Food Tech grants in India
Explore Food Tech grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for alternative proteins, food safety, nutrition, processing and supply-chain innovation 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 Food Tech in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 124 grants
AGRI INVO
🇮🇳ANGRAU Poshan Incubator · India
Gives early-stage agri-tech startups a grant-in-aid of up to ₹25 lakh in seed-stage funding alongside an eight-week incubation programme with mentorship and market access.
Blockchain India Challenge
🇮🇳MeitY & C-DAC · India
Pays Indian startups up to ₹50 lakh to build blockchain solutions for government use.
NIDHI PRAYAS
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds prototyping for physical-product ideas through India's NIDHI PRAYAS scheme.
Revival and Rehabilitation Scheme for Defunct MSMEs and Cashew Processing Units
🇮🇳Kerala Industries Dept · India
Grants Kerala's defunct manufacturing MSMEs and cashew units up to Rs15 lakh.
WE-Escalate: Women in Life Sciences Acceleration Program
🇮🇳BBC · India
Backs Karnataka's women-led life sciences startups with mentorship and a deployment grant.
Agri Sandbox 2025 - Technology Validation Grant
🇮🇳AgHub · India
Funds Agritech pilot validation on real farms, up to Rs. 20 lakh, for post-MVP solutions.
BIRAC Research, Development & Innovation Fund (RDIF)
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian deep-tech biotech startups, SMEs and large industries scaling indigenous manufacturing.
D.E.S.I.G.N. for BioE3 Challenge
🇮🇳DBT · India
Pays India's top biotech concept entries ₹1 lakh each month, with grants to build them.
DBT-BIRAC Bio-AI Call under BioE3 Policy
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian companies and startups developing Bio-AI platforms for high-performance biomanufacturing.
Greenovation Renewable Energy for Livelihood Challenge (DRE Challenge 2.0)
🇮🇳EarthON · United States
Funds rural clean-energy innovation in India with up to ₹20 lakh non-dilutive awards.
India-Canada Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2025
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds joint India-Canada industrial R&D projects with a grant up to INR 1.5 crore per project.
Indian Innovation Icons 2027
🇮🇳MIF · India
Offers Indian for-profit and non-profit innovators six months of mentorship from Marico's leadership, investor introductions and national visibility, with no cash prize and no equity taken.
KrishiTech Synapse 2026
IHFC · India
Funds agritech projects with up to ₹2 Cr solo or ₹5 Cr as a consortium.
North East Growth Lab 2026
🇮🇳IIMA Ventures · India
Offers grants up to INR 5 lakh plus mentoring to early-stage North East India startups.
NSTEP – Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship
🇮🇳MoA&FW · India
Pays students and research scholars up to Rs. 4 lakh for millet-based innovation projects.
Product Commercialization Program Fund
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian biotech startups commercializing validated products through PCP Fund grants.
Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program (SABIP)
🇮🇳IEF of CCS NIAM · India
Offers agribusiness startups up to INR 25 lakh in grant-in-aid through incubation.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
🇮🇳GoI · India
Funds DPIIT-recognized Indian startups developing technology products through incubator-disbursed seed support.
Zepto Nova - Food Safety Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳Zepto · India
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.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
Barbershop Renovation Grant
🇮🇳BCDD · India
Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.
Campus Founders
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Backs Indian student founders with milestone funding up to INR 5 lakh for top ventures.
Chief Minister's Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries Scheme
🇮🇳HP Industries Dept · India
Pays Himachal Pradesh startups a monthly sustenance allowance plus marketing and patent grants.