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Blockchain grants in India

Explore Blockchain grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for distributed ledgers, open protocols, digital identity and decentralized applications from Indian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in India, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Blockchain in India come first.

Showing 49-72 of 103 grants

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ELEVATE Shakti 2026

🇮🇳KITS · India

Awards women-led Karnataka startups up to INR 50 lakhs in early-stage seed grant-in-aid.

₹5M
IK
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Future Stars U25 Grant

🇮🇳IKP · India

Pays five under-25 Indian founders up to Rs. 5 lakh each to build their idea.

₹500K
GO
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Google for Startups Accelerator: India

🇮🇳Google · United States

Backs India-based AI startups with a three-month, equity-free accelerator program.

DR
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HackNexus'26

🇮🇳Droidecks · India

Pays a ₹70,000 total cash prize, split among winning student teams, in a three-round national online hackathon for Indian college students.

IF
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Naaripreneur for Her Program Cohort 2

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 5 lakh total in grants plus 6 months' incubation to women-led Indian startups.

IE
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NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) — Call 2

🇮🇳IKP EDEN · India

Pays Indian tech startups up to Rs. 1 crore in seed funding to hit product and market milestones.

₹10M
AI
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NIDHI-Seed Support System (SSS)

🇮🇳Amity Incubator · India

Funds up to Rs. 50 lakh in equity-free seed money for early-stage startups.

₹5M
GI
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Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation (Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹50 lakh across seed, social-impact and acceleration tracks.

₹5M
IG
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Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

🇮🇳i-Hub Gujarat · India

Funds Gujarat student and startup prototypes with ₹2.5-10 lakh grants to reach market.

₹250K – ₹1M
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Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional

🇮🇳Pegasus · United States

Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.

₹93M
GI
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Sustenance Allowance (Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation, Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹30 lakh for prototyping, market research and event costs.

₹3M
IF
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TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Scheme

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 4 lakh in grants plus a year of incubation to India-based tech startups.

₹400K
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SIDBI Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Funds India's startup ecosystem indirectly by committing government-backed capital to qualified fund managers in a mother fund structure.

$1.0M – $26M
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Stand-Up India Scheme

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Supports socially underrepresented founders in India with blended term and working capital loans for new greenfield enterprises.

$10K – $104K
GI
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GIFT IFIH Residential Program (Batch 2)

GIFT IFIH · India

Pays selected fintech founders a milestone stipend for a 12-week equity-free residency in India.

Blockchain
₹150K
WA
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How Tokenization, AI, and Quantum May Reshape Institutional Financial Markets

Wazoku · United Kingdom

Awards up to $500 for sharp expert insight on tokenization, AI and quantum in finance.

AIQuantum+1
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Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Initiative

🇮🇳Wadhwani · India

Supports entrepreneurs through Wadhwani's Entrepreneurship Initiative with training, mentorship, and investor access.

SS
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South Summit Brazil Startup Competition

South Summit · Spain

Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.

Dec'26
DE
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Tufts New Ventures Competition

Derby E-Center · United States

Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.

$3K – $20KFeb'27
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MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027

European Commission · European Union

Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.

Apr'27
GC
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Supernova Challenge

GITEX CAC · United Arab Emirates

Pays equity-free cash prizes to exhibiting startups that pitch live on the main stage at GITEX AI Kazakhstan.

$5K – $15KMay'27
European Commission logo
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

European Commission · European Union

Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.

Sep'27
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Microsoft for Nonprofits

Microsoft · United States

Supports registered nonprofits with in-kind software and cloud credits to strengthen mission operations.

$2K – $4K
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Founders Factory

Founders Factory · United Kingdom

Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.

£250K – £1M

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