilutive AWS cloud credits, and NVIDIA Inception perks, with no equity taken just to apply.

Awards up to INR 50 lakh plus mentorship to textile-sector startups and R&D teams.

Pays Indian DPIIT-recognized startups and MSMEs up to ₹3 lakh, plus pilot access to Zepto's dark stores, for AI-driven food safety solutions in the quick commerce supply chain.

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Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.

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Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.

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Runs an annual Databricks customer competition for B2B pilots with opportunities for equity and cloud credits.

Funds Indian nonprofits building AI-native tools for measurable social impact.

Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.

Backs Indian student founders with milestone funding up to INR 5 lakh for top ventures.

Pays Himachal Pradesh startups a monthly sustenance allowance plus marketing and patent grants.

Pays up to 75% of an MSME's product-design project cost, capped at Rs. 40 lakh.

Grants early-stage Indian innovators up to Rs. 4 lakh to build and validate a proof-of-concept.

Pays Kerala ex-convicts a one-time Rs15,000 grant to start a small trade.

Pays Rajasthan's Gadiya Lohar community a one-time Rs10,000 grant for raw materials.

Pays a INR 1 lakh equity-free seed grant to rural entrepreneurs across 100 Tamil Nadu villages.

Backs Indian women-led startups with mentorship, incubation and accelerator support.

Incubates for-profit and non-profit ventures building skilling and livelihood solutions for underserved Indians, with grants of up to Rs 12.5 lakhs for selected ventures.

Pays Kerala crime-victim dependents a one-time Rs20,000 self-employment grant.

Runs a six-month accelerator for Karnataka startups with mentorship and investor access.

Awards up to Rs. 5 lakh grant money to the top 2 startups in its flagship 5-month program.

Matches up to 25% of a Goa startup's private funding round, capped at ₹25 lakh.